| Free firewood as old mill site gets cleaned up |
Free firewood is available at the old Joseph Mill site in rural Joseph as the site gets cleaned up.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| Railroad gets $1M grant, mulls future of train |
A $1 million grant from the state will permit Wallowa Union Railroad to build a station and maintenance shop at its Elgin rail yard just as the railroad's board is about to question the continued existence of its Eagle Cap Excursion Train.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Here comes Hells Canyon Mule Days |
Hells Canyon Mule Days will celebrate mules and mule skinners next weekend, Sept. 10 through 12.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Hells Canyon Mule Days schedule |
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| For the Record: 9.2.10 |
Calls report stolen car, animal neglect
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Community Calendar: 9.2.10 |
Juniper Jam Saturday
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| School bells to ring in Wallowa County |
Summer is over for Wallowa County students, with all classroom doors opening within a week for the 2010-11 school year.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 8.26.10 |
SUMMER COMES AND GOES: On Sunday, Wallowa Valley Tramway riders reported snow flurries on top of Mt. Howard.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Fire cause: 'spontaneous ignition' |
Forest Service mum on investigation details
The probable cause of the July 11 fire that destroyed the U.S. Forest Service district headquarters in Enterprise is "spontaneous ignition," fire investigators have determined.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| FOR THE RECORD: 8.26.10 |
Dog lost, dog found, dog howling
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Community Calendar: Final courthouse concert |
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Alpha male wolf alive and well
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The alpha male wolf of the Imnaha pack in Wallowa County, widely believed to have been killed, is alive and was photographed by a remote camera at night Aug. 11, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said today.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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| Dudley says yes to Burns debate |
Both candidates have Eastern Oregon on agenda - just different dates
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Pickup vs. storefront |
An 89-year-old motorist from Las Vegas accidentally drove his pickup truck through the front wall of Outlaw Motor Sports in Enterprise Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 17.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Bronze Bike rolls Friday |
The fourth annual Bronze Bike/Motorcycle Rendezvous rolls into Joseph Friday, Aug. 20, through Sunday, Aug. 22, with upwards of several thousand motorcyclists expected.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 8.19.10 |
THINGS WERE HOPPING at opposite ends of Wallowa County over the weekend.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Forest Service back in business |
The U.S. Forest Service is up and running in the old Joseph Elementary School building after being burned out of its leased quarters in a spectacular July fire.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| FOR THE RECORD: 8.19.10 |
Cow dog and revolver found - not together
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Community calendar: Lower Valley tour |
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Ridin' the range, lookin' for wolves |
"I've heard the wolves a lot and seen tracks, but I haven't actually seen them yet."
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| ODFW collars Wenaha wolf |
A 2-year-old Canadian gray wolf belonging to the Wenaha wolf pack, the lesser known of Oregon's two packs, is wearing a radio collar after being captured and released last week in Wallowa County.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| FOR THE RECORD: 8.12.10 |
Theft, harassment and assault
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| Community Calendar: 8.12.10 |
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| 4-H, FFA livestock sells for $140,189 at annual fair auction |
FFA and 4-H members sold 138 market animals - counting one expensive chicken - to the highest bidder on the last day of the 2010 Wallowa County Fair.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
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| County fair announces market animals results |
Grand champion and reserve grand champion livestock animals were judged in championship classes at the 2010 Wallowa County Fair the evening of Thursday, Aug. 5.
Friday, August 06, 2010 |
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| 103-year-old M. Crow store to close? |
M. Crow & Co. of Lostine, one of the state's oldest general stores, is on the market and if a buyer doesn't step forward soon is at risk of closing.
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Community Bank won't take over Bank of EO |
Community Bancshares Inc., parent of Community Bank, has withdrawn its application to the Federal Reserve Bank to acquire BEO Bancorp, parent of Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 8.5.10 |
SECURITY has been removed from what's left of the U.S. Forest Service building in Enterprise, and an up-close look just creates a lump in your throat.
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| FOR THE RECORD: 8.5.10 |
Lightning lights fires during storm
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Community calendar: 8.5.10 |
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Supreme Court suspends Enterprise attorney Hostetter |
Enterprise attorney D. Rahn Hostetter will be suspended from practicing law for 150 days for a conflict of interest in a loan-collection action and inserting a notarized signature page from a deed in another deed, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled today, July 29.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| BOC votes to put fairgrounds district on ballot |
The formation of a Wallowa County Fairgrounds District will be decided by county voters in November.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Forest Service moves to Joseph |
U.S. Forest Service offices in Wallowa County have found a temporary home at Joseph Elementary School.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| ODF issues fire rules on rivers |
Open fires and most smoking as well as use of power machinery are now prohibited in the Wallowa and Grande Ronde River Corridor.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 7.29.10 |
A WILD WEEK: The sun smiled on Chief Joseph Days and it seemed like more folks than ever turned out to watch the grand parade on Saturday.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| FOR THE RECORD: 7.29.10 |
Traffic stops prevail at festivities weekend
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Community Calendar: The county fair |
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| 2010 CJD Junior Parade announces winners |
2010 Chief Joseph Days Junior Parade Results
GRAND PRIZE WINNER - "S.S. Salmonella" (the Rouse, Wilcox and Suto kids, with Tiffany George, featuring the world record kokanee in Wallowa Lake)
Friday, July 23, 2010 |
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| Forest Service seeks public help in fire probe |
The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public to assist in its investigation of the July 11 fire that destroyed its district headquarters building in Enterprise.mailto:
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| Traffic delays minimized during CJD |
While four major construction projects are under way between Imbler and Wallowa Lake, only one - on the Minam grade about a mile above the county line - is expected to cause traffic delays after Thursday during Chief Joseph Days.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| USFS moves to temporary home in Joseph Elementary School |
U.S. Forest Service offices in Wallowa County are temporarily being established at the Joseph Elementary School in Joseph.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| Carnival returns for Chief Joseph Days |
Thousands of rodeo-goers have poured into Joseph this week as it hosts the 65th annual Chief Joseph Days rodeo celebration.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| FOR THE RECORD: 7.22.10 |
Stolen horses near Troy recovered
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| Community calendar: 7.22.10 |
Chief Joseph Days
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| Fire probe zeroes in on log staining |
Investigators reportedly have zeroed in on log staining on the exterior of the U.S. Forest Service building in Enterprise as the most likely cause of the fire that destroyed the building.
Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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| BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted well |
A tightly fitted cap was successfully keeping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in three months, BP said Thursday.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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| FBI, ATF join fire probe |
BULLETINA temporary Wallowa Mountains visitor information center has been established at the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce Office across Highway 82 from the burned U.S. Forest Service building, the Forest Service announced Thursday, July 15.
In addition, three agencies that were in the burned building have been moved to the conference room of the Best Western Rama Inn and Suites next door to the Forest Service. They are the Wallowa Soil and Water Conservation District, Farm Services Agency and National Resource Conservation Service.
Meanwhile, Forest Service officials are scouring Wallowa County to rent office space.
The site of district headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service in Enterprise has been declared a crime scene following a spectacular, fast-growing fire that destroyed the two-story log building.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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| Burned building was iconic county landmark |
The handsome U.S. Forest Service log building that went up in flames Sunday, July 11, was only 20 years old, but had already become a local landmark.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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| For The Record: 7.15.10 |
Lost dogs all over the place
Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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| Community calendar: 7.15.10 |
Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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