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Starting July 15, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will construct a new bridge on Highway 206 over Rock Creek on the Condon-Heppner Highway. The project will take at least four months to complete and all traffic will be diverted to other routes for at least three weeks. ODOT will replace the 90-year old Rock Creek Bridge – which sits 10.6 miles east of Condon at milepost 51.67. A significant portion of the highway will be closed on both sides of the bridge and a...
HEPPNER, OR - Bank of Eastern Oregon has been named one of the top-performing community banks of 2023, by Capital Performance Group and American Banker. BEO is ranked 13th nationally in the list of the 20 top-performing publicly traded banks with under $2 billion in assets. Capital Performance Group completes the ranking using data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. "These banks usually best their colleagues in a variety of financial metrics, such as loan growth,...
Boardman, OR - The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is excited to present the highly anticipated BAM Trail Boardman Pro-Am, an event organized by Bass Angler Magazine (BAM). This bass fishing competition is set to take place from June 28th to 30th on the scenic Columbia River in Boardman, Oregon. The Boardman Pro-Am promises to be a fun experience, featuring some of the finest bass anglers from the West. Against the picturesque backdrop of the Columbia River, competitors will vie...
A Cowboy Goes to War Bud Fairclo was a cowboy who loved running wild mustangs and the open spaces of the High Desert. After the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor, he went off to war and returned home as one of the most decorated soldiers of World War Two. Following in the footsteps of the Greatest Generation came the Baby Boomers. Bud's son, Larry, finds himself adrift in an era of civil unrest and the prospect of having to go overseas and fight in an unpopular war in Vietnam....
Norman Dale Thompson was born on August 31, 1939, to Ellen (Sandquist) and Norman Thompson in St. Helens. He enlisted in the Navy after high school, where he served 22 years and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. He married Patsy Schoning in 1961 and they had two children. Heather Thompson was born in 1966 and Jeffrey Thompson was born in 1968. Later on he had the pleasure of raising his grandson, Norman Russell Long-Thompson. Upon retiring from the Navy he went to seminary and graduated with a degree in Theology. He served... Full story
Celebrating Community Commitment this 4th of July Dear Editor, As Postmaster of Condon I am writing to express the unwavering commitment of our postal staff to serving our wonderful communities. With the 4th of July approaching, a time when we celebrate our nation's independence and the freedoms we cherish, it is also a fitting moment to reflect on the values that bind us together. The Postal Service has been an integral part of American life for centuries, connecting people across vast distances, facilitating communication a...
Believers and biblical scholars, correct me if I'm wrong, but the Book of Esther and the Song of Songs are the only two books of the Hebrew Bible that do not mention God; that’s what David Blumenthal says. Esther's Book mentions mass quantities of food and drink frequently, but not God. The Song of Songs is an “11” on the hubba-hubba meter, but there’s no God-talk. Scholars of traditional Judaism highlight their belief in God's overt intervention but through coincid...
The Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Condon Chamber) is happy to welcome new leadership to the organization. On June 6, Brittany Dark started as the organization's Executive Director. Dark has been involved with the Oregon Frontier Chamber as a Community Ambassador and as a teacher for the entrepreneurship classes. Brittany grew up in Southern and Eastern Oregon having graduated from Burns High and Eastern Oregon University as well as Grand Canyon University... Full story
Days of Yore for June 27, 2024 10 years ago – A unique tour group will visit the Painted Hills when six monks of the Gaden Shartse Dokhang Monastery base a two-week portion of their U.S. tour in central Oregon. With the blessing of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, the group is on a year-long tour in the U.S. to offer cultural and chant performances along with their sand mandala craft. Wheeler County Judge Chris Perry, in partnership with Wheeler Co. Development C...
"Dust is a peculiar substance. Less a material in its own right, with its own characteristics or color, dust is a condition . . . Dust is a potpourri of ingredients, varied to the point of indefinability. Dust includes 'dead insect parts, flakes of human skin, shreds of fabric, and other unpleasing materials'" (Geoff Manaugh quoting Joseph Amato, in David Maisel, Library of Dust, Chronicle Books, 2008). Library of Dust is one of "those" books. It will dent your psyche (maybe i... Full story
Wheeler County District Attorney Gretchen Ladd provided this report for March through June 2024. On March 8, 2024, Judge Wolf accepted the guilty plea of Mr. Ethan Moore, Grant County, to Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, a Class C Felony, for a pursuit that occurred on Highway 19 between Service Creek and Winlock Lane on November 10, 2023 at speeds over 100 miles per hour. Mr. Gums of Columbia Gorge Defenders in The Dalles represented Mr. Moore. The matter was...
The Biden Administration announced the formation of the Columbia River Task Force on June 18, following the release of a report on the river's past and future impacts on Native American Tribes. Nik Blosser, the former Vice President of Portland General Electric and chief of staff for Gov. Kate Brown, was appointed Executive Director of the task force. The report on the Columbia River was completed by the US Dept. of the Interior. The report is highly critical of federal dams...
