An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 6:57 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7 ...

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 4:19 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5 p.m. for ...

Wallowa County Commissioner Lisa Collier awaits her turn to speak. (Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain) U.S. Forest ...

The city of La Grande is preparing to apply for a 2025 Community Development Block Grant from Business Oregon for ...

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest officials warned the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners of a possible hot fire season this ...

The Wallowa County Courthouse in 2022, Enterprise, Ore. Antonio Sierra / OPB In the meantime, Akenson and Dawson are working to build public support for the crossing project.

Rogelio V. Solis / AP Wallowa County’s sparse population and geographic isolation means there are only a handful of chain businesses in the county, a group that includes Safeway and Subway.

Roughly 63% of Oregon, including the entirety of Wallowa County, most of Eastern Oregon and portions of Southern Oregon, was in moderate drought as of Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Wallowa County through Executive Order 24-29, and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region.

Psychiatric nurse practitioners in Wallowa County, or mental health nurse practitioners, generally have an MS degree in nursing (MSN) and a number of years of training to become certified.

Hillock said he’s seeking the sponsorship of state Rep. Bobby Levy, R-Echo, for House Bill 2376, which would declare an economic emergency in the county and establish a Wallowa Rural and ...

“Wallowa County is not doing a deflection program at this time,” District Attorney Rebecca Frolander said in an email. “We do not have the resources, infrastructure or manpower to implement ...