This week in area sports
Thursday, Aug. 29 Boys soccer The Dalles at Pendleton, 4 p.m. Girls soccer Pendleton at The Dalles, 4 p.m. Cross country Pendleton, Pilot Rock at John Hascall Memorial 3K, Pilot […]
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Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution […]
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UTFD extinguishes grass fire near Cayuse
CAYUSE – At approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21 the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD) helped contain a grass fire near the Johnly gravel pit. According to an incident report filed […]
Read MoreCTUIR, IHS leaders to sign MOA for $44.5M water project
MISSION – Elected leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Indian Health Service (IHS) officials will sign a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Aug. 26 […]
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Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican leaders made good Tuesday on a decade-old vow to launch a legal challenge aimed at […]
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Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for […]
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Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
By PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds […]
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Phatlum wins Wildhorse Classic by two strokes
By ANNIE FOWLER, CUJ Special Contributor MISSION — Pornanong Phatlum got a look at the leaderboard on the 13th hole. She saw she had a two-stroke lead, and by the […]
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2 local golfers to compete in WRC Epson Tour event
Pendleton’s Haley Greb and Caldwell, Idaho’s Gabby Lemieux will play in the 2024 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic Aug. 16-18. PENDLETON – Two local golfers will tee off against Epson Tour […]
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2024 FALL SEASON TRIBAL FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 The Four Columbia River Tribes set the following fishery plan and the Columbia River Compact concurred: The tribes are continuing to provide fishing opportunity throughout the summer […]
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