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48/38 Protest against protesters VIKINGS SHOCK TIGERS NORTHWEST/2A SPORTS/1B :('1(6'$<-$18$5< WK<HDU1R PENDLETON &LW\ZLOO SDUWQHURQ +LOO0HDW XSJUDGHV ,PSURYHPHQWV SODQQHGIRUZDWHU URDGVQHDUDLUSRUW 2QHGROODU WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD County backs $1.5M EOTEC loan More inside Commissioners join call to end Malheur refuge occupation, endorse fi re district merger in Hermiston. 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