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Condon Early Learning Center breaks ground on facility expansion

The Condon Early Learning Center has broken ground on an expansion project that has been several years in the making. On Monday, staff from the construction firm Kirby Nagelhout joined engineer Jeff Schott, advocate Elizabeth Farrar Campbell, board member Carrie Scott, and staff and students from the Condon ELC in a ceremony to mark the occasion. The expansion will add approximately 5,400 square...Condon · Condon Read Article

Murray's Drug receives defibrillator device for Condon pharmacy

Murray's Drug in Heppner and Murray's Condon Pharmacy received Automated External Defibrillator (AED) devices from the Morrow County Health District through their community benefits program. During sudden cardiac arrest, AEDs have been shown to save lives. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), survival rates from cardiac arrest decrease by seven to ten percent for every...France · France See the Story

Wheeler County schools show out in Track and Field

Track is in full swing for the lady Rattlers. Already this year new personal bests have been made, new school records, the spring season is sure to be exciting. Morgan Cole-Hand, a senior, recently topped her own school record in the pole vault. She vaulted 2.74 m, to win the event in Condon on April 11th. Next year the senior has committed to playing basketball at community college. Coach Starr,...Condon · Condon Read Article

Condon Public School awarded grant, renews superintendent contract

The Condon School has been awarded a $600,000 Capital Investment Grant from the Gilliam County Court and has also reached an agreement with Superintendent Michele Geer on a new contract. The capital grant was approved during the April 2 session and will provide support for safety improvements. The school said in its application to the county that the total project will be $800,000. In its grant...Condon · Condon Read Article

Condon United Church of Christ to hold special Easter Service

By Sharon Hamner, Condon United Church of Christ The Condon United Church of Christ needs your help. Our congregation has shrunk in size so much that we are reduced to having our Sunday services downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. This is to reduce the cost of heating up the Sanctuary upstairs every Sunday. We cannot afford even a part time pastor. Our weekly attendance is usually about eleven...Condon · Condon Read Article

DEQ orders burn pile at Condon transfer station to shut down

At the April 2 meeting of the Condon City Council, city officials addressed several pressing issues, from new burning regulations to housing developments and infrastructure upgrades. The topic of most concern was a recent directive from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which has notified the city that its permit to maintain a burn pile at the Brown Road transfer station is no...Infrastructure · Condon Read Article

Condon Man Arrested After Pursuit, Vehicle Rollover in Sherman County — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

Photo By Gilliam County Sheriff's Office By Joshuah AlbertGilliam County, Ore. Feb. 26, 2025 – A Condon man with multiple outstanding warrants and suspected of running into the Wasco Train Depot in December was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after leading law enforcement on a pursuit that ended in a rollover crash on a rural road in Sherman County. According to the Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office, Frontier Regional 911 received a report at approx…Condon · Condon Read Article

Sheriff's Reports - February 20

Feb. 6: 1:26 a.m: Strangulation - 92200 blk, Murdoch St. Husband and wife got into a physical dispute after consuming alcohol. Husband left prior to law enforcement arriving but probable cause was gained for strangulation. Deputies searched the area and with assistance from other law enforcement agencies, located the male and took him into custody without incident. Feb. 7: 1:06 p.m: Animal Abuse...Theft · Condon See the Story