PENDLETON, Ore. – In some parts of the country, a man can be judged by the cut of his suit or his designer tie. Here, in a town known for its rodeo culture, men size each other up by the quality of ...

In 1860, an ailing East Coast hat maker named John Batterson Stetson headed west to mine for gold. He didn’t strike it rich, but he ended up with something much more valuable: the design for the first ...

Abe and Myrna Cortez run downtown mainstay, located on Broadway Street near Peacock Alley, and the pair spoke with Stetson for a question and answer post on its website. The store has been in business ...