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Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site in John Day opens for the 2024 season on May 2
JOHN DAY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site in John Day welcomes visitors to its Interpretive Center and Museum for the 2024 season starting Thursday, May 2. The Kam Wah Chung building and museum is a National Historic Landmark that preserves the home and businesses of two Chinese immigrants, Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On. For more than 60 years, the building was a social, medical and religious center for Oregon's Chinese community.
With Measure 110 gutted, Eastern Oregon harm reduction group remains undeterred
Harm reduction in Pendleton sometimes begins with a folding table in a parking lot. On a recent March day, Crescencia Witherspoon and Brandy Anderson of the Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living offered harm reduction supplies at a Salvation Army center in downtown Pendleton, where the charity serves a hot lunch daily. The foot traffic was brisk and EOCIL tried to catch patrons before they left with their food.
GCSO respond to DV call in Prairie City, one arrested
PRAIRIE CITY – At approximately 6:52 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a location on North McHaley Street in Prairie City for the report of a domestic dispute. As a result, Scott McMahan, Jr., of Prairie City was arrested on a domestic violence...
American Legion holds “Be the One” walk in John Day
JOHN DAY – The American Legion District 10 Commander Jim Jerome was recently in KJDY and News102 Studios with the Legion’s Oregon State Commander Corey Brockmann and National Commander Candidate Dan K. Wiley. The men discussed their mission, which is to reduce veterans’ suicides by eliminating certain stigmas associated with seeking mental help.
BAKER, POWDER VALLEY, HUNTINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Baker boys, girls 2nd at Prairie City
PRAIRIE CITY — Baker Middle School’s girls and boys track and field teams both placed second at the Prairie City meet on Friday, April 19. La Grande won both the boys and girls meets.
Felon arrested on multiple charges in Canyon City
CANYON CITY – Yesterday morning, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office contacted a subject in Canyon City, and as a result, one person was arrested. At approximately 9:18 a.m. on Tuesday, Christopher Boyer of John Day was arrested near the intersection of Adams Drive and US Highway 395 for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Use of a Firearm, and two additional charges that were not listed on dispatch logs. Nothing further was released regarding the incident.
No parking along Main St & S. Canyon Blvd. in John Day
JOHN DAY – The City of John Day, along with ODOT, are undergoing a city-wide cleanup in John Day Friday and Saturday, April 19th and 20th. During this time, folks are asked not to park along Main Street or South Canyon Boulevard in John Day to help ensure effective cleaning of the bike paths and the highway.
Sheriff McKinley confident with theft investigation
JOHN DAY – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is still undergoing an investigation into a theft that occurred near Childress Loop and Highway 26, west of John Day, near the end of last month. Sheriff Todd McKinley was in the EMG Newsroom recently and said while he can’t give out details like what was stolen, he did say some good information has been coming in:
John Day suspends Urban Renewal Agency programs
JOHN DAY – John Day City Manager Melissa Bethel has put out a notice to suspend operations on the city’s Urban Renewal Agency program. Bethel was in the studio last week, and shared her reasoning:. “We are suspending the programs out of the U.R.A. for the near future,...
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