A Tale of Two Trails: Sharing Indigenous stories from eastern Oregon

CITY OF BAKER The storyteller Coyote has made Baker City his home at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Additionally, he is sharing a sometimes-forgotten aspect of history through his voice. At the end of October, a new Native American display was unveiled at the Bureau of Land Management’s 23,000-square-foot headquarters. A museum devoted … Read more

Update: High wind warning issued for Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County until Thursday morning

The National Weather Service issued an updated strong wind warning for Northern and Eastern Klamath County, Western Lake County, and Central and Eastern Lake County at 6:51 a.m. on Thursday. The warning was in place until 10 a.m. The forecast states that “Southwest winds of 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph … Read more

Readers respond: Resources for healthy skepticism

Best wishes to Murgatroyd! Even more enigmatic night sky lights! You are cleared to maneuver… to avoid the UFO: Pilots report unidentified lights over Oregon, Dec. 12 is a resource I would like to suggest to readers, reporters, and yes, even jet pilots who, upon seeing lights in the night sky, believe they must be … Read more

Readers respond: Blocking merger the right move

A recent letter writer believes that by preventing the now-defunct Kroger-Albertsons merger, the federal government is harming consumers (Readers respond: Blocking grocery merger hurts average people, Dec. 18). Given that the stores would be sold to a grocery wholesaler with minimal background in supermarket retailing, the merger would have most likely resulted in the closure … Read more