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Oregon education department, advocates, ask legislators to tackle unfunded special education mandate

SALEM — In recent years, Oregon’s State School Fund has not paid for all of the special education…

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Mt. Bachelor’s Summit lift has earliest opening in a decade

BEND — Less than a month after Mt. Bachelor had its earliest opening since 1998, the ski area…

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Tree well hazard ‘omnipresent,’ but snow riders can take safety steps

BEND — Those who love skiing and snowboarding in untouched powder will go to great lengths to get…

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Pendleton welcomes Chayce Beckham from ‘American Idol’

PENDLETON — Chayce Beckham, the season 19 “American Idol” winner is coming to Pendleton. Since being crowned the…

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Major Oregon solar project wins approval without encountering formal objections

MORROW COUNTY — Despite being slated for almost 11,000 acres of farmland, a major solar project has won…

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Window pains

LA GRANDE — A pair of La Grande business owners are at odds with the city over replacing…

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‘Traveling puppy menu’ offers canine cuisine at Prairie City cafe

PRAIRIE CITY — The Strawberry Cafe and Bakery in Prairie City wants your posh pups and dapper dogs…

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The Basket Queen: Teri Bowden is the gifted designer behind the Carrie Young Memorial Auction’s fabulous gift baskets

JOHN DAY — Every year, on the first Friday of December, the John Day Elks Lodge is transformed…

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Steaming along: Sumpter Valley Railroad continues repairs to engines, plans Christmas trains

MCEWEN — Jace Svaty speaks of the hulking black train engine with a type of affection usually reserved…

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Time capsule recovered during Central Building’s demolition

BAKER CITY — In 1916, Sept. 19 marked a special day in Baker City — a day recorded…

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