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Project Heartbeat under Dick Burch installed approximately 170 AED units in the county

WALLOWA COUNTY — Every year, approximately 250,000-350,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SCA occurs when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.

Dick Burch should know. For more...


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ENTERPRISE — The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners at its meeting meets Wednesday, June 17, hears an update on the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

The meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the county courthouse at 101 S. River St. in Enterprise and is open to the public. To find the full meeting agenda and information about joining the meeting remotely, click


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Public readings happen each evening at Wallowa Lake Lodge

JOSEPH — The 39th Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers is June 23-27, and public events are planned each evening at Wallowa Lake Lodge.

“Every summer, readers, writers, journalists, historians, publishers and lovers of the arts from all over the U.S. gather at Wallowa Lake to write, explore issues important to p...


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Fourth of July ignites with semiquincentennial celebration

NORTHEASTERN OREGON — This year’s Fourth of July holiday is extra special. In addition to falling on a Saturday, it marks our nation’s semiquincentennial, which commemorates 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Severing ties with Great Britain, the United States of America ...


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WALLOWA — The grand marshal for this year’s Wallowa Independence Day Parade hasn’t been here since 1776, but her roots in Wallowa County are impressive.

Linda Chrisman is the descendant of settlers who came to the county in 1872 and she and her late husband, Robert, lived in Wallowa since 1972.

“It’s really quite an honor to be grand marshal” for the nation’s 25...


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