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My Thoughts – 10/27/2024 – An Open Letter to Patrick Cahill

The Umatilla County Democrats operate a private Facebook group and won’t let in anyone who could be critical of them, according to an audit of political parties that are active in Umatilla County that was announced today by myself – I am James Tibbets and I am the publisher of Pendletonian Times. The audit was […]

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Oregon News

Oregon Department of Forestry Held Its Fall Retreat at Slickfork Saloon

By James Tibbets, Pendletonian Times [On October 20, 2024, this article was updated to fix choppy English employed by the author and to better explain certain details of the story.] [ On October 30, 2024, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services granted a records request concerning allegations of DEI violations, acts against women and fear […]

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Local News

City Council Meeting Summary – 10/15/2024

By James Tibbets, Pendletonian Times PENDLETON, Ore. – Michael Fields has joined the Pendleton Tree Commission, Pendleton Airport Manager Dan Bandel gave a report on a recent award given to the airport, Ordinance 4026 was amended, Pendleton Police Department will be outfitting three new SUVs, the Wastewater Treatment Resource Recovery Facility is upgrading its internal […]

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Oregon News

The 2024 Grant County Sheriff’s Race

By Pendletonian Times Incumbent Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley, 52, responded to an email request for comment after not filing information for inclusion in the Voter’s Pamphlet with a prepared statement: “I have served as a Reserve Deputy, School Resource Officer, Patrol Deputy, Search and Rescue Coordinator, Undersheriff, Community Corrections Director and Elected Sheriff. I […]

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Local News

Pendleton Church Resists Modern Influences

By James Tibbets, Pendletonian Times PENDLETON, Ore. – A local pastor has been leading his flock for the past 47 years while standing against the modern influences of the 21st Century. Many Apostolic Pentecostals now allow the use of television for advertising purposes but this tolerance of television is not universally accepted among them. On […]