La Grande News

A 2006 drug raid on a local home could end up costing Union County and the City of La Grande dearly.

Deb Gargalis, Worksource Oregon's Eastern Region manager, accepts an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Seven Seals Award from State ESGR Chair Norm Koffman and Vice Chair Dan Hitchcock.

The City of Enterprise continues to tackle the challenges of supporting its state-of-the-art water treatment plant while looking forward to implementing a new master water plan.

La Grande senior Lauren Babcock, left, recently led a project at LHS that used balloons to help rate the happiness of her classmates.

The Island City City Council voted 4-0 Monday night to permit the Ag and Timber Twilight Parade to be conducted Friday in Island City.

La Grande High School graduate Ron Gillis plays with his dog, Casey, at Gillis' mother's home in La Grande.

The City of La Grande's budget committee will meet tonight to begin a series of budget hearings for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

In win-crazed America, where the overriding philosophy seems to be win or go home, in the land of old Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi where winning is the only thing, even being No.

Emilie Montgomery-Jones and Scilla Coe, both of La Grande, ride along with a cattle drive on the Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway Saturday east of Baker City.

Four-year-old pre-kindergarten teacher Wendy Onjukka leads Heidi-Ho students in the grande finale song during Heidi-Ho's 40th birthday celebration events Thursday.

The La Grande City Council accepted a recommendation to explore cost-cutting measures for the city's aquatics division, which could include privatization of Veteran's Memorial Pool maintenance.

Property owners in La Grande's proposed Economic Improvement District have until June 12 to submit written letters of objection to stop the establishment of the proposed EID.

The final snowpack survey for the Grande Ronde Basin has come in at 25 percent lower than normal for this time of year.

Following an ambulance run, EMT-I Stan Grove, left, and paramedic Steve Hogge arrive back at the La Grande Fire Station to await their next call.

La Grande was recently named 38th on a national list of best small cities in America.

LA GRANDE, Ore. - A total of 186 Cascade Collegiate Conference student-athletes in the spring sports of men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, baseball and softball have earned U.S. Bank Academic All-CCC honors for their performances in the classroom, the conference office announced.

In today's litigious society, it's no surprise that La Grande's biggest parade of the year, the Ag-Timber Parade, is in danger of going away.

Incumbent Robin Maille is being challenged by Christopher Woodworth for the Zone 3, Position 5 spot, and Dayneen Koopman and Mike Gekas are vying for the Zone 3, Position 4 seat.

Flanked by Tom Insko , president of the EOU Foundation Board of Directors, and Eastern Oregon University president Bob Davies , Cindy Olson accepts recognition for her parents', Charles and Rhoda Chollet, posthumous donation of $934,000 to the EOU Foundation during the EOU Foundation President's Gala Friday.

Joe Bell walked away home in La Grande, Oregon on April 20, carrying with him a backpack, a tent and a cooler of supplies.