SAGE Center Plans Fun for the Whole Family During SAGE Saturday

The next SAGE Saturday event is set for Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road in...
Police Response

Pendleton Man jailed on Multiple Fish & Wildlife Charges in Umatilla County

After a lengthy investigation involving troopers of the Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division, a Pendleton area man was arrested on Jan....

Oregon Unemployment Rate Essentially Unchanged in November

Oregon’s November 2017 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.2 percent remained near the U.S. rate of 4.1 percent, essentially unchanged from October’s 4.3 percent. The...
Fiddler

Sun Terrace to Host Old-Time Fiddlers’ Jam on Sunday

Sun Terrace will host an old-time fiddlers’ jam on Sunday, Jan. 14 beginning at 2:30 p.m. The event is free to attend. For more information,...

Dalles Dam to Host Eagle Watch

The eagles have landed! The Dalles Dam Visitor Center is a popular site for visitors to see bald eagles as they congregate along the...
Salmon

Anglers: Turn in 2017 Combined Angling Tags, Hatchery Harvest Cards

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) reminds anglers to turn in their 2017 Combined Angling Tags and/or Hatchery Salmon/Steelhead Harvest Cards (aka...

Hermiston Council Approves 15-Year Tax Break for Lamb Weston

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to give Lamb Weston a 15-year property tax break, following the company’s recent announcement that it would...
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Boardman’s SAGE Center to Show ‘Back to the Future’ This Weekend

The SAGE Center in Boardman will host a movie event this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-13. “Back to the Future” will be showing at 7:15...
Baseball

Boardman Little League Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 11

There will be a meeting for the 2018 Boardman Little League season on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. at the SAGE Center. This open...

2018 Kicks Off With Most Expensive Gasoline Prices Since 2014

Drivers are paying the highest prices for gasoline at the start of a new year since 2014 when pump prices were more than $3...

Hermiston High Senior Gets Accepted to Ivy League’s Brown University

Hermiston High School was recently notified that Heidy Mejia-Puerta, a high school senior, was accepted to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island as an early...
BMCC

Feves Gallery Features Award-Winning Water-Color Paintings

The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery will host an exhibit of 20 award-winning paintings selected from the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s (WSO) bi-annual juried exhibition...

Hermiston School District Celebrates School Board Recognition Month

The Hermiston School District will join the other 196 school districts throughout Oregon to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month, Interim Superintendent Tricia Mooney. “Our school board...
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BMCC Nursing, Dental Assisting Students Earn 100% Pass Rate

Every student in Blue Mountain Community College’s Class of 2017 Nursing and Dental Assisting programs passed their respective national board examinations on the first try,...

Boardman Chamber to Honor Distinguished Citizens on Feb. 2

The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is working to put the finishing touches on the 28th Annual Awards Banquet, set for Friday, Feb. 2 at...

Hermiston Police Searching for Suspect in Convenient Store Robbery

The 11th Street Market in Hermiston was robbed at gunpoint late Thursday night and the Hermiston Police Department is seeking information leading to the...
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Umatilla County Fire District to Hold Badge Ceremony on Jan. 11

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 will hold a badge ceremony for several of its personnel on Jan. 11. The district will be honoring Division...

Deadline Looms for Boardman Chamber Business Training Event

The deadline to register for the Boardman Chamber of Commerce Business Training and Development Seminar taking place on Jan. 25 is this coming Monday,...

HHS Athletic Director Usher Named Administrator of the Year

Hermiston School District Athletic Director Larry Usher has been named the 2017-18 Administrator of the Year. According to the district, Usher has been a catalyst for...

ODA Director Sees Opportunities for Agriculture Industry in 2018

Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor has nearly completed her first year on the job with a feeling of excitement and opportunity for 2018. Given her...