County easing fire restrictions eastoregonian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eastoregonian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LA GRANDE â A burn ban is now in place for all unincorporated areas of Union County.
The Union County Board of Commissioners put the burn ban into effect Monday, July 19, following a 3-0 vote.
This phase of the county s burn ban ordinance prohibits all burning in unincorporated areas of Union County except for regulated agricultural burning and gas and pellet barbecues.
The ban, which took effect immediately, is necessary because of dry and hot conditions and a scarcity of firefighting resources, said Union County Commissioner Donna Beverage.
The burn ban was proposed by the Union County Fire Defense Board, which is headed by Craig Kretschmer, chief of the La Grande Rural Fire Department.
City of La Grande bans fireworks and outdoor recreational fires lagrandeobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lagrandeobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UNION COUNTY — An alarming snowpack report and low precipitation levels spurred the Union County Board of Commissioners to declare a drought emergency on Wednesday, June 9, and begin its