Times-Journal

07/09/2025

The Mitchell ODOT Maintenance Station will close at the end of July, and 11 of 12 staff in Wheeler Co. will be laid off. Condon will lose one staff person. ODOT is hoping that the State Legislature helps to make up their $354 million shortfall in the 2025-2027 budget.

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will shut down its maintenance shop in Mitchell at the end of July and cut staffing in Condon and Spray, leaving already thin rural crews even more strained as summer projects face delays and the winter season approaches. The agency faces a $354 million...

07/09/2025

Great story on Nate Clark, who has become a star in the college rodeo circuit. Excellent writing by Bennett Hall. 🙏

SPRAY, OR - By any measure, Nate Clark has had a heck of a year. The Spray High School product, a sophomore majoring in agriculture business finance at New Mexico State University, won the steer wrestling title in four out of five collegiate rodeos this spring and wrapped up the season ranked No. 1....

07/06/2025

07/04/2025

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

06/18/2025

If you didn't see this fun article by Cori Mikkalo, it's worth checking out. Goats were used to eat grasses that were posing a fire risk in Arlington. Read full article in link below.

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If you live in Arlington or drove by mid-April through mid-May, you might have noticed something strange. Arlington seemed to be invaded by hundreds of goats. This was not a case of massive livestock escape or a backyard herd gone wild, these goats had a job to do: eat as much rye, grass and small t...

06/18/2025

A fire off Wolf Hollow Road near Condon prompted a multi-agency response.

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Multiple agencies responded to a fire on Wolf Hollow Road, twelve miles outside of Condon on Wednesday, June 17. A burned out pickup truck started the fire, which burned about 500 acres of CRP and grassland. Multiple agencies responded, included South Gilliam RFPD, North Gilliam RFPD, Ione Fire Dept...

06/16/2025

Arlington Rodeo Court 1954

06/13/2025

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Fire crews are continuing to battle the Ferry Fire, which broke out Tuesday, June 11, along the John Day River about 1.5 miles south of Cottonwood Canyon State Park. The fire has burned an estimated 9,107 acres and is 5% contained as of Friday morning. The cause is still under investigation. A Centr...

06/13/2025

1954 - Cooks from Camp 5. The food for the loggers of Kinzua Pine Mill was served in an old boxcar at Camp 5. According to Roger Mortimore, the food was so good that the white hats at Kinzua Mill started eating there regularly.