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Irrigators seek to simplify Oregon's 'color of water' oversight
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (616+ words) Published 9:00 pm Sunday, January 18, 2026 By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI | Capital Press Oregon irrigators want to lower the bureaucratic hurdles for distributing water from the Columbia River, arguing that increasing regulatory flexibility will boost aquifer recharge efforts. In the upcoming legislative session, irrigation…...
Arizona pilot thinks notices about slacklines, other obstacles should be more conspicuous
1+ week, 2+ day ago (542+ words) Published 11:53 am Friday, January 9, 2026 Greg Sembower has piloted his P-51 Mustang, an American World War II fighter plane, many times through the canyons south of Superior, Arizona, where a Baker City man and three of his nieces died when their helicopter…...
Letter: Other gun deaths deserve honoring akin to Kirk's
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (102+ words) Published 8:00 am Friday, September 26, 2025 It speaks volumes, and not in a good way, that despite all of Kirk's racist, homophobic, misogynistic opinions he's expressed, he's seen as a role model for his Republican supporters. As for what a Kirk supporter…...
Hermiston city councilor defends Facebook posts about Charlie Kirk
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (705+ words) Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2025 By MICHAEL KANE | Hermiston Herald HERMISTON " Hermiston City Councilor Jackie Linton social media posts in the wake of the shooting death of political and Christian activist Charlie Kirk drew the ire of dozens of Hermiston citizens,…...
Nash secures Senate win for Walla Walla River water rights
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (399+ words) Published 4:00 pm Thursday, April 24, 2025 By BILL BRADSHAW | Wallowa County Chieftain SALEM " Enterprise's Sen. Todd Nash on Wednesday, April 23, shepherded through a key water management bill in the Oregon Senate that is a continuation of the work of his predecessor. Former…...
Oregon UAS Accelerator honors past and future in remodel
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (746+ words) Joseph Wyno, executive director of the Oregon UAS Accelerator, gives a tour of the renovated facility Feb. 25, 2025, at the Oregon Unmanned Ariel Systems Accelerator office in Pendleton. The Pendleton Chamber of Commerce holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 7 to celebrate the…...
Classic Vacations® Honored as Virtuoso's Top U.S. Tour Producer for 2nd Consecutive Year
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (125+ words) This accolade affirms Classic's commitment to delivering travel advisors best-in-class luxury products, white glove service, modern tools, and a community with a shared passion for global travel" TrendingUmatilla residents submit complaints about city managerHermiston man dies in crash in Malheur…...
BrightNight and Cordelio Power Announce Power Purchase Agreement with Arizona Public Service to Provide Clean Power to Arizona
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) PHOENIX, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ "BrightNight, the next generation global renewable power producer built to deliver clean and dispatchable solutions, and Cordelio Power announced today a new power purchase agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS), the largest electricity provider in Arizona. TrendingUmatilla…...