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Local News

One Dispensary Opens and Another Gets a Neon Sign

PENDLETON, Ore. – A glass blower gave a demonstration outside High Desert Cannabis at 2003 SW Emigrant Ave. High Desert Cannabis is the third dispensary to open its doors since the Pendleton Planning Commission began issuing conditional-use permits to operate dispensaries within the city limits. A neon sign was also installed at Kind Leaf and […]

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Public Safety

Public Safety Log – July 5, 2017

8:05 a.m. – Caller on NW 57th Drive reported horses in the road. 9:14 a.m. – Caller at U.S. Bank on SW Court Ave. reported theft. 3:13 p.m. – Caller at Perfect Look Salon on SW Court Ave. reported a trespasser. 3:52 p.m. – Caller on SW 42nd Street reported theft of graduation money and […]

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Taxpayers Hoodwinked by Fire Bond

I see that Paul Chalmers is still defending the 14 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value used by the city as propaganda to pass the fire bond. The tax year runs from July 1 to June 30. I will use my property tax bills to show why he is wrong. 2015-16, two bond issue […]

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Public Safety

Public Safety Log – July 3, 2017

9:22 a.m. – A person went to the Pendleton Police Department on Airport Road and reported theft of $50, a food stamp card, and a Walmart Visa. 10:02 a.m. – Caller on SE 10th Street reported a stolen bicycle. 1:06 p.m. – A person found an Oregon Driver’s License on SE Byers Ave. and took […]

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History

Fun Facts About the Fourth

July 4 is the date that Congress set aside to celebrate the adoption of America’s Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Pendletonian Times has compiled a list of fun facts about the Fourth: On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress approved a resolution of independence from Great Britain. That resolution went into effect immediately. July […]