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The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, subsidiary 687HA in Yakima, WA scheduled 1,134 pending appointments in February compared to 1,035 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Census Bureau: 2.9% of people in Union identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,841 citizens living in Union in 2020, 97.1 percent said they were only one race, while 2.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: 82.6 percent of people in Union were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 1,841 citizens living in Union in 2020, 1,520 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VAMC facility in La Grande scheduled 81 medical appointments in July 2020

The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, subsidiary 687GC in La Grande, Oregon, scheduled 81 pending appointments during the period ending August 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Roseburg VAMC health facility in North Bend in September

The Roseburg VA Medical Center, subsidiary 653GA in North Bend, Oregon scheduled 1,288 pending appointments in September compared to 1,299 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

17.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mount Vernon

17.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mount Vernon in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau: More women than men in Weston in 2019

Of the 823 people living in Weston in 2019, 52.9 percent (435) were women and 47.1 percent (388) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Oregon News.

Census Bureau reports Weston population was 586 in 2020

Weston had a population of 586 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Oregon News.

Census Bureau: 7.1% of people in Umatilla County identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 77,319 citizens living in Umatilla County in 2020, 92.9 percent said they were only one race, while 7.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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East Oregon News area weekly mass times

The following parishes in the East Oregon News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Roseburg VAMC health facility in Eugene (653BY) in September

The Roseburg VA Medical Center, subsidiary 653BY in Eugene, Oregon scheduled 13,637 pending appointments in September compared to 13,842 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Census Bureau: 74.7 percent of people in Umatilla County were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 77,319 citizens living in Umatilla County in 2020, 57,771 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

16.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Umatilla

16.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Umatilla in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau: 6.5% of people in Umatilla identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 7,215 citizens living in Umatilla in 2020, 93.5 percent said they were only one race, while 6.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau reports Wallowa Lake population was 52 in 2020

Wallowa Lake had a population of 52 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Oregon News.

Census Bureau: 78 percent of people in Umatilla were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 7,215 citizens living in Umatilla in 2020, 5,626 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

VA reports increase in number of appointments at Roseburg VAMC health facility in September

The Roseburg VA Medical Center, subsidiary 653 in Roseburg, Oregon scheduled 9,577 pending appointments in September compared to 9,480 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

30.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Baker