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Empty anchor stores in Phoenix leave 'food desert' and no pharmacy
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (685+ words) Published 10: 00 am Saturday, May 16, 2026 Nearing six months since the January announcement that his city's only grocery store would close its doors, Phoenix Mayor Al Muelhoefer admitted recently that he's striking out when it comes to luring a new supermarket to…...
Bend home built to highest environmental standards collects its own water
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (924+ words) Published 6: 30 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Rain falling on the roof of Scott and Lisa May's home doesn't flow into storm drains. It becomes drinking water. Sunlight powers nearly everything inside. Even much of the wastewater is treated and reused onsite. Now…...
Commission postpones vote on controversial Phoenix development
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (980+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2026 By TONY BOOM/for the Rogue Valley Times A packed house for a Phoenix Planning Commission public hearing on a proposed convenience store and truck fueling development left some people standing Monday evening, but in the…...
New Harney basin guidelines incorporate key irrigator goals
3+ week, 4+ day ago (719+ words) Published 1: 04 pm Monday, April 20, 2026 New negotiated guidelines for voluntarily curtailing groundwater pumping in Oregon's Harney basin are expected to achieve some of the key objectives sought by irrigators in the region. Declining aquifer levels have prompted the Oregon Water Resources…...
Baker City teen flies high in motorcycle race series
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1039+ words) Published 7: 29 am Friday, March 27, 2026 BAKER CITY " Kane Hellberg is flying, but his landing strip more resembles a rock quarry than a runway. It looks like a fine place to shred a tire. Except Hellberg returns to the Earth, after what…...
'Show Up for Katy:' Phoenix High School's Sparrow Club fundraises for teen
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (724+ words) Published 4: 21 pm Thursday, March 12, 2026 Members of Phoenix High School's Sparrow Club will show off their best talents " even facing off against teachers on the basketball court " as part of a community fundraising campaign to support a local teen named Katy....
Four Baker students experience Biosphere 2 in Arizona
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (810+ words) Published 8: 56 am Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By Lisa Britton | Baker City Herald BAKER CITY " Alarha Brown's eyes light up when she talks about standing inside the lung. "When you go in, the air pushes you in. When you go out, the air…...