BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION – With recent rain and snowfall, tribal officials have started to prepare for potential flooding – though they say it isn’t imminent. Last week, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Public Works staff…

By HILLEL ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel “House Made of Dawn” is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature,…

BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION – Local Indigenous students continue to graduate high school at rates higher than all other Native American students in Oregon, according to statewide graduation numbers released on Thursday. At Pendleton High School, 82.4% of the…

BY CHRIS BRANAM CORVALLIS – The Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge, Oregon State University Extension’s statewide seed giveaway, has returned for a fifth year in 2024 featuring a continued partnership with the Oregon Bee Project. Individuals and households, schools and groups…

MISSION – The Wildhorse Resort & Casino Cineplex will screen a free, one-time showing of the regenerative farming documentary “Common Ground” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The documentary tells the story of the “Regenerative Movement” pioneers who are…

BY MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday for related gun violations. U.S.…

Need to know SALEM – The Oregon Department of Human Services is encouraging people in Oregon to take steps protect their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards from electronic theft. Electronic theft includes card skimming, card cloning, phishing and other similar methods.…

MISSION – Officers Jonathan Lehman and Daniel Foreman of the Umatilla Tribal Police Department were given commendations on Jan. 17 after saving a 6-year-old girl from a dog attack. According to the UTPD, the two officers were patrolling near Aspen…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the 2024-2025 school year. The new Free Application for Federal…

MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is teaming with Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) to provide legal aid to tribal members who are above LASO’s income limitations. The CTUIR Board of Trustees on Jan.…