Barista Rose Sherman makes coffee for customers at Caffe Umbria in downtown Portland in 2019. (Jaime Valdez) The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum ...

John Day City Council President, Eric Bush. Bush announced his intention to resign from the council at its June 24 meeting. (Blue Mountain Eagle, file) Eric Bush’s term on the council was set to ...

The Oliver House in John Day will serve as a future drop-in child care location for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years old, which the Grant County Childcare Committee will operate as The Village.

A helicopter dumps retardant on a fire. (Rachael Pope/Douglas Forest Protective Association) Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that ...

Motorcycles stand outside the Bare Bones bar in John Day during the Blessing of the Bikes on June 7, 2025. (Justin Davis/Blue Mountain Eagle) Annual Blessing of the Bikes in John Day draws close to ...

A full-sized bison is on display June 4, 2025, at the Northwest Big Game Museum in Canyon City. (Justin Davis/Blue Mountain Eagle) CANYON CITY — The Oxbow Trading Post in Canyon City is in the midst ...