Feature Stories

As its Latino population grows, Hermiston embraces the label of ‘inclusive community’

When Hermiston School District submits demographic data to the Oregon Department of Education, sometimes they get a call…

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Wind energy in the western U.S. is growing — and so are conflicts.

MORO, Ore. — In Sherman County, Ore., every family gets a gift at Christmas time.

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Small town, big emergencies

FOSSIL — It was the kind of mass trauma that sends a shudder through rural Oregon’s medical infrastructure.…

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It’s a sign: crop identification signs help bridge urban-rural divide

Along Oregon roads and highways, crop identification signs help drivers recognize what’s growing and living in fields they…

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Climate bill returning in short session

“The loggers who came here with their trucks – in very, very large numbers – was a political…

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Local flavor drives coastal tourism

Tourists who visit the coast and other summer destinations often want to leave with a taste of Oregon.…

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High-speed internet a game changer in Maupin

This is more than a story of “the little city that could.” It is a story of persistence,…

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Hospice care faces challenges in rural Oregon

When Tom Hottman’s father was dying of cancer, he said that his mother vehemently opposed the idea of…

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Wild and Free: What happens when the Western symbols overpopulate?

Wild horses and burros are a staple of the American West, an ideal so revered that even Congress…

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How vacation rentals impact housing along the Oregon Coast

As tourism grows along the Oregon Coast, so does the prevalence of vacation rentals. Much of the success…