A group of local citizens demonstrate at Brownfield Park every Saturday starting at noon. They plan to demonstrate weekly until construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline is stopped for good. “Defund DAPL! Say no to Wells Fargo! Say no to pipelines and oil-trains! Water is life!” The group is also demonstrating at banks that finance […]
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Regarding the Situation at Standing Rock
There was a surge of activity on social media regarding the situation at Standing Rock. Even the popular television and print news services took notice, but once the ratings peaked they pulled out and moved on to bigger things. When I founded this organization I intended to cover local news events as they happen. I […]
Despite severe winter weather and a delay in the delivery of construction supplies, the Quezada family has a great start on required repairs at old City Hall. Old City Hall was rocked by an explosion July 21st, 2015. The explosion was caused by the manufacturing of homemade flash powder. Eduardo Quezada, who was making the […]
Over 800 people were served at the 46th annual BMCC Christmas Eve Dinner. The Christmas Eve Dinner was the largest ever put on by the BMCC Associated Student Government. Pendleton Mayor Phillip Houk was the maî·tre d’ at the event. Mayor Houk was assisted by BMCC President Camille Preus in making seating arrangements for the […]
Recently, the city of Pendleton closed the staircase at SW 13th Street and replaced it with a gravel path that is meant to be temporary. While the path functions as designed, the city did not install a handrail or a lighting system. This decision has caused some discussion among the citizens of Pendleton so on […]