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Irrigon Celebrates 40 Years of the Watermelon Festival
On July 27, take a short drive from almost anywhere in the Mid-Columbia to Irrigon, Ore. Bring the family and find something for everyone to enjoy at the Irrigon Watermelon Festival. In 1984 a group of local ladies wanted to celebrate their community and one of its strongest attributes —...
OSP provides details of Wednesday’s I-84 closure
UMATILLA COUNTY – No one was injured in a crash that sparked a brush fire Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 84 eastbound at milepost 227. Oregon State Police reports that the drivers of the two involved vehicles were from out of state. The drivers are identified as Francisco M. Zavala,...
Neighbors updated on status of the Central Building
Baker School District officials gave an update about the upcoming demolition of the Central Building during a meeting on Wednesday morning, July 3, at Baker Middle School. The building was destroyed by fire on May 22, and a fence was installed to create a safety zone in case the building collapsed. The district has hired Alpine Abatement of Redmond for demolition and asbestos abatement at a ...
Oregon-filmed ‘Twilight’ and trivia are part of ‘Blockbuster Weekend’ at Portland theater
The July Fourth holiday weekend is getting the blockbuster treatment at the Tomorrow Theater, the Southeast Portland outpost of the Portland Art Museum’s PAM CUT: Center for an Untold Tomorrow. Among the movies being screened are a pair of Oregon-filmed hits. Following the Friday, July 5, screening of “The...
Challenger Ben Fuhriman defeats incumbent Julianne Young by four votes after recount
After a required state recount, Ben Fuhriman has defeated three-term incumbent Julianne Young by four votes in the District 30 B Representative race. District 30 B involves Bingham and Butte Counties. In the May Republican primary, the election night unofficial ballot count had Fuhriman winning by 10 votes, but when the vote in Butte County was canvased officially, it was found that the victory margin had shrunk to two votes. ...
Oregon Tech engineering students win visionary award at statewide invention competition
July 3, 2024, Portland, Ore. – Oregon Tech Renewable Energy Engineering student Adama Toure and Electrical Engineering student Jordan Harris-Toovy won the Visionary Award at the June 27 Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge (InventOR) for their fault detection technology that monitors the life of solar panels. InventOR stated that the concept, if realized, has the potential to make a lasting impact on the world.
Why does Oregon have 3 different minimum wages?
When the Oregon Legislature overhauled the state’s minimum wage in 2016, lawmakers set varying minimum wages for different parts of the state to account for differences in the cost of living. Legislators also mandated annual increases that are now pegged to inflation, which is why Oregon’s minimum wages went...
Caution urged as temps remain high through middle of next week
Meteorologists urge caution: Make sure the things sizzling this weekend are on our barbecues, not dry grasses around misplaced fireworks, or the fair skins of Oregonians eager for a little sun. High temperatures are expected to hover in the upper eighties for Independence Day, but should climb into the upper 90s on Friday, July 5. The heat could stick around through the middle of week. Some parts of the metro...
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