City Seeks Applicants for Vacant Committee Seats
The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on two city committees.
There are currently three openings on the Library Board for a...
Hospital Offers Healthy Friday Event
Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Fridays event on Friday, Oct. 20.
From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., participants, at no charge, can...
Fresh, Not Fast: Stanfield’s Broken Barrel Now Under New Ownership
Though Gena and Brandon Clayton, who have 30 years of experience as restaurant managers between them, did not set out to own a business,...
Boardman Chamber to Move Offices
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will be closed on Thursday and Friday, March 28-29 while its offices are relocated to the new SAGE Center.
The...
Revitalization Plans Aim to Draw People Downtown
A general list of projects and programs designed to revitalize downtown Hermiston was approved on Thursday, but the concepts for those plans have been...
Hermiston Parks Department Offering Portland Road, Blazer Game
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is inviting teens ages 13-17 to come along on a road trip to Portland on Saturday, March 9.
The...
M.C. Cultural Coalition Announces Grant Recipients
The Morrow County Cultural Coalition - with support from the Oregon’s Cultural Trust Foundation – announces the following grant recipients for 2015 projects in...
Good Shepherd Health Care System Welcomes Podiatrist Kyle Duncan
Good Shepherd Health Care System has welcomed board certified podiatrist Kyle Duncan, DPM.
Duncan joins orthopedic surgeons Jeremy Anderson, DO, and James Whittum, MD, in...
City to Offer Christmas Tree Recycling
Once again, the city of Hermiston will provide a place to drop off your Christmas tree once all the presents have been opened.
Residents can...
Morrow County to Start School Later to Prepare for Virtual Teaching
The Morrow County School District Board of Directors met Tuesday and opted to push back the first day of school until Tuesday, Sept. 8,...
City of Pendleton Receives Full Funding for Bus Barn Facility
The city of Pendleton has received more than $2.5 million in grants, meeting the funding goals for the $3 million Bus Barn Facility project.
In...
Umatilla Man Faces Murder Charge
Prosecutors in Benton County have charged a Umatilla man with killing a Pasco co-worker whose body was one of three found near a cornfield...
Tour of SAGE Center Re-Scheduled for June 14
A tour of the SAGE Center in Boardman offered by the Tour of Knowledge has been re-scheduled from Friday, April 19 to Friday, June...
Chamber Luncheon Set for Oct. 24
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business to Business Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The event gets under way at 11:45 a.m....
Blue Mountain VP Receives Honor
The Oregon chapter of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges has honored Diane Drebin, vice president of Student Affairs at Blue Mountain...
School District Removes Zombie Materials
The Hermiston School District administration announced on Wednesday that it has removed, and is replacing, “zombie apocalypse” materials recently used for an Armand Larive...
3 OSP Troopers Placed on Administrative Leave
Three Oregon State Police troopers have been placed on administrative leave after a striking a vehicle driven by a man eluding the OSP and...
Jan. 8: Umatilla County Health Reports 60th COVID-Related Death
For the second straight day, Umatilla County Health has reported another county resident - the 60th - has died from coronavirus.
Umatilla County’s 60th death...
Police Blotter: Clown Town & Angry Abel
It started as a trickle, but now the clowns are coming in waves. Here's a look at this week's Hermiston police logs:
RP = Reporting...
Corps Awards Contract for McNary Lock Repair
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $505,000 contract to a registered small business from Wilsonville to complete several repairs to the downstream...
