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Local adviser receives A. F. McKenzie award

LA GRANDE — Financial adviser Gary Anger of Edward Jones Investments in La Grande recently earned the company’s…

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Chamber chat: Nothing says ‘summer’ quite like elephant ears

You know summer is here when you see the brightly colored flyers hanging in store windows of this…

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Construction on Panda Express to finish this fall

ISLAND CITY — Construction on the Panda Express building on Island Avenue is expected to be completed by…

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States to workers: Get vaccine or face weekly tests

LOS ANGELES — California and New York City announced Monday, July 26, that they would require all government…

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Rebel Woolworks now open for business

LA GRANDE — Rebel Woolworks, La Grande’s newest — and only — locally dyed yarn business, opened on…

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Workers increasingly confident about their prospects

SALEM — One in seven Oregon workers lost their jobs in the spring of 2020 as the pandemic…

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Lawsuit seeks more spill over Columbia Basin dams for salmon

SPOKANE, Washington — The record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest prompted fishing and conservation groups to ask…

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Elgin Corner Market celebrates 100 years of business

ELGIN — If you’ve spent much time in the Grande Ronde Valley, there’s a good chance you’ve been…

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Help wanted: Eastern Oregon feels pinch of labor shortage

LA GRANDE — The Oregon Employment Department reported the number of residents in Eastern Oregon receiving unemployment benefits…

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Jobless rate in Oregon drops to 5.6%

SALEM — Oregon workforce officials said Tuesday, July 13, the state’s unemployment rate dropped in June to 5.6%,…

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