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Fire Danger Level Increases to High on ODF Protected Lands in Northeast Oregon District
La Grande, OR—The fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Northeast Oregon will increase to “high” (yellow) on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. This change affects private, state, county, municipal, and tribal lands in seven counties: Union, Baker, Wallowa, Umatilla, and small portions of Malheur, Grant, and Morrow Counties. This area encompasses approximately 2 million acres of protected lands.
Union County celebrates Fourth of July with full day of activities
UNION COUNTY — Fourth of July festivities kicked off early in Union County. The day began with the second annual Fun Run in Imbler with runners taking on either the 5-kilometer or 1-mile race. The Imbler-Summerville Parade got off to a roaring start with a flyover at noon. Participants of all ages enjoyed the parade — collecting candy and getting soaked with water guns. The parade was followed ...
La Grande and Baker School Districts announce holiday changes to Summer Lunch Programs
BAKER & UNION COUNTIES — The La Grande and Baker School Districts have announced changes to their Summer Lunch Programs in observance of the Independence Day holiday. In La Grande, there will be no lunch service on Thursday, July 4, or Friday, July 5. Additionally, the Pioneer Park site will be closed on Wednesday, July 3. All sites will resume normal operations on Monday, July 8.
Sheriff's Office seeks identity of attempted robbery suspect
LA GRANDE — Union County Sheriff's Office detectives are seeking information about a man who came into the Flying J Travel Center in La Grande at 3 a.m. Monday, July 1 and tried to rob the store at gunpoint. The man demanded money from an employee of the store, 63276 Oregon Highway 203, but ultimately was unsuccessful and fled the scene, a press release from the Sheriff's Office said. Anyone ...
Volunteers clean up abandoned homeless encampment
LA GRANDE — Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen knew the scene would be bad, but what he saw was worse than he anticipated. Bowen had just arrived at a site off Forest Road 3120, one people go past while traveling to Indian Rock and Mount Emily. The sheriff was with a group of 40 volunteers who came to help clean up an abandoned encampment where people who are unsheltered had been staying. The ...
Union County begins regulated use fire season July 1
LA GRANDE — Union County's regulated use fire season begins on July 1, 2024, restricting the use of incinerators, burn barrels, improved fire pits and fire appliances, and prohibiting burning other than regulated agricultural field burning and prescribed fires authorized by state and federal agencies. As described in the county ordinance, while in regulated use fire season, the use of ...
Sign up now for July 'Smart Driver' class
LA GRANDE — The next AARP Smart Driver class in Union County is planned for July 27 at Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande. The Saturday course will run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., with a break for lunch. Participants will refresh their driving skills, get up-to-date information on new rules of the road and learn research-based strategies to increase safety while behind the wheel. There is not a ...
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