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PENDLETON — Two recent incidents of vandalism along the Pendleton River Parkway have caught the eye of some local residents who say graffiti is becoming a bigger problem in the

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President Joe Biden has nominated Charles (Chuck) F. Sams III, an esteemed Umatilla tribal leader, to lead the National Park Service.

Oregon high school students to award $550,000 to 81 nonprofits through the CommuniCare grantmaking program Virtual grant award ceremony on KGW Channel 8 on June 17 News provided by Share this article Share this article PORTLAND, Ore., June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation today announced $550,000 in grants to 81 nonprofits and school programs throughout Oregon. These grants were made possible through CommuniCare, a year-long leadership program that gives ...

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PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Community College is making an artful investment to raise cultural awareness of the American Indian community on campus.

SALEM — Every high schooler in Oregon starting in 2026 will need to take at least one class in civics before graduating. But thanks to requirements at the local level, little will change for the two largest school districts in Eastern Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown on June 3 signed Senate Bill 513, a law that adds a half-credit of civics education to the list of the state’s graduation requirements. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support, including every member of Northeast Oregonâ€...

PENDLETON — The oldest living Pendleton Round-Up director and a veteran of World War II is the grand marshal of the 2021 Westward Ho! Parade.

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“He’s going to make it,” music teacher Andy Cary said. Science teacher Jess Cooper, who had Valera-Vega in one of his physics classes, was similarly effusive. “He’s going to have success wherever he ends up,” he said. The Pendleton High School senior now is planning a move to Arizona to pursue a career in neuroscience, but the public education system didn’t always have the same faith in his ability as it does today. Born and raised in Pendleton, Valera-Vega at...