Relay for Life Aug. 14
PENDLETON – Relay for Life for Umatilla and Morrow counties will be held Aug. 14 at Roy Raley Park, located at 1205 SW Court Ave., from 11 a.m. to 10 […]
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BOT authorizes closure of off-Reservation Tribal properties due to extreme risk of wildfire
MISSION – The Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has approved the closure of a number of off-reservation properties owned by the CTUIR […]
Read MoreTemporary land use restrictions being implemented on Umatilla Indian Reservation due to fire fisk
MISSION – Given the current fire danger on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, restrictions have been put in place on the lands protected by the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD). Continued […]
Read MoreGIS website shows wildfires burning ancestral lands
By The CUJ MISSION – A map of showing wildfires affecting ancestral lands of the CTUIR was released to members and employees in a mass email July 19. “I think […]
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SPOTLIGHT: Avery Quaempts, hard-hitting eighth-grader
By The CUJ PENDLETON – Avery Quaempts comes from a competitive family. Her father Justin was an MLB draft pick who played ball for Oklahoma State University. Her grandfather Billy […]
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Milan Moves On
By The CUJ FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball coach Karl Smesko announced the addition of CTUIR member Milan Schimmel to the Eagles’ roster on July […]
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Trevon Allen continues basketball career in Italy
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ CTUIR member Trevon Allen is moving up in the European basketball ranks. The standout professional basketball player signed with Pallacanestro Cantu Basketball. The team […]
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Living the Lineman Life: CTUIR member Shawn John had one of the most decorated careers for a lineman at CWU
By Brandon Hansen, for the CUJ Shawn John’s Wapato High School football team had one winning season. But his college career for Central Washington was legendary. “It was a dream […]
Read MoreCTUIR member named Interim E.D.
By the CUJ MISSION – CTUIR member Teara Farrow Ferman was appointed Interim Executive Director by the Board of Trustees, effective July 15. She shifts into the position from her […]
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By Dave Tovey of NCFS On July 1st, 2021, the new Nixyáawii Community Financial Services (NCFS) was opened at our new location at the Coyote Business Park, next to Subway […]
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