JANUARY

Jan. 1

Rail-with-trail hearings may begin in March

Stauffer to run for commission

Bus crash victims seek $700 million

Responses on guns, water rates highlighted 2013 news

Jan. 8

Schools gain tech ed cash

Larry Davy returns as health district CEO

Round-Up royalty for Kylie Willis

Food benefit cut has ripple effect

New Year’s polar ritual

Jan. 15

Forest work countdown begins

Farewell to Jack (McClaran)

City faces expensive street repair

H1N1 fears deplete flu shots

Motorcycle rally canceled for 2014

Jan. 22

Motorcycle event needs county’s OK

Crowd turns out for Lostine Tavern’s open house, feed

Street repair meeting important for Joseph

Tippett halts council recall campaign

Republican challenger of Walden to speak

Jan. 29

Grant fuels health training

Joseph residents want (street) fixes

Group to talk forest restoration

Wolves traveling closer to residences

Chamber honors citizen leaders

FEBRUARY

Feb. 5

Wolves kill ewe

Crowd scopes forest plan

Local snowpack numbers highest in the state

Turner focuses on jobs, economy

Bike rally organizer looks for new site

Feb. 12

Inferno shocks town

Depredation counts as ‘qualifying incident’

Council sets meeting on street repair

Barreto decries costly, intrusive regs

Feb. 19

Grange lacks fire coverage

Ski tour ends in tragedy

Good hay trumps transport cost

Photo contest winners

Weed program too liked

Wallowa school cheers vo-ag grant

Feb. 26

Wallowa grapples with flood response

ESA burden alarms locals

Senior Living shifts controls

Health clinic expands to Wallowa

MARCH

March 5

Pack loses ‘breeding pair’ status

Court drops suit against former editor

Storms bolster snow packs

Thunder Run looking to move to county fairgrounds

Dickenson scheduled for sentencing March 5

March 12

Dickenson receives 16-month sentence

The Wallowas promoted as one of ‘7 Wonders of Oregon’

Forest Service seeks input on revised plan

New community health worker role progresses

Snake River pack avoids lethal control

March 19

State investigates fatal fall

Castilleja files for second term

Joseph Hardware moves to new home

Elks seek bowling alley funding

Joseph Charter School to add classrooms, gym

March 20 Blue Forest Plan meeting set

Local aftermath of groceries’ merger unknown

March 26

Locals to USFS: We distrust plan

Book sales combat human trafficking

Employment office closed

DA files no charges in fatal fall

Local distillery wins award for best whiskey

APRIL

April 2

College has big role in rail/trail study

Locals want say in ESA roll-out

Future bright for EHS shop program

Novel rail rider trips could begin in May

Circle 100 Club raises $11,800 for incubator

April 9

Top employer hires new leader

Turner, Barreto agree on big issues

Joseph bans medical marijuana facilities

Water project’s completion date passes

Studies expected to give biomass the edge

‘We Love Our Kids’ dinner this Friday

April 16

Swart wins another round

Suspect from Idaho nabbed

Auction raises $23K for (school) programs

Railrider enterprise clears insurance hurdle

Seniors’ local champ to retire, volunteer

April 23

More moratoria on pot dispensaries

Rinehart reigns as 2014 CJD queen

Wallowa pleased by project progress

$200,000 budgeted to fight weeds

Joseph shown visions of its future

April 30

Supervised work-crew program coming

Deputy DA slot filled

Forest projects approved

House candidates Barreto, Turner stake out positions

Dinner to benefit programs

MAY

May 7

Motorcycle rally wins city grant

Joseph dubbed culture district

Mule Days names second-generation grand marshal

BOC compromises on tax ordinance test for first time

PGG to get out of retail business

May 14

Voters need to mail ballots earlier

Jean Johnson to celebrate 100th

Old Town Café welcomes new owners

Enterprise High School strikes academic silver

Famous wolf OR-7 no longer lonely

May 21

Local employment office shuttered

Joseph council OKs 2 CUPs

Railriders roll out with service between Joseph and Enterprise

Vali’s to celebrate 40th year at Wallowa Lake

May 28

Merchants oppose vendors on city lot

Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts marks 32nd year

Local employer council earns award

Memorial fund makes splash for therapy

Castilleja, Barreto win their races

Wallowa County’s veterans honored

JUNE

June 4

Guentert takes helm at Community Connection

Dog-heavy lot rankles neighbors

‘Taste of Joseph’ to spotlight busy town

Asphalt ordered, plant ready for work

Hospital installs new CT scanner

June 11

County OKs moraine development

Drive starts for neutral board

‘Remembering WWII’ exhibit opens

Bank robbery reprised

Obamacare will bare its teeth next year

June 18

Neutral BOC question advances

Feds delay repair of Wallupa Road

Debbie Hadden retires from EHS ‘home ec’ classroom after 41 years

Norton Welding begins to rebuild after devastating fire

City raises sewer rate $1

June 25

Home building surges in county

Parkinson’s patients stress positive attitude

Firewood supplier looks to city landowners

Pam Latta steps down as Joseph School District’s drama director

Chieftain hires sales consultant

JULY

July 2

Peggy Gentle will be parade’s royalty

Loggers active on Hancock property

County poised for a jam-packed 4th

Board limits locations for moraine builds

July 9

Bowlby Bash toasts Enterprise’s past

Wounded warrior honored in Fourth of July parade

Mayor answers critics of vendors’ use of lot

City of Wallowa, Maxville part ways on empty USFS compound

July 16

Hurricane Creek #2 Fire grows

Trail-with-rails study clock starts

Upper Valley real estate sales up

Drum contest featured at 24th Tamkaliks

Joseph street project to be on ballot

July 23

Hurricane Creek ablaze

Rancher named grand marshal

Investigators confirm wolf kill in Chesnimnus area

69th annual ‘rip-roaring’ Chief Joseph Days begins

July 30

Fires held in check

Parents save toddler with dispatcher’s help

Victims of fatal crash identified

Wallowa County Fair opens Saturday

City steps back from longstanding auditor contract

AUGUST

Aug. 6

Five Mile Fire grows near Imnaha

Court tosses fire lawsuit

Counties pan plan to manage Blue Mountains

Bronze, Blues & Brews comes of age

Aug. 13

Tide turns on Somers Fire

Blaze closes Elks Lodge

Enterprise tunes up for car show, street dance

County digs in against new USFS plan

‘If’ operative word in Land Trust agreement

Aug. 20

County to ‘require’ feds’ cooperation

McClaran Ranch receives Grassman honor

Innovative IBR continues to grow

Thunder Run expected to draw hundreds of riders

Aug. 27

Work starts at Joseph school

Rail trail ideas probed

Juniper Jam-tastic

Enterprise woman dies in early morning crash

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 3

Castilleja, two mayors face challengers

Airport upgrades wing tip clearance

For the love of mules

Teacher retirements cause classrooms shuffle

Sept. 10

Poll: County tourism on the upswing

New fire breaks out near lake

150 people to improve their health for $99

Chieftain hires new reporter

Sept. 17

Revitalization grant boosts Joseph school, community

Trust winds up first land acquisition

Clinic applies to become community health center

Fire crews gain upper hand on West Fork blaze

Vehicle rolls quarter-mile in fatal wreck near Troy

Sept. 24

Unaffiliated DeBoie runs for commission

Repairs begin months after flood

Three earn inclusion as CJD royalty

Alpenfest adds polka lessons

Voters to decide if cemetery gets water

OCTOBER

Oct. 1

Joseph to vote on street-repair bond

Loop Road nears lengthy closure

Dam official says new repair options emerging

Chrisman brothers’ prominence grows in low-income housing

Ec-dev’s ‘Community Capital’ makes headway

Oct. 8

Meth comes roaring back, from Mexico

Mysterious ailment causes local actor to lose his voice

Oregon wolf numbers could trigger delisting

Tippett ends run for mayor

Falling snag kills Enterprise woodcutter Sam Bowman

Oct. 15

Senior Living confronts cost hikes

Voters’ forum planned Oct. 20

Feds not interested in Forest Service buildings

Tribe, irrigators celebrate success with restoring Chinook salmon

Oct. 22

Citizens vote on local tax measures

WMH in the black

Woodcutters not meeting demand

County’s voters hear from candidates

Oct. 29

County takes far-flung garbage

Private NP psych practice to open

Deputy forest supervisor promoted to top post

Wallowa Memorial Hospital prepares for Ebola

Barreto opponent warns voters: be wary

NOVEMBER

Nov. 5

Hancock-Boise Cascade future veiled

Quake ripples through county

Public learns options for bike/ped routes around lake

Firemen to stump for food banks

Veterans Day events planned

Nov. 12

Street bond fails; gov’t regroups

Rappel crew’s exit appears certain

Hwy 3 rollover kills motorist

Wallowa home fire ends in meth arrest

TMP-related comment deadline nears

Nov. 19

Forest starts clock for project comments

$50K grant helps streets

Elks Lodge weighs tough choices

Doctor guides lifestyle changes to improve health

Judge dismisses couple’s suit against sheriff, county

Nov. 26

Avalanche victim’s memorial fund boosts information center

Council wants schedule change at public works

Longtime Red Cross volunteer retires

Low number here get food assistance

Stringing the downtown trees

DECEMBER

Dec. 3

Guilty fraud plea linked to copter crash

Wellness Center continues to grow

Giving program hangs on

Moraine buy may need congressional assist; Walden voices support

Dec. 10

County prepared for road funds’ loss

Unity hastens forest project

2014 (Winterfest) lineup will include karaoke

Public educates trail study group

Dec. 17

Santa visits Winterfest

Resident lives a life of music

New K-9 on hold

Creek project won’t wait for fuel reduction funds

City waste manager resigns

Roberts signs up for road-use charge

Dec. 24

Circuit Court balks at sale of its desks

Hancock, Boise mum on expiring forest contract

Train operators want to extend runs to Wallowa

County’s new work crew program: it’s working

Season’s best-decorated residence

Dec. 31

Worldwide trek lands doctor at Winding Waters Clinic

Seat belts credited with saving lives in 3 accidents

Officer joins police force

Photo contest begins Jan. 1