Jessie Elfleeda-Marie Walker, 91, longtime resident of Mission, OR, passed away surrounded by her family on December 11, 2023. She was a loving and compassionate person and will be dearly missed. Jessie’s children and their families were the most cherished…
Read MoreThomas Brigham 77 died December 19, 2023 at his home in Stevenson Washington. He was born on an island at Celilo Falls Oregon September 14, 1946. At his request he will be cremated with burial at a later date. Viewing…
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Due to a miscommunication with our local post office, the December CUJ subscriptionswere not mailed out as scheduled. There was a shortfall in our postage accountwe were unaware of, and we expedited payment the moment we were notified. Webelieved the…
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BAKER CITY – The Bureau of Land Management has extended the application deadline for its 2024 Student Trainee Internship program. Applications will now be accepted through 9 p.m. MT Monday, Jan. 8. Students must be 16 years of age or older and…
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While the federal government didn’t agree to dismantle any of the controversial dams in the basin, it will ensure that a framework is in place to replace resources – like irrigation water, power and transportation – provided by the current…
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MISSION, Ore. – The Native CDFI Network on Dec. 3 recognized Dave Tovey, Nixyáawii Community Financial Services executive director, with an Outstanding Leadership Award during its annual Policy and Capacity-Building Summit in Washington, D.C. Tovey said he considers himself a…
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By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it…
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By JAKE COYLEAssociated Press Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Lily Gladstone is named after her great-grandmother. The elder Lily bore many similarities to Gladstone’s character in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Mollie Burkhart. Both women, born 10…
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MISSION, Ore. – Former Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) General Council Chair Lindsey X. Watchman is continuing his tribal service by transitioning from elected official to directing the Workforce Development Department. “I had a desire to get…
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For over a decade, employees of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission have brought gifts to families living at in-lieu fishing sites along the Columbia River. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH, Underscore News + ICT For 11 years, Officer Jerrod Daniel has…
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