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Harkie Service

Hermiston Community Remembers Harkie with Love and Laughter

Frank Harkenrider would have enjoyed Saturday’s memorial service in his honor. The former Hermiston mayor, who passed away in July at the age of...
Murder Charges Dropped

From Murder Suspect to Free Man in 2 Weeks

District Attorney: No Additional Charges to be Filed at This Time In the span of two short weeks, Timothy Allen Kelly went from being a...
Hermiston School District

Hermiston School District Responds to Trump’s DACA Decision

The Hermiston School District issued a statement in reaction to President Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood...
Bennett Botanical Gardens

Hermiston's Secret Gardens

Bennett Botanical Gardens Hosts Weddings, Dinners, Tours and More Doug and Kris Bennett own and run one of Hermiston’s better-kept secrets: Bennett Botanical Gardens. Since the...

Hermiston School Committee Seeks Direction for Future Bond Measure

Hermiston residents voted against a $104 million school bond measure a little over a year ago. Now, a committee is trying to figure out...

Multi-Sport Complex at EOTEC Expected to Be Ready by Spring 2023

Plans are moving forward on a multi-sport complex at Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center (EOTEC). The group behind the effort held a ground-breaking ceremony...

White-Tailed Deer, Bull Elk poached; Oregon Hunters Take It Personally

Poachers shot a white-tailed buck deer in Northeast Oregon and a bull elk in Southwest Oregon in a one-week timespan. Rewards stand at $500...
Police Response

Motorist Dies in I-84 Crash

A motorist was killed on Interstate 84 in a single-vehicle crash in Umatilla County. According to the Oregon State Police, the accident occurred around 9:25...

HHS Says Goodbye to the Largest Graduating Class in School History

A huge crowd watched as the largest graduating class in the history of Hermiston High School walked across the stage at the Toyota Center...

Parents to Be Cited Following ‘Brutal’ Assault by Five Juveniles

Five parents will be cited on a charge of failing to supervise a minor following what the Hermiston Police chief is calling a “brutal”...

Boardman Man Dies in Rollover Accident on Interstate 84

A Boardman man died Sunday in a single-vehicle rollover on Interstate 84. The Oregon State Police responded to a report of an accident on I-84...
Umatilla Annexes Land

Amazon Set to Expand Operations in Umatilla

City Annexes Property for New Data Center Amazon subsidiary Vadata, Inc., now owns an additional 30 acres of property in the city of Umatilla. Tuesday night,...

19-Year-Old Faces Murder Charge in Connection with 18-Year-Old’s Death

A 19-year-old man from Walla Walla faces a murder charge for allegedly killing an 18-year-old early Saturday morning in Milton-Freewater. Manuel Adam Peralez Jr. was...

Quiet Breakfast with Wife Interrupted by Bizarre Assault from Stranger

Scott Smith was expecting a nice, quiet breakfast with his wife on Saturday morning at The Pheasant on Main Street. It turned out to...

Hermiston Police Share Details of Alleged Grocery Store Thieves

Next time you are in a grocery store, keep a close eye on your purse or wallet. That’s a tip coming from the Hermiston Police...
Police Car

Motorist Dies in I-84 Collision

A Washington motorist was killed Monday evening in a collision on Interstate 84. Just after 7:30 p.m., Oregon State Police troopers and emergency personnel responded...

Columbia River Commerce to Be Halted for 5 Weeks for Annual Outage

Commerce moving up and down the Columbia River, which is a $23 billion industry, will be at a standstill for up to five weeks...

Umatilla County, Hermiston, Umatilla Team Up to Tackle Homelessness

The issue of homelessness was the topic of a joint work session Monday night between the Hermiston City Council, Umatilla City Council, and the...
Nick Levy's Rambouillet

Rambouillets: Built to last

Imposing-Looking Sheep Catch Fairgoers' Attention Take a stroll through the sheep barn on the Umatilla County Fairgrounds and you’ll see dozens of them eating, sleeping...

Crews Work to Remove 170-Plus Vehicles From Interstate 84

More than a dozen agencies and towing companies worked together throughout Monday and early Tuesday to clear Interstate 84 following a series of crashes...

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