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Lightning sparks small fires on national forests
Lightning ignited several small fires on both the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests.
Pendleton welcomes dignitaries, students from Japan
Birch Creek watershed assessment nearing completion
Parade kicks off Umatilla County Fair

Sports

Meet Milton Freewater, the horse
A 2-year-old thoroughred named after the Oregon town is on the fast track to be a Kentucky Derby...
SCOREBOARD: August 6, 2016
SINGER: Time flies when you’re having fun
GOLF: Carranza wins Senior Oregon Open

Community

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Aug. 8-15, 2016

TELEPHONE PIONEERS, 9:30 a.m., Cookie Tree Cafe, 30 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (Trudi Engen...

OUT OF THE VAULT: Jailed ‘Houdini’ won’t test skills on cell
Dave Day ‘sounds the bell’
Planes On Paper fly into Pendleton

Opinions

Culture corner: Sherman Alexie writes for children

Noted Northwest writer Sherman Alexie has long been a local favorite. Born in Eastern Washington...

Our view: Measure 97 bails out PERS
Bruni: Hillary’s summer of love
Our view: A farewell to the old fair grounds

Obituaries

Richard Lee ‘Dick’ Rogers
Pendleton
February 27, 1951-August 3, 2016
UPCOMING SERVICES: Aug. 6-9, 2016
Michele Denise ‘Moe’ Lowary
Death: Gretchen L. Cross

Records

MEETINGS: Aug. 8-15, 2016

PENDLETON SCHOOL BOARD, 6 p.m., IMESD office, 2001 S.W. Nye Ave., Pendleton.

HERMISTON...

COURTS: Aug. 6, 2016
MOST WANTED: Aug. 6, 2016
BIRTHS: Aug. 6, 2016

Capital Bureau

Legislators, friends mourn death of state Sen. Alan Bates
Sen. Alan Bates, D-Ashland, died suddenly while on a fishing trip with his son.
Attorney general seeks reforms in public records law
Initiative petitions receive official ballot numbers
Committee: No changes to Measure 97 voters’ guide text