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WEBFederal judge tosses $117M antitrust suit against Iron Triangle, Malheur Lumber. By BENNETT HALL Blue Mountain Eagle. PENDLETON — A $117 million federal antitrust lawsuit against two John Day-based businesses has been thrown out of court. News.
Obituaries | bluemountaineagle.com
WEBDeath notice: Bonnie LaVonne (Deardorff) Pickle. Death notice: Adam Garrett Jennings. Death notice: Charles McKinnon. Death notice: Merle Jane Metcalf. Death notice: Michael Lindsey Wenick. Death notice: Peggy Ann Clark. Death notice: Stanley Lawrence McKay. Death notice: Garnet Lucile Shank. Death notice: Verlene Davis.
Courtrock Fire declared 100% contained - bluemountaineagle.com
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Bennett Hall/Blue Mountain Eagle. MONUMENT — The Courtrock Fire has been declared 100% contained and command of the fire response is being transitioned to local authorities, fire managers announced. The High Desert Type 3 Team that was managing the fire transferred command back to the local Oregon Department of Forestry unit as a Type 4 ...
Procession honors air tanker pilot killed battling Grant County ...
WEBJul 30, 2024 · A procession honoring James Bailey Maxwell, an air tanker pilot killed when his plane crashed on firefighting duty near Seneca, rolls through downtown John Day on July 30, 2024.
Recall election for John Day councilors set for Sept. 17
WEBAug 20, 2024 · John Day City Hall is shown on May 20, 2022. JOHN DAY — The question of whether to recall three John Day City Council members will be on the ballot in a special election in September. John Day Public Works Director Casey Myers met the threshold of 126 valid voter signatures to trigger a recall election of Councilors Eric Bush, Ron Phillips ...
Prairie City hits the links | Sports | bluemountaineagle.com
WEBApr 16, 2024 · Blue Mountain Eagle reporter covering the city of John Day, education, and sports. [email protected] (541)-219-6266. JOHN DAY — The Prairie City boys golf team battled six other teams at the John Day Golf Course for a weather impacted 18 hole golf tournament on on Friday, April 12. The team finished with an …
UPDATED: 'Go now' evacuation west of Hwy 395 near Dale
WEBThe Snake Fire on July 18, 2024. DALE — A Level 3 "go now" evacuation notice has been issued for a portion of northern Grant County and southern Umatilla County due to the rapidly growing Snake Fire, emergency managers announced on Thursday evening, July 18. A Level 3 "go now" evacuation notice is in effect west of Highway 395 south of Ukiah ...
Jobless rates rise across NE Oregon - bluemountaineagle.com
WEBAug 22, 2024 · A sign advertises open jobs. EO Media Group, File. SALEM — Unemployment was up across Northeastern Oregon last month, with local jobless rates ranging from 3.5% in Wallowa County to 4.9% in Grant County, according to the latest tabulations from the Oregon Employment Department. Here's what the July numbers looked like on a county-by-county basis:
E. Oregon ranchers to feel effects of wildfire for years ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · The phone number is 541-676-9011. Grant County: 721 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day. The phone number is 541-575-1274. "We'll feel the effects of this fire season for a long time. The economic losses to the state and the beef cattle industry are probably the largest ever for a single fire season."
Malheur National Forest restrictions increase | News ...
WEBJul 15, 2024 · HINES — The south end of the Malheur national Forest (Emigrant Creek Ranger Districts) will move into a Fire Danger rating level of extreme, Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) IV (4) and will implement Phase C of Public use restrictions, effective immediately. The changes are due to increasing temperatures and drier fuels in the forest according to a US Forest Service press release.
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