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Wheeler County athletes compete at state
The Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler County Rattlers took a small contingent to the OSAA Class 1A State Track & Field Championships, which were held Thursday and Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene. The lone placer for the team was Morgan Cole-Hand, who placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 8-03.50. Cole-Hand also competed in the 100 hurdles, where she finished in ninth place with a time of 17.29 and the...
Generational talent: Condon's Grady Greenwood
Natalie Wilkins knows a good runner when she sees one. Having coached Cross-Country and Track for nine years at Condon Middle School and High School, Natalie can immediately spot talent. But talent only takes an athlete so far. Development, training, and mental fortitude separates the talented from champions. Natalie's daughter...
DAYS OF YORE: May 16, 2024
10 years ago— A group of fun-lovers from throughout the Northwest made their 25th spring time pilgrimage to Shelton Park in Wheeler County recently. Without a place to carry out their sport of bowling ball shooting, park hosts Larry and Susan Snyder took the gang to their Gilliam County ranch southeast of Condon where the home-built black powder cannon was touched off 12 times, each time launching a bowling ball, approximately 3500 feet. They call their trip their annual Fossil Camp Out.
Northeast Oregon communities to receive millions in wildfire defense grants
NORTHEAST OREGON — Communities in Baker, Union and Gilliam counties will receive federal funds to strengthen wildfire defensives ahead of summer. The U.S. Forest Service announced that Oregon will receive more than $24 million and Washington will receive more than $26.6 million in Community Wildfire Defense grant awards. A...
NEWS IN BRIEF
Old Condon Grade School approved for Brownfield grant. The Old Condon Grade School has moved one step closer to getting federal funding for environmental remediation – as the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization selected the site for negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Port of Arlington's...
Mike Beck brings old time storytelling to Liberty Theatre
Montana based cowboy, horse trainer, songwriter, and storyteller Mike Beck performed at the Liberty Theatre in Condon last Saturday. More than 120 people attended the concert, and rave reviews were heard in the days that followed. The concert is the latest event for the Condon Arts Council, which purchased the...
Condon wins first District Track and Field Championship in 53 years
The Condon Blue Devils made history last week, as the boys Track and Field Team won the 1A - District 3 Championships held in Maupin. It marked the first District Championship for the Condon Men's Track and Field Team since 1971. The Blue Devils didn't look back and dominated the...
2024 Spray Rodeo Grand Marshals: Mike and Traci Mordell
When Traci and Mike Mordell found and purchased property in Spray, they realized a long held dream of owning and developing a property for their family to enjoy for generations to come. The Mordells purchased the property from Elva Dell McGough in 2006 and began making improvements in 2007. Much...
Letter to the Editor: Jordan Maley
As a public employee for the past 25+ years, I am familiar with how public employee benefit systems work. Vacation and sick leave is accrued at a fixed number of hours every month, and those hours are documented in an employment record keeping system, where both the employer and employees know monthly what their vacation and sick leave accruals are. Sick leave balances are forfeited when leaving public employment. Vacation balances are limited to a fixed number of hours that will be compensated for when leaving public employment. Every public employee receives some type of public employee handbook when they are employed by a public governing body, where these policies are clearly written.
Book drive underway
The Oregon Women Lawyers Coffee Creek Book Drive will take place May 13-29. There will be collection boxes near the court clerks' offices in each of the 7th Judicial District Courthouses (511 Washington St.,3rd Floor, The Dalles; 309 State St, Hood River; 221 S. Oregon St, Condon, 500 Court St., Wasco, and 701 Adams St, Fossil).
Motorcycle crash claims one life in Wheeler County
WHEELER COUNTY – (Press Release from the Oregon State Police) On Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 2:02 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a fatal motorcycle crash on Hwy. 207 near milepost 18 in Wheeler County. The preliminary investigation indicated a black Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by William Charles...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: May 9, 2024
Unfortunately, we did not have the space in this week's print issue for Letters to the Editor. We have posted them online, and this week's letters have open access. Please visit the Letters to the Editor page on the website or click HERE. Thank you,. The Times-Journal.
Mosaic artist leads class in Spray
Artist Mary Tapogna led the first in a series of classes at the Spray General Store last week. The Spray General Store underwent a significant restoration project, supported by the Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce and funded by Oregon Main Street and Oregon Heritage. Today, the General Store serves as...
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