School District Gives Parents More Time to Register for Kindergarten
The Hermiston School District will offer parents and guardians another opportunity to register students in kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year.
Staff will be available...
Grand Opening Ceremony Takes Place Friday for Encore Wellness 4 Life
The Hermiston and Umatilla Chambers of Commerce will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Encore Wellness 4 Life on Friday, Dec. 14...
Walden Seeks to Fight Opioid Abuse in Oregon
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) led a hearing today on how to address the opioid addiction crisis that is plaguing...
McNary Dam Employees Part of Disaster Relief Efforts in Georgia
Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District employees deployed during October and November to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster-response...
Demolition Disposal Set for Boardman Rescheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday
The Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 11 Detachment Northwest has rescheduled a demolition disposal at Naval Weapons System Training Facility (NWSTF) in...
GSHCS Touts Patient Safety Improvements
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced on Friday patient safety improvements as a result of participation in the Partnership for Patients (PfP) initiative,...
Hermiston Ambulance Could Serve Umatilla
The Umatilla Rural Fire District could hand over its ambulance service to Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services on July 1. The contract would provide...
Rep. Smith Announces Committee Assignments for Upcoming Session
Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith (GOP-Heppner) announced his committee assignments for the upcoming legislative session.
Smith has been appointed by Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek to...
Sept. 11: Umatilla County Health Reports 24 New Cases of Coronavirus
Umatilla County Health today reported 24 new coronavirus cases.
Those cases bring the county's overall total to 2,672.
There are 153 presumed cases of coronavirus in...
Counties to Get Economic Development Help
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced today that 13 counties in Oregon’s Second Congressional District will receive job creation assistance in an effort...
Wildhorse Resort Becomes New Destination on the ‘Road to the LPGA’
Wildhorse Resort & Casino announced on Tuesday that it will host an Epson Tour event at Wildhorse Golf Course, Sept. 2-4, 2022.
Known as the...
Good Shepherd to Hold COVID-19 Mass Vaccine Event on Dec. 21
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) is offering free COVID vaccines, including initial series (1st & 2nd) and booster (3rd) doses on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
The...
Corps Announces Columbia, Snake Lock Closures
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct an extended navigation lock outage beginning Dec. 12, 2016, Corps officials from Walla Walla and...
Schools Closed for Remainder of Year
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all public schools to remain closed for the rest of the academic year as the coronavirus pandemic continues...
Public Can Meet Sunset Principal Candidates
Hermiston School District is offering a “meet and greet” event with the final candidates for the Sunset Elementary principal’s position.
The successful applicant will...
Sept. 17: Umatilla County Health Reports 9 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported nine new coronavirus cases - up four from Wednesday.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 2,723.
There are...
Area Guardsman Helps Fight Oregon Wildfires
Members of the Oregon National Guard are assisting efforts to contain the wildfires burning in much of Central Oregon.
Among those on the scene near...
Hermiston High to Induct 27 Students Into National Honor Society Thursday
Hermiston High School will induct twenty-seven new members into the National Honor Society on Thursday, May 31, in the high school’s auditorium, at 7...
Hermiston Linebacker Club to Meet Thursday
The Hermiston Linebacker Club will meet from 12 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 for a luncheon at the Desert Lanes Bowling...
Watermelon Festival Organizers Seeking Volunteers, Ideas
The Irrigon Watermelon Festival is set for Saturday, July 29, and organizers are looking for community participation, volunteers and fresh ideas.
The next festival meeting...
