On February 12, 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at an all-time high of 29,551.42. In the month that followed, it would record eight of the 10 largest single-day drops in history, all thanks to COVID-19.
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Brian Ratliff is investigating a medical mystery that threatens the future of Baker County’s biggest herd of bighorn sheep.
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, is the constant topic of conversation for the last few weeks and will continue to be for an unknown time.
IONE — Cross-country and track and field are taking two small-town girls to the big city.
TOLEDO — Three Blue Mountain Conference boys basketball players were named to the 2A All-State team, which is voted on by 2A coaches throughout the state.
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HERMISTON — First-year coaches usually are left with a roster devoid of talent and leadership.
BROOKINGS — In a remarkably short time period, COVID-19 has shut the door on so many things. Without warning or premise, circumstances beyond our control have paused the very lives we took for…
AMES, Iowa — Sam Colbray had punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships, so injury defaulting the third-place match at the Big 12 Championships seemed the smart thing to do to make sure his …
PENDLETON — March is a fine time to work a bird dog on the Palouse. With the upland season a couple months past and the snow freshly off the wheat fields, my girls and I took to a secluded par…
Without a doubt, I always expected the events of Sept. 11, 2001, to be the cause of the single greatest crisis Americans would face in my lifetime. I no longer believe that to be true.
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Campgrounds in state parks, forest areas and wildlife areas have been ordered close after April 3 in the state’s latest attempts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Rodeo riders are facing a dilemma similar to that of many workers all around the country right now.
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HERMISTON — Provided that school resumes by the end of April, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is planning to move forward with holding state tournaments and meets in May.
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Stampede won the seventh-grade silver title at the Oregon Middle School Basketball Championship on March 6-8 in Redmond.
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PENDLETON — The Northwest Athletic Conference on Tuesday made the decision to cancel all spring sports and NWAC competitions.
LEWISTON, Idaho — More than a dozen wolves were killed last month to help curb struggling elk populations in north-central Idaho, wildlife officials said.
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SALEM, Ore.—ODFW is canceling five 600 Series deer hunts, meaning hunters will not be able to apply or draw the tag for them for the upcoming fall 2020 season.
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PENDLETON — When 37-year-old Lucas Taroli drew the Lookout Mountain No. 1 bighorn sheep hunt, he decided he needed help.
Unless you’re a duck or goose, a quail or a mule deer, a badger or a porcupine, nothing about Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge is overwhelming.
PENDLETON — The Blue Mountain Community College’s 5-2 home win over Grays Harbor College on March 1 was important beyond just the victory.
Much like the NBA, the NHL, and the MLB, the East Oregonian is putting sports on a brief hiatus.
ECHO — Echo’s Faith McCarty led a trio of Cougars in the Big Sky League girls basketball honors.
IRRIGON — Fredy Vera could hardly wait to start baseball practice on March 2.
PENDLETON — When you take a look at this year’s Intermountain Conference girls basketball all-league selections, one name stands out:
The NWAC basketball championships originally scheduled last week in Everett, Wash., but was postponed after the coronavirus outbreak closed the venue, will proceed at Oregon sites without fans…
HERMISTON — Hermiston had three wrestlers selected to the Mid-Columbia Conference all-conference girls team.
REDMOND — The Hermiston Sparks went 5-0 at the Oregon Middle School State Basketball Championship this past weekend, winning the seventh-grade girls title in the Gold Division.
HERMISTON — Basketball season may be over for most, but there is one more game to go for two Hermiston players.
PENDLETON — The Blue Mountain Community College softball team has already fought their way through a tough preseason.
PENDLETON — This article is special to me.
PENDLETON — For the third time in five years, the Kennedy girls basketball team sits on top of the Class 2A mountain.
EUGENE — The Pendleton boys basketball team dropped a heartbreaker as its season came to an early end Saturday afternoon.
BAKER CITY — Jacob Shandy said he’s taken enough shots that it lessened the pressure of the one he took Saturday in the final minute against Prairie City. It was the biggest shot of his life a…
BAKER CITY — As the clock ran out, the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles were able to breathe a sigh of relief after a hard-fought game, finishing their season with a win.
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PENDLETON — Standing beside Pine Creek in late December 1964, I listened to the thunder and roar of the first stage of the so-called “Christmas Flood.” Chocolate-brown water laden with debris …
LISBON, Portugal — On a trip to Portugal a few years back with National Geographic’s Oregon arm, the Center for Geography Education in Oregon (C-GEO), my group was assigned a tour guide. He he…
LEBANON — The Pendleton girls basketball team has fallen twice to the Warriors this season — once in the preseason, and again in the first round of the 5A state tournament.
PENDLETON — Sophia Carley poured in 18 points and hauled down nine rebounds to help Kennedy earn a spot in Saturday’s Class 2A state championship game.
BAKER CITY — The bleachers were filled to the brim at Baker High School on Friday afternoon as fans of the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles and the Damascus Christian Eagles watched a game that went do…
PENDLETON — Union’s shot at a state title fell just short after they let slip a close contest in the second and third quarters.
PENDLETON — Pendleton had four players selected to the Intermountain Conference all-conference boys basketball team on Friday.
BAKER CITY — It’s been a long time since Ione or Arlington sent a boys teams to the 1A state basketball tournament.
PENDLETON — It has come to the point of the season where winning is the only thing that will keep you playing another day.
BAKER CITY — With their hopes for a second consecutive state title on the line, the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles relied on defense.
PENDLETON — Bandon overcame a 21-21 tie at halftime, and used a seven-point streak in the fourth quarter to escape Gervais 43-34 at the 2A girls basketball state quarterfinals at Pendleton Hig…
Drew Wilson (24), of Coquille, gets ready to inbound the ball during Thursday’s state quarterfinal game against Kennedy at Pendleton High School.
Morgan Baird (32), of Coquille, shoots over Kennedy’s Sophia Carley during Thursday’s state quarterfinal game at Pendleton High School.
Coquille’s Hailey Combie (5) passes over Elsie Suing (3), of Kennedy, during Thursday’s state quarterfinal game at Pendleton High School.
Drew Wilson (24), of Coquille, drives to the hoop during Thursday’s state quarterfinal game against Kennedy at Pendleton High School.
BAKER CITY — When Carson Eynetich whipped a perfect pass to Taylor Rollins for a layup late in the third quarter, it looked as though Ione/Arlington was making a serious run at stunning top-ra…
The next time you want to tell an official what you think of their call, hold your tongue.
EVERETT, Wash. — The Northwest Athletic Conference, in conjunction with Everett Community College, has suspended the NWAC men's and women's basketball championship tournaments after an EvCC st…
UMATILLA — Umatilla’s Andrew Earl and Riverside’s Cristian Rea were named to the Eastern Oregon League first team for basketball.
LEBANON — The Bucks and the Warriors’ girls basketball teams met early on in the season at the Ridgeview Tip Off Tourney, where the Warriors won 65-50.
