The 6-mile stretch of hybrid poplar trees near Boardman, Oregon was so eye-catching the owners of the tree farm had to post no trespassing and no parking signs.
The "MythBusters" episode that aired Jan. 16 featured an AllTranstek taker car on tracks in Boardman, Oregon, just west of Umatilla. The show climaxes with the stunt team imploding the 30,000-gallon tanker.
Steve Myren is a Morrow County undersheriff. He lives and works in Boardman, Oregon. He bought an Oregon lottery ticket at the Boardman Chevron. Then he was struck by lightning -- in a good way.
Oregon is boasting one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country right now, and Umatilla and Morrow counties on the southern end of the Mid Columbia are seeing the lowest unemployment rates since before the recession!
Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Monday morning's multi-vehicle collision on the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near Boardman that resulted in the death of an 80-year old male. The names of the involved persons will be released later today.