Hermiston Schools Give Public Peek Into The Modern Classroom
Anyone who hasn’t been inside a high school in a generation or more might be in for a bit of culture shock when visiting...
Open House to Provide Overview of West Umatilla County Housing Study
Three cities in West Umatilla County are hosting an open house to review preliminary reports for the West County Housing Study.
The open house is...
NW Energy Supplies Tight, Consumers Asked to Conserve Electricity
Unseasonably cold temperatures, low stream flows for hydropower production, transmission import constraints and high natural gas constraints are putting pressure on the regional electricity...
Boardman Council Meets Tuesday
The Boardman City Council will hold its regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 5.
The council will consider a pair of police-related grants as well as...
Chamber to Host Ribbon-Cutting Event for Maxwell Event Center
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Maxwell Event Center & Pavilion on Friday, March 8 at noon.
The event...
Celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week with Shirt Donation
The week of March 24–31 is National Farmworker Awareness Week, and Oregon Human Development Corporation is participating in the annual National Long-Sleeve Shirt Drive...
Walden Honored for Protection of BPA, Promotion of Hydropower
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) yesterday received the Public Service Award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for his efforts to protect...
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Takes Part in Youth Outdoor Skills Day
Members of the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office (UCSO) spent a day earlier this month attending the second annual Eastern Oregon Youth Outdoor Skills Day.
UCSO...
Cost of Gallon of Gasoline in Hermiston Among Lowest in State
Retail gas prices are rising in most states but not Oregon as refineries gear up for spring gasoline production and maintenance season. For the...
Walden, Smith Express Condolences Over Death of Dennis Richardson
U.S. Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) expressed his condolences this morning on the death of Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, 69, who lost...
Hermiston Police Arrest Suspect Wanted in Theft, Fraud Cases
Hermiston police arrested a man they had been searching for in connection to a theft case at a local business.
Officers from the Hermiston Police...
McNary Dam, Others to Close on March 2 for Annual Maintenance
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct routine annual inspections, preventative maintenance and repairs at all navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake...
City, Police Agree on New Contract
The Hermiston City Council approved a new three-year contract between the city and the Hermiston Police Association (HPA) at Monday’s council meeting.
The new contract,...
Spaghetti Dinner, Silent Auction Set to Raise Money for Irrigon Teenager
A spaghetti dinner and silent auction will take place on Saturday, March 2 at 5 p.m. at the Irrigon High School.
The event is to...
Hermiston City Council Approves Plan for Food Pod from April-October
The city of Hermiston got the approval Monday night to enter into an agreement regarding the management of the food pod on city-owned land.
The...
Job Fair Scheduled to Take Place at SAGE Center in Boardman
The 2019 Agriculture, Energy and Processing Job Fair is set for Wednesday, March 6 at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road in Boardman. There...
Winter Sticking Around
This just in: Winter has no plans to fade away any time soon.
With new snow falling and more on the way, the National Weather...
DHS Employee Dies in Highway Crash; Driver Charged with Manslaughter
A Weston man is in jail after a nearly head-on collision on Highway 11 that took the life of a Milton-Freewater woman.
According to the...
Woman Strangled Before Being Ran Over; Police Arrest Hermiston Man
A Hermiston man is in jail after allegedly strangling a woman and then running her over with a vehicle.
The victim was initially taken to...
States set 2019 Columbia River Spring Chinook Seasons
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted revised spring Chinook salmon and steelhead seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing on...
