A look back at the stories that made the news in the Blue Mountain eagle in 2023.
This month-by-month retrospective covers a wide range of topics, from rodeo queens to fighting bulls, political tussles to acts of charity, the Grant County Fair to the Blue Mountain Hospital.
CANYON CITY — Grant County’s unemployment rate held steady in July at 4.1%, unchanged from a revised 4.1% the month before but significantly better than the 4.9% rate of July
JOHN DAY — The Malheur National Forest rescinded the temporary bike trail closures near Magone Lake on Wednesday, August 30. The non-commercial thinning activity has been completed in those areas.
The non-commercial thinning activity was part of the Southern Blues Restoration Project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership. The project goals are to reduce and mitigate wildfire threats to communities and landowners, protect water quality and supply for communities and industry, and improve habitat concerns for at-risk species.
JOHN DAY — The Malheur National Forest rescinded the temporary bike trail closures near Magone Lake on Wednesday, August 30. The non-commercial thinning activity has been completed in those areas.
The non-commercial thinning activity was part of the Southern Blues Restoration Project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership. The project goals are to reduce and mitigate wildfire threats to communities and landowners, protect water quality and supply for communities and industry, and improve habitat concerns for at-risk species.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to invest about $2 million this year to help mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore ecosystems on and around the Malheur National