With its Sept. 2 application deadline approaching, the program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs are not as easy to access.
SALEM – As summer winds down, families have a limited window to secure essential food assistance through the Summer EBT program, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS). With its Sept. 2 application deadline approaching, the program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs are not as easy to access. Thousands of…
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute director Bobbie Conner speaks at the Oregon California Trails Association convention at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission, Ore. on July 25, 2024. ANTONIO SIERRA | COURTESY OPB
By ANTONIO SIERRA, Oregon Public Broadcasting Organizers host their annual event on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, hoping to correct the record and offer a lifeline for future generations of pioneer trail study MISSION – The Oregon Trail may represent a pivotal moment in U.S. history, but at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, it’s just one of many trails. Rather than depict…
TRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being accepted from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commission(s)/Committee(s) listed below. Appointed members will receive a $125.00 stipend per meeting, effective January 1, 2022, once the minutes have been approved and processed on CTUIR paydays. Will advertise for the following vacancies: 2 Positions for CTUIR…
UKIAH – Firefighters assigned to the Battle Mountain Complex continue to push forward on progress across both zones of the incident. As of this morning, July 27, Oregon State Fire Marshal Green Team is unified with ODF in the protection of structures across the incident as ODF Teams 1 and 3 work in cooperation on the fire line. Resources from…
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is helping sponsor the 2024 Tri-City Water Follies being held July 26-28 in Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. The Water Follies is a weekend of hydroplane boat racing in pursuit of the Apollo Columbia Cup and a stop for the H1 Unlimited hydroplane race schedule, showcasing multiple classes of boats.…
Limited visibility over the fire kept helicopters grounded early in the day, so air resources were shared with the Double Snag Fire to the east until the smoke lifted in the afternoon.
UKIAH, Ore. – Firefighters on the Monkey Creek Fire continued to see challenging weather and very active fire behavior, but they held established lines tightly without much growth on key priorities. Limited visibility over the fire kept helicopters grounded early in the day, so air resources were shared with the Double Snag Fire to the east until the smoke lifted…
Posted 3:45 p.m., July 23, 2024: Multiple fire related area closures are in effect for the Umatilla National Forest including areas on the Heppner, North Fork John Day, and Pomeroy Ranger District. Closure descriptions and maps are available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5286768. Pomeroy Ranger District: Due to fire growth, extreme fire behavior, unfavorable weather conditions, and concern for public and fire fighter safety, forest officials on the Umatilla…
All open fires are prohibited, including agricultural burns, campfires, cooking pits and warming fires. Ceremonial burns are not prohibited but will need prior UTFD approval, dependent on fire resources and weather conditions.
MISSION – Due to current weather conditions and ever-increasing fire danger, the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD) has implemented the following public use restrictions on all lands within the Umatilla Indian Reservation: For questions regarding public use restrictions, call the UTFD at 541-276-2126 or email UTFD Chief James Hall at jameshall@ctuir.org.
With concern for public safety and the increased potential for human caused wildfires, officials remind forest visitors to use extreme caution when visiting the forest; under current conditions, even a spark can rapidly become a large wildfire.
Campfires and chainsaw use prohibited PENDLETON — Due to continued hot temperatures, lack of moisture and extreme fire danger, Umatilla National Forest officials have announced that effective 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024, the Umatilla National Forest will move to Phase C of public use restrictions (PURs). With concern for public safety and the increased potential for human caused wildfires,…
The Johnson Creek wildfire is just one of many – like the one that ignited Wednesday afternoon and charred about 20,000 acres south of Pilot Rock – that have kept firefighters busy.
By CHRIS AADLAND, CUJ MISSION – The tribe has been working to put out a small wildfire in an isolated area of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Johnson Creek Restoration area on Thursday and is monitoring for others that may emerge throughout the day. Earlier Thursday morning, the fire was estimated to have burned less than an acre near Johnson…
