eastern Oregon

ODFW Crews Called To Four Depredations Last Week
ODFW Crews Called To Four Depredations Last Week
ODFW Crews Called To Four Depredations Last Week
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was very busy last week with several depredations in the eastern part of the state.   Investigators were called all to private pasture land in the Silver Creek area of Harney County on Monday, February 27th.  Th...
House Joint Memorial One Moves Forward In Idaho House
House Joint Memorial One Moves Forward In Idaho House
House Joint Memorial One Moves Forward In Idaho House
The idea of moving the Idaho/Oregon border appears to be gaining traction in Boise.  Former Oregon House Speaker Mark Simmons, who lives in Elgin (outside of LaGrande), testified recently before Idaho’s House State Affairs Committee, in support of the Greater Idaho Movement.   "We se...
Herding Dog Killed In Wolf Depredation, ODFW Says
Herding Dog Killed In Wolf Depredation, ODFW Says
Herding Dog Killed In Wolf Depredation, ODFW Says
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigators say a livestock herding dog was killed in a depredation last week in Union County.  Crews were called to Bazine Creek area Thursday where the dog was found dead on private land.  While ODFW has not confirmed which pack is responsible for last week’s depredation, the Department says it could possibly be the same wolves responsible for a pair of d
ODFW Confirms Two Depredations In Eastern Oregon
ODFW Confirms Two Depredations In Eastern Oregon
ODFW Confirms Two Depredations In Eastern Oregon
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigators were called out to two separate attacks on livestock in the eastern part of the state last week.  Crews were called to the Beagle Creek area of Baker County, where one dead and one injured calf were discovered.  ODFW sa...
Grant Retires From SRSGA
Grant Retires From SRSGA
Grant Retires From SRSGA
After eight years as President of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association, Randy Grant officially retired from his post last week.  The organization saw many changes under Grant’s leadership, including unification with the Nyssa-Nampa Growers Association who joined the organization in 2022.  Unification h...
Check For Radon During January
Check For Radon During January
Check For Radon During January
The Oregon Health Authority urges people to test their homes for a deadly gas this month.  It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking, and it’s tasteless, odorless and invisible.   “Radon is something that comes from the ground, it’s from geology," noted Jara Popinga.  "It’s a breakdown of uranium rock; ...
ODFW Called To Four Depredations Over The Holidays
ODFW Called To Four Depredations Over The Holidays
ODFW Called To Four Depredations Over The Holidays
The final week of the year was a busy one for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews, as they were called to depredations leading to the deaths of four calves.     The first incident was reported Christmas Sunday, on private land in Union County’s High Valley area.  When crews arrived...
Water Year Ends On Dry Note In Oregon
Water Year Ends On Dry Note In Oregon
Water Year Ends On Dry Note In Oregon
Despite the spring rains we saw across much of the Pacific Northwest, drought conditions continue for much of Central and Eastern Oregon.  The water year officially ended in July, and Larry O’Neill, with the Oregon Climate Office, says conditions didn’t improve much in the last two months.   “The average...
Wyden Rolls Out Plan To Lower Fuel Prices
Wyden Rolls Out Plan To Lower Fuel Prices
Wyden Rolls Out Plan To Lower Fuel Prices
On Monday, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden met with a local farmer, student and nonprofit organizer in Bend discussing his new effort to reduce fuel prices.  Last week, Wyden unveiled his “Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act”, and he said it sends a message.   “For ex...
Eastern Oregon Preparing For Grasshoppers
Eastern Oregon Preparing For Grasshoppers
Eastern Oregon Preparing For Grasshoppers
After two years of record damage from grasshoppers, Eastern Oregonians and the state Department of Agriculture are bracing for another summer of the pests. “Some areas of Malheur County, last year, they ate all the food out there.  And they were kind of concerned about the antelope starving to death.  They wer...

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