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Hermiston Council OKs Annexation for Residential Development

The Hermiston City Council approved a request Monday night to annex approximately 40 acres of land to allow for the development of single-family homes...

Hermiston Drivers Reminded to Slow Down to 20 MPH in School Zones

Beginning Tuesday, drivers in Hermiston will have to do something they haven’t done in more than a year – slow down in school zones. Hermiston...

Two Hermiston Men Face Charges Following Assault at Soccer Game

Two Hermiston men face charges after allegedly assaulting two people at a soccer game at Sandstone Middle School. The incident happened Sunday, Aug. 28, during...

Umatilla County Remains Near Bottom of Pack for Vaccination Rates

While 80.3 percent of Oregonians 18 and over have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the story remains very different locally. Umatilla...
Umatilla County Fair

EOTEC Gets Rave Reviews Following Fair, Rodeo Week

The Umatilla County Fair and Farm-City Pro Rodeo wrapped up their inaugural week at the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center (EOTEC) and the...

Oregon DEQ Fines Lamb Weston $127,000 for Nitrogen Pollution

By Alex Baumhardt A Lamb Weston plant in Hermiston allowed hundreds of tons of excess nitrogen to be spread on two farms, potentially adding pollution...

Oregon State Police Grieving After Trooper Takes His Own Life

The Oregon State Police family is grieving the loss of Sgt. Marcus McDowell who was found dead in his patrol car on Tuesday after...

Photo Gallery: 2021 HHS Graduation Parade

For the second straight year, the Hermiston community cheered on Hermiston High School graduates with a celebratory parade. The Class of 2021 was led...

Fire Destroys Old Barn

No injuries were reported Sunday when a fire destroyed an old barn near Bensel and Sagebrush Roads. Crews from the Umatilla County Fire District #1...

Seven Oregon Highways to Get Charging Stations Every 50 miles

By Alex Baumhardt An electric vehicle charging station could soon exist every 50 miles on some of Oregon’s main highways. The Oregon Department of Transportation announced...

Jaime Ubay-Farfan Gets Life in Prison for 2020 Road Rage Killing

Jaime Ubay-Farfan was found guilty of second-degree murder in Umatilla County Circuit Court and was sentenced on March 23 to life in prison. On June...

Beef Northwest Feeders Expands Footprint With Carlton Farms

Beef Northwest Feeders (Beef NW), a family-owned cattle operation headquartered in North Powder, has purchased family-owned Carlton Farms in Yamhill County. “We are delighted to...

OSP Trooper’s Quick Decision Stops Wrong-Way Driver on I-84

A quick decision and selfless act by an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper stopped a wrong-way driver and quite possibly saved lives. On March 18,...

Good Shepherd's Burke Named 'CEO to Know'

Dennis Burke, president and CEO of Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS), has been named one of the CEOs to Know by Becker’s Hospital...
Hermiston DSA

Hermiston Honors Its Own

Jer Pratton, Mary Corp Take Top Honors at DSA Banquet The lights went down and the stars came out in Hermiston on Wednesday night for...

Latest Census Numbers Put Hermiston’s Population at 19,354

Hermiston continues to be the fastest growing city in Eastern Oregon, reaching a population of 19,354 in the 2020 census. According to numbers released this month...

2 Umatilla County Men Indicted on Multiple Poaching-Related Charges

A Pendleton man and Pilot Rock man have been indicted on multiple counts involving poaching of deer and elk following a more than year-long...
Volleyball

School District Hires Bunn to Be Hermiston High Volleyball Coach

Hermiston School District Athletics and Activities Director Larry Usher announced that Megan Bunn will be the next Hermiston High School volleyball coach. A meet and greet...

Motor Vehicle Accident in Hermiston Sends 1 Person to Hospital

One person was transported to the hospital Wednesday morning following a motor vehicle accident in Hermiston. At 10:32 a.m. Umatilla County Fire District #1 (UCFD#1)...
Melon-Smashers

An Evening With the Hermiston Melon Smashers

Roller Derby Team Also Smashes Stereotypes I had a distinctly uneasy feeling Wednesday evening as I pulled into the parking lot of a Hermiston establishment....

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