State Rep. Mark Owens will hold an in-person town hall Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Grant Union Jr./Sr. High School in John Day. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/05/rep…

The Grant County Court will have a full slate of items to discuss at its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 7. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/05/cyb…

Here is the AccuWeather forecast for Jan. 7-11 for Oregon. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/06/ore…

Grant County Library Director Chris Ostberg said residents will lose more than just access to books if the library were to close its doors. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/06/gra…

Mark Witty’s time as the superintendent of Grant School District is winding down. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/07/gra…

But after one of the more dismal Decembers in the past few decades, every flake is welcome for snowmobile riders and for farmers and ranchers who rely on the snowpack for summer irrigation. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/08/fir…

Right around 40 people filed into the commons at Grant County Jr./Sr. High School in John Day for a town hall Jan. 7 with state Rep. Mark Owens that touched on everything from the transportation bill to Grant County’s struggles with drugs. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/08/fen…

The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners during a special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 7, in Enterprise denied an amendment to add 15 miles to the proposed Trail with Rails project from Wallowa to Minam. wallowa.com/2026/01/08/wal…

John Day Canyon City Parks and Recreation is bringing Hollywood’s red carpet to Grant County on Feb. 21 at its annual Father-Daughter Dance at Trowbridge Pavilion at the Grant County Fairgrounds. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/09/lig…

Sparta Butte is the topographic version of that little cousin who seems to sidle into the corner of every family photograph, diminutive but also conspicuous. bakercityherald.com/2026/01/09/out…

A federal judge in Washington state on Friday, Jan. 9, permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/12/fed…

For the first time in nearly 50 years, an annual study backed by America’s largest moving network found that Oregon led the country in the year of 2025 for the most inbound movers. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/13/new…

Oregon’s snowpack is still struggling following an early January storm and sunny conditions and no precipitation were forecast for nearly all of the state through Jan. 18. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/13/ore…

Here is the AccuWeather forecast for Jan. 14-18 for the region. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/13/ore…

The city of John Day has given its residents the option to vote on the creation of a library taxing district after the unanimous passage of Resolution 26-01 at its Jan. 13 city council meeting. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/14/joh…

A coalition of loggers, landowners and a sawmill have failed to revive an antitrust lawsuit accusing a rival logging outfit and sawmill in Eastern Oregon of suppressing competition. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/15/9th…

The looming departure of  the Title I teacher at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City has led to an administrative shakeup that will take effect Feb. 13. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/15/adm…

A Mount Vernon man has thrown his name into the mix for the 2026 Oregon gubernatorial election. bluemountaineagle.com/2026/01/16/mou…

If you’ve become accustomed to headlines about Oregon losing population as people flee the state, be prepared for something different. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/16/com…

Here is the AccuWeather forecast for Jan. 21-25 for the region. eastoregonian.com/2026/01/20/reg…