CTUIR Election Day is Nov. 4. All Board of Trustees and General Council positions will be on the ballot. All registered Tribal members 18 years and older are eligible to vote. Voters can cast their ballot either in person on election day in the Nixyaawii Governance Center or by absentee ballot. Tribal members 18 years and older are eligible to vote. Voters can cast their ballot either in person on election day in the Nixyaawii Governance Center or by absentee ballot.
The CUJ invited all Board of Trustees and General Council candidates to respond to a written questionnaire about their priorities and goals. Candidates were given the opportunity to respond to each question with 3-5 sentences. Following are the responses received by the CUJ deadline. Lavona Herrera, Board of Trustees Chair Candidate What had led you to run for this position,…
Pendleton’s Tugg McQuinn runs the ball while playing Ontario on Oct. 24, 2025, at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Ontario scored the first touchdown of the game, but it was all Pendleton from there as Tugg McQuinn scored five touchdowns to lead the Bucks to a 40-7 Greater Oregon League victory Friday, Oct. 24, at the Round-Up Grounds. “When you win two in a row, that is a win streak,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis…
Weston-McEwen’s Bree Perkins receives a serve while playing Heppner on Oct. 25, 2025, in the Blue Mountain Conference District Tournament championship game in Heppner. Weston-McEwen won 3-1. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HEPPNER — In another classic Heppner/Weston-McEwen match, the TigerScots came out on top 25-15, 14-25, 30-28, 25-18 to win the Blue Mountain Conference district title for the first time since 2013 on Saturday, Oct. 25. “We were really focused today and took care of our side of the net,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “We embodied…
Wesley Dixon Jones
MISSION – With the search for missing 71-year-old Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) member Wesley Dixon Jones coming upon its third week, the Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) is asking the public for help. “The UTPD is requesting video camera footage from anyone who has road-facing cameras and lives anywhere from Short Mile Road east to Cayuse…
A non-operational truck is loaded onto a flatbed trailer with other vehicles Oct. 16 on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR). The vehicles were later crushed and recycled as part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Planning Department’s authority to remove such vehicles from the UIR. BRIAN FULLEN/CTUIR PLANNING DEPARTMENT
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is helping remove unwanted and unsightly non-operational vehicles from properties on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR). Brian Fullen, Environmental Health & Safety specialist with CTUIR’s Planning Department, said his office is working with UIR residents who request vehicle removals, residents who need encouragement to have vehicles removed and the…
Pendleton’s McKinley Lieuallen (8) sets the ball while playing Ontario on Oct. 16, 2025, at Warberg Court. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ GLADSTONE — Third-ranked Pendleton ran its win streak to 10 matches with a 25-9, 25-11, 25-4 nonleague win over Gladstone. No other details were available. Pendleton (18-3 overall) will return to Greater Oregon League play Thursday hosting Baker.
Pendleton’s Austin Hayden (7) kicks the ball while playing Mac-Hi on Oct. 16, 2025, in Pendleton. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Sophomore goalkeeper Thor Case had a sensational game with 15 saves, but Pendelton fell short against Ontario 1-0 in Greater Oregon League play Tuesday, Oct. 21. “Thor had a fantastic game,” Pendleton coach Evan Brandhagen said. “I couldn’t be more proud of the team battling through illness and injury to still get an excellent result…
Pendleton’s Eagle Edmiston (248) and Ontario’s Micah Maxwell (234) run side-by-side on Oct. 21, 2025, at the Kyle Burnside Memorial Invite at the Golf Course at Birch Creek during the boys 5,000 meter run. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — A beautiful sunny day saw a plethora of personal best times Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Kyle Burnside Memorial Invite at the Golf Course at Birch Creek. Union’s Ian Garlitz turned in a PR of 16 minutes, 14.6 minutes to place third behind a pair of La Grande runners. Garlitz’s PR before the race…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ COVE — Nixyaawii gave Cove all it could handle before falling 25-16, 25-16, 25-18 on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Old Oregon League play. Nixyaawii (2-10 overall, 1-8 OOL) got two aces from Annalise Watchman, while Neveah Moore had two aces and one tip, and Cryssa Kirkie one ace and one tip kill. Nixyaawii also dropped a 25-10,…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ATHENA — In a showdown between the two undefeated teams in the Blue Mountain Conference, Heppner came away with a dominating 61-6 victory over Weston-McEwen on Friday, Oct. 17. “We just focus on what’s in front us and control what we can control,” Heppner coach Rob Wilson said. “Today, I think we leaned on our senior…
