Cycle Oregon to arrive in Enterprise Sunday
Wallowa County will be flooded with bicyclists, as Cycle Oregon sets out on the first leg of its Round-Up Ride with an overnight stay at Alpine Meadows golf course in…
Enterprise, OR
Free firewood as old mill site gets cleaned up
Free firewood is available at the old Joseph Mill site in rural Joseph as the site gets cleaned up.
Railroad gets $1M grant, mulls future of train
A $1 million grant from the state will permit Wallowa Union Railroad to build a station and maintenance shop at its Elgin rail yard just as the railroad’s board is…
Here comes Hells Canyon Mule Days
Hells Canyon Mule Days will celebrate mules and mule skinners next weekend, Sept. 10 through 12.
Even without the stars, benefit nets $13,000 for Wallowa schools
Despite uncooperative weather that forced a last-minute venue change, the "Evening Under the Stars" benefit for Wallowa schools saw a solid turnout, serving approximately 200 diners and generating more than…
Kiesecker gets 52 months in burglary spree
Christopher Kiesecker, 30, admitted in court that he was under the influence of methamphetamine when he single-handedly burglarized a series of Enterprise businesses in the early morning hours of April…
Minam River Lodge auction continues
Dust off the checkbook and plan to spend upward of $2.25 million if you’re interested in buying the Minam River Lodge.
July employment up from last year
When it comes to jobs in Wallowa County , every little bit helps, and the latest unemployment figures from the Oregon Employment Department indicate that slow gains are being made…
Alpha male wolf alive and well
The alpha male wolf of the Imnaha pack, widely believed to have been killed, is alive and was photographed by a remote camera at night last month.
Defenders of Wildlife set to end wolf payments
The program run by Defenders of Wildlife since 1987 to compensate ranchers for livestock loss due to wolf predation is scheduled to end on Sept. 30.
Letter: Support fairgrounds district measure
I urge the citizens of Wallowa County to support the formation of a Wallowa County Fairgrounds District by voting in favor on Nov. 2.
COMMENTARY: How Bennett Flat becam the Wallowa County seat
February 11, 1887, is the date that Wallowa County was legally separated from Union County.
EDITORIAL: Don’t lump biomass in with fossil-fuel rules
If you shoot at gnats with a bazooka, there’s going to be some collateral damage.
MAIN STREET: All bubbles burst eventually – which is the next bubble?
I guess one could say that all bubbles are bound to burst, but in hindsight the housing bubbles’s burst, and, within a year or three, the time that the air…
Chieftain Q&A: Steve Lear, presumptive Enterprise mayor
Steve Lear is the only candidate for Enterprise mayor in the Nov. 2 election. Owner of Lear’s Main Street Pub and Grill in Enterprise, he was interviewed by Chieftain reporter…
The Wallowa County ballot
The Nov. 2 general election will include these offices and measures. Unopposed candidates may face write-in campaigns. Write-in candidates with three or more votes may be elected to offices where…
