My Columbia Basin

10/04/2025

🍴🎉 ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR FUN? 🎉🍴

Tomorrow’s the day — Taste of Baker is taking over downtown from 4–7 PM! Three hours of strolling, laughing, and sampling mouthwatering bites from Baker’s best restaurants, food trucks, and beverage makers. Sweet, savory, spicy… there’s something for every craving!

👉 Here’s how it works: Grab your tokens (available at Ryder Brothers, Cheese Fairy, Charley’s Deli, Stagecoach Gifts & Coffee in Haines, Elkhorn Media in La Grande, or at the event). Trade them in for delicious samples — easy and tasty!

🚗 And before you feast, swing by Legacy of Baker City between 12–5 PM for the Drive for Your Community! Every test drive = $30 donated to Baker City Downtown to help support Taste of Baker.

✨ Don’t miss Baker City’s tastiest night of the year — TOMORROW at Taste of Baker! Bring your appetite, bring your friends, and let’s celebrate local flavor together.

Tune in to 104.7 KCMB and 102.3 The River starting between 3:30pm and 4pm for your chance to win free tokens! You can listen online at www.ElkhornMediaGroup.com or on the free Elkhorn Mobile App.

Sponsored in part by Elkhorn Media Group
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10/04/2025

Washington Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on the 2027-2029 hunting season.

OLYMPIA – The public can give input on hunting season planning as the WashingtonDepartment of ...Read More

10/03/2025

Gerardo Salinas-Berumen, 30, of Walla Walla has plead not guilty in a case in which he's alleged to have struck his girlfriend with a firearm.

WALLA WALLA – Gerardo Salinas-Berumen, 30, of Walla Walla pleaded not guiltyThursday in Walla Walla ...Read More

10/03/2025

Lucetta Elmer (R-McMinnville) has been elected as leader of the Oregon House Republican Caucus.

SALEM – Oregon’s House Republican Caucus voted to elect Rep. Lucetta Elmer (R-McMinnville) as their ...Read More

10/03/2025

Winner alert!!! Congratulations to John Michael Upmeyer, our ticket winner for the Ducks/Indiana game in Eugene October 11! Thanks to all who entered! Follow the Ducks on KTIX The Ticket all season long!

10/03/2025

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝

What is aggressive driving? Any unsafe driving behavior, performed deliberately and with ill intention or disregard for safety, can constitute aggressive driving. The American Transportation Research Institute reports that the likelihood of a commercial motor vehicle being involved in a crash increases significantly when the driver has been convicted of hazardous actions. For example, a driver with a reckless driving violation has a 114% greater likelihood of being involved in a crash. The likelihood of a crash increases by 46% if the driver had a violation for following too closely. A driver is 45% more likely to get into a crash if he or she had a speeding violation.



The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Commerce and Compliance Division offers the following tips to avoid the dangers of aggressive driving:

Allow ample time to get to your destination safely.
Obey all posted speed limits and slow down if conditions warrant a slower speed.
Don’t tailgate. Following too closely reduces a driver’s visibility and reaction time.
Never attempt to pass a vehicle unless it is safe and there is plenty of time to do so safely.
Never make obscene gestures or use your horn out of anger.
Don’t provoke or allow yourself to be provoked. If another driver is acting aggressively, ignore them.
Remember the three Bs: be courteous, be patient, be forgiving.
Buckle up. It is your last line of defense. Seat belts save lives.

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10/03/2025

Mariners playoff baseball tomorrow! ⚾ And will the Broncos have the 🍀 luck of the Irish in South Bend?🐴🏈 Hear more on The Ticket Sports Desk coming up at 9:40 a.m.!

10/03/2025

Oregon Department of Agriculture is awarding $755,077 to Cairnspring Mills for their mill at Coyote Business Park South.

SALEM – The Oregon Department of Agriculture is awarding $755,077 to NorthwestMills and Specialty Grains, ...Read More

10/03/2025

74-year-old Mario Quevedo Perez of Hermiston will serve three years of probation as part of a plea deal stemming from a December 2024 cockfight in Hermiston.

PENDLETON – A Hermiston man has been sentenced to three years of probation after pleading ...Read More

10/03/2025

Pendleton Animal welfare shetter (Paws) pioneer human society is THRILLED to be taking part in BISSELL Pet Foundation's from October 1st through 15th. We have a full, full shelter with so many amazing animals waiting to find a fur-ever home with YOU! ❤ $70 adult dog adoptions, $35 adult cat adoptions. Tell. Your. Friends.
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10/02/2025

The Athena-Weston School District has scheduled informational open houses on a proposed bond measure for the November ballot.

ATHENA – The Athena-Weston School District Board of Directors is proposing a general obligation bond ...Read More

10/02/2025

Cairnspring Mills plans to open a flour mill on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and is anticipated to be operational in August 2026.

PENDLETON – A ceremony celebrating the partnership between Cairnspring Mills of Burlington, Washington, and the ...Read More