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The Bates Family: 2025 Grand Marshals of Condon's Fourth of July Celebration

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The Bates Family: 2025 Grand Marshals of Condon's Fourth of July Celebration

By Michael Takagi If you're from around here, you've probably met at least one member of the Bates family: maybe at church, or when you had an emergency that utilized the Ambulance services, or at the fairgrounds, or the school lunch line, or during a snowstorm when someone from the Bates ranch just showed up with the right equipment and a smile. That's the kind of people they are....Read Article

THE LAST GO ROUND: Rod McGuire hangs up his apron

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THE LAST GO ROUND: Rod McGuire hangs up his apron

After more than 25 years feeding crowds across the West, Rod McGuire of Paradise Rose Chuckwagon is calling it a day. McGuire announced he'll retire from catering at the end of this summer season – which will include the Condon Fourth of July and the Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival. Large events have become increasingly hard for McGuire - weddings with 300 to 750 guests, community barbecues...Read Article

OBITUARY: Mary Jo (Miller) Lane

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OBITUARY: Mary Jo (Miller) Lane

Mary Jo (Miller) Lane passed peacefully June 7, 2025, in Condon Oregon. She was 90 years old, born December 4, 1934, in Centerville, Washington at the Yeakel family ranch to Milton Valentine (Tony) Miller and Velva Faye (Tootie) (Yeakel) Miller. Mary Jo grew up in the Centerville and the Simcoe Mountain area and attended school in Centerville until sometime between 1940 and 1950 when the family...Read Article

Life at the Condon Buckhorn Ranch, Part Four

By Cliff Heck About a year after the Korean War broke out (mid-1951) we had made our adjustment of moving away from our little Mitchell area farm to Mayville, strictly because of economics; Dad needed a job. My parents had lived in the area before, in the early 1930's, down on the John Day River on the Fox place; reached by driving down Butte Creek. Somehow, I had never contemplated that I...Economy · Condon Read Article

Willow Wright named 2025 Kaela Reser Memorial Scholarship recipient

Willow Wright, a graduate from Condon High School, is the recipient of the Kaela Reser Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is presented annually to a Gilliam County High School graduate to assist in pursuing higher education. Willow Wright has been a Gilliam County 4-H member for nine years. Throughout her 4-H career, she was involved in numerous projects, including swine, horse, poultry,...Condon · Condon Read Article

Feelin' the Jive in '25 at the Gilliam County Fair!

CONDON —"Feelin' the Jive in '25 at the Gilliam County Fair!" is the 2025 Gilliam County Fair theme. "The 2025 Fair will be better than ever," said Fair Board Chair Chris Fitzsimmons. "We're planning on a full, active, fun-filled fair, with county-wide participation." The County Fair will feature exhibits, animals, a Children's Fair, and fun activi...Condon · Condon Read Article

Multiple agencies respond to fire on Rock Creek

Multiple agencies responded to a fire on Wolf Hollow Road, twelve miles outside of Condon on Wednesday, June 17. A burned out pickup truck started the fire, which burned about 500 acres of CRP and grassland. Multiple agencies responded, included South Gilliam RFPD, North Gilliam RFPD, Ione Fire Dept., Boardman Fire Dept., and Wheeler Co. Fire and Rescue. Firefighters worked quickly to set a...Condon · Condon Read Article

Oregon Frontier Chamber Wins $644k for Historic Preservation Projects in Condon and Antelope — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

From Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce:By Brittany Dark The Dalles, Ore., June 12, 2025 — Major historic preservation and economic development projects in Condon and Antelope are moving forward after the Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce received a total of $644,722 via the Oregon Main Street (OMS) Revitalization Grant. The Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC) funded and provided grant writing support and historic preservat…Condon · Condon Read Article

Condon's Round-Up building gets $400k lifeline for restoration

A 113-year-old building on Condon's Main Street is getting a second chance, thanks to a $400,000 grant through the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Program. The funding will be used to save the former Round-Up building, which has been vacant since 2021 and in need of repairs for decades. Originally built in 1912 as the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall, the two-story brick structure...Condon · Condon Read Article

Gilliam Co. Court approves $366K grant for Condon Early Learning Center, discusses long-term sustainability

CONDON – The Gilliam County Court approved a $366,000 Operational Support Grant for the Condon Early Learning Center (CELC) on Wednesday, but the discussion highlighted growing concerns about the county's long-term funding of childcare. The court held a special 9 a.m. work session before its regular meeting to hash out questions about the grant application and other questions about sustainabi...Condon · Condon Read Article

Annual burn bans go into effect

Burn bans and fire restrictions are in place as of June 1, 2025, for Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler counties. This includes the cities of Condon, Grass Valley, Rufus, Moro, Arlington, Spray, Fossil & Mitchell. This ban includes lands within Cottonwood Canyon State Park and the surrounding Bureau of Land Management properties. In April, 2025, Sherman County Court approved an Outdoor Burn...Condon · Condon Read Article

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