Isabella Crowley

La Grande

Reporter at La Grande Observer

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Northeast Oregon Department of Forestry to run fire training session May 13 at MERA - La Grande Observer

5 days ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 12:00 pm Saturday, May 10, 2025 UNION COUNTY — Residents may notice smoke coming from the Mount Emily Recreation Area on May 13, but the Oregon Department of Forestry said not to worry. The Northeast Oregon District is running a fire training session at the MERA parking lot on Owsley Canyon Road as part of a fire school program, according to a press release from ODF.
Friends of the Children opens Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande

6 days ago | eastoregonian.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 9:00 pm Friday, May 9, 2025 UNION COUNTY — A national nonprofit organization soon will be giving youth in Union County a helping hand. Friends of the Children recently opened its Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande and is preparing to enroll its first cohort. The multi-yearlong effort have involved the nonprofit’s staff and local supporters, as well as the woman who was the initial catalyst to explore the region — Christine Rood.
New Union County Chamber director ready to put skills to work

1 week ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 9:00 am Saturday, May 3, 2025 LA GRANDE — After four years of remote work, Saajan Chauhan is excited to exchange his days of virtual calls with far away clients for face-to-face meetings with local community members in his new role as the Executive Director of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. Since stepping into the position on April 14, Chauhan has been working to get a lay of the land. He is eager to bring his skills and expertise in digital marketing to the role.
Future housing development in La Grande could get a helping hand

2 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, April 30, 2025 LA GRANDE — An infrastructure project to support future housing in La Grande recently took a tentative step forward. The city is partnering with Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium, also known as R3, to explore funding the Eastside Water and Sewer Infrastructure Project.
Cove man arrested for sex crimes

2 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 8:37 pm Wednesday, April 30, 2025 COVE — Police arrested a Cove man Tuesday, April 29, on a warrant charging felony-level sex crimes. Oregon State Police arrested James Hicks, 28, for first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, first-degree unlawful sexual penetrations and first-degree sexual abuse, according to Oregon public records. All are felony-level offenses. The grand jury indictment alleges the four charges occurred on or about Jan. 11.
La Grande man on hook for sex crimes against minors

2 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 8:30 pm Tuesday, April 29, 2025 LA GRANDE — Police arrested a La Grande man Friday, April 25, on a warrant charging numerous felony-level sex crimes against two minors. Police arrested Casey McCall, 22, for two counts of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, two counts of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, six counts of first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree attempted sodomy and first-degree attempted sexual abuse, according to Oregon state court records.
Defendant in La Grande murder case gets life sentence

2 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 4:35 pm Friday, April 25, 2025 LA GRANDE — Union County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Powers sentenced a La Grande man to life in prison on Friday, April 25, after a jury convicted him of murdering his girlfriend in May 2022Mamas Genagritis, 56, will serve a life sentence for killing Deanna Badgley. “I do sentence you to life imprisonment,” Powers said. The jury deliberated for 30 minutes on April 21, after the prosecution and defense presented closing arguments.
Eastern Oregon Film Festival offers free screening of “Disfluency” April 25

2 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 12:45 pm Friday, April 25, 2025 LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon Film Festival will host a free screening Friday, April 25, of “Disfluency.”The screening will take place at 7 p.m. in the Schwarz Theater at Eastern Oregon University’s La Grande campus, 1 University Blvd., according to a press release. Following the film, attendees can take part in a Q&A panel conversation with the writer and director of the movie Anna Baumgarten.
La Grande hosts public hearings on urban renewal, city budgets

3 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 6:00 am Friday, April 25, 2025 LA GRANDE — The La Grande Budget Committee will host public hearings in May to discuss the 2025-26 budgets for the city and Urban Renewal District. The proposed budgets are developed based on the priorities set during annual retreats. Each year the Urban Renewal Agency decides whether to under levy urban renewal to provide more revenue to the city’s general fund.
La Grande police shut Jefferson Avenue due to suspicious device - La Grande Observer

3 weeks ago | lagrandeobserver.com | Isabella Crowley

Published 10:52 am Wednesday, April 23, 2025 LA GRANDE — Police have shut Jefferson Avenue in downtown La Grande on Wednesday, April 23, due to a “suspicious homemade device.”Around 6:30 a.m. an employee at Goss Motors called police to report they had seen something suspicious near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Greenwood Street, according to a press release from La Grande Police Department. Officers responded to the scene immediately.