Wheeler County News Archives

Purple starthistle is considered an aggressive invasive weed species. Discovery of a nasty weed in Eastern Oregon's Wheeler County has state agriculture officials jumping for the herbicide.

The McGinnis Creek Fire remains at approximately 3,200 acres today, and firefighters from Sunday's day and night shifts report good progress on fireline construction and mop-up. The fire is located 4 miles northwest of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument visitor's center, 2 miles west of the John Day River, and about 12 miles southeast of ...

Women from Wheeler County film a video in the parking lot of a clinic in Bend after making the three-hour trip from the hamlet of Spray to get mammograms.

Once in Fossil, things slowed and changed. The weather was reluctant to give in to summer and two desert travelers welcomed the rain.

The Wheeler County District Attorney's Office has charged a local man with 12 counts of second-degree animal neglect related to an investigation of horse and mule abuse.

An eastern Oregon man is facing a dozen animal cruelty charges today, accused of neglecting horses and mules on farms around Wheeler County.

Once in Fossil, things slowed and changed. The weather was reluctant to give in to summer but two desert travelers welcomed the rain.

After the Monday evening Biggest Loser class, because of our brake problem, we drove at about 2 MPH to the Wheeler County fairgrounds RV Park.