Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Wesley Dixon Jones, who was last seen on Oct. 5, 2025, is still missing. The Umatilla Tribal Police Department’s lead investigator said no further searches are planned because the department has depleted all its leads. (Umatilla Tribal Police Department/Contributed Photo)
MISSION – The Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) is still searching for missing 71-year-old Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) member Wesley Dixon Jones, who was last seen Oct. 5. Since Oct. 6, UTPD Det. William Morris said the department has conducted two searches with the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue using canines, three aerial drone…
Birch Creek, Oregon
TRAVIS SNELL, CTUIR UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. – On Sept. 26, the Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC), Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) completed a 100-acre land transfer of Birch Creek Ranch to the CTUIR. This transfer lays the groundwork for restoration of critical salmon and steelhead habitat in the Umatilla River Basin and re-connecting…
Patty Perry
MISSION – Patty Perry, the Planning Department director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), has been confirmed to fill a vacant position on the Oregon Department of Energy’s Energy Facility Siting Council. The council, with its seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate, oversees the development of electric-generating facilities, high-voltage transmission lines,…
A Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD) truck sits in the UTFD in Mission, Oregon. UTFD officials will allow open burning on the Umatilla Indian Reservation starting Saturday, Oct. 11. CTUIR
MISSION – The Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD) has announced that open burning will once again be allowed on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR) beginning Saturday, Oct. 11. However, UTFD officials said the following burn regulations must be adhered to: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) burn permit applications for the UIR may be obtained from the CTUIR…
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Wesley Dixon Jones, who was last seen on Oct. 5, 2025, is still missing. The Umatilla Tribal Police Department’s lead investigator said no further searches are planned because the department has depleted all its leads. (Umatilla Tribal Police Department/Contributed Photo)
MISSION – The Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) is requesting public assistance in locating 71-year-old Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) member Wesley Dixon Jones. Jones’ family members reported him missing at approximately 10:44 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, after he had not been seen since early that afternoon. He is described as 5-feet 8-inches tall and approximately…
From left are Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) members Bronson Trevor, Zelda Bronson and Mato Treloar as they select backpacks and school supplies during the Education Department’s Tribal Youth Backpack Distribution held Aug. 11-15 at the Nixyáawii Education Center. ANDRIA SCOTT/EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
By TRAVIS SNELL MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Education Department gave away 228 backpacks during its annual Tribal Youth Backpack Distribution event. Held Aug. 11-15 at the Nixyáawii Education Center, CTUIR members who are enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12th were eligible to receive backpacks and school supplies to assist them with costs of…
The incoming Šináata Scholars visit the Whitman College campus on Aug. 14 in Walla Walla, Washington. From left are Joel Satterwhite, Oscar Huesties, Addison Jones-Kosey, Lauralee Stanger and Addison Carey. Not pictured is Tatiwiyat Buck. WHITMAN COLLEGE
WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Whitman College in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) have named Addison Carey, Addison Jones-Kosey, Joel Satterwhite, Lauralee Stanger, Oscar Huesties and Tatiwiyat Buck as the Šináata Scholarship cohort for the 2025-26 academic year. “It is a joy to welcome these six incredible students to Whitman’s growing cohort of Šináata Scholars,” said Whitman College President Sarah…
A returning coho salmon at the Suquamish Tribe’s Grovers Creek Hatchery in Poulsbo, Washington. K. KING/U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
BY SHAWN VESTAL, WSU NEWS & MEDIA RELATIONS For years, scientists at Washington State University’s (WSU) Puyallup Research & Extension Center have been working to untangle a mystery: Why do coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks seem to suffocate after rainstorms — rising to the surface, gaping and swimming in circles before dying? In 2018, the die-offs were linked to…
