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Oregon projects aimed at increasing water efficiency will receive $198,668 in federal funding.  The grants, announced last week by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, will help the Arnold Irrigation District in Bend, the Van Brimmer Ditch Company in Klamath Falls, and the West Extension Irrigation District in Morrow County.   “Reli...

An effort to move Oregon’s border gained support in last week’s election.  Leader of the Greater Idaho Movement Mike McCarter said Morrow County voters want County Commissioners to hold meetings on the idea.  And a 2020 request in Jefferson County was met with confusion by Commissioners, since they have no power to change a state’s border.   “The citizens signed a petit...

(Boardman, OR) -- Portland General Electric knocked down a 656-foot-tall stack and boiler Thursday morning at their Boardman, Morrow County coal plant, which is Oregon’s last coal fired power plant It ceased operations in 2020. PGE says explosives were placed at the base of the stack and around the supporting structure of the boiler. They...

(Irrigon, OR) -- The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing outside of Irrigon Thursday afternoon just before 4:00. The Morrow County Sheriff's Office says the plane was found on a gravel road in the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. - The COVID-19 situation in Benton and Franklin County continues to be a precarious one.   According to the State Health Department's data dashboard, Benton County has a two-week case rate of 220 and Franklin County 293. Bot ...

IRRIGON, Ore. - A 28 year old Irrigon man is the alleged assailant of a 2 month old infant. According to The Morrow County Sheriff's Office, the infant was taken to a Spokane hospital with life threatening injuries. An investigation began and it was determined that the injuries took place in Irrigon, Oregon ...