Photo Gallery: 2024 Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
A festive crowd filled Festival Street in Hermiston Thursday night for the annual Lighted Holiday Parade.
Just prior to the parade, the Sandstone Jazz Band...
Photo Gallery: 2024 Cutest Baby Contest
The 31st Cutest Baby Contest was held Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Umatilla County Fair. Presented by KOHU & The Q, the contest featured...
Photo Gallery: Wednesday at the Umatilla County Fair
The 2024 Umatilla County Fair got under way on Wednesday. The fair continues today through Saturday at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center,...
Good Shepherd Health Care System Welcomes First Baby of the New Year
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) welcomed the first baby of the new year born on Jan. 1 at 8:15 p.m.
The baby, weighing 6...
Good Shepherd Acquires Northeast Oregon Now Online News Source
After more than a decade of providing free local news to our region, Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) and Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC)...
Man with warrant for attempted murder in South Dakota arrested in Umatilla
UMATILLA, Ore.-A man wanted on several out-of-state warrants, including one for murder was arrested in Umatilla on March 13.
A Umatilla Police Sergeant on patrol...
Hermiston Begins Plan to Assess, Plant and Maintain Local Trees
The Hermiston Parks & Recreation Department is partnering with ArborPro to conduct a public tree inventory and develop a comprehensive Urban Forestry Plan.
The...
Hermiston to Form Task Force for Possible Indoor Aquatic Center
The city of Hermiston will put together a task force in the coming weeks to look into the feasibility of an indoor aquatic and...
Hermiston’s Harrison Park Closed Due to Vandalism of Basketball Court
Harrison Park in Hermiston is closed due to vandalism.
Vandals shattered the glass backboard on the basketball court and pieces of the glass were intentionally...
UEC Offers Tips to Keep Heating Costs Down This Winter
With winter weather upon us, Umatilla Electric Cooperative is offering some tips to minimize your heating bill.
The greater the difference between the temperature outside...
Big Rewards in place for Information on 2024 Oregon Wolf Poaching
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials announced a $10,000 cash reward for information regarding a wolf poaching incident on private property in Morrow...
Stanfield Senior Parents Raffling Shotgun to Raise Funds
Like every year, parents of seniors at Stanfield Secondary School are raising funds for Project Graduation. But unlike other times, one of this year’s...
New CTUIR Youth Leadership Councils Take Oaths of Office
The newest members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Senior and Junior Youth Leadership Councils took their oaths of office...
Truck Driver, Passenger Die in Interstate 84 Accident
Two people died Friday, Sept. 13 in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 84.
The Oregon State Police responded to the accident just before 5 p.m....
Man Who Robbed Hermiston Bank Gets 23-Plus Years in Prison
The man who robbed a Hermiston bank in 2021 and threatened a couple as he fled now is heading to federal prison.
The U.S. Attorney's...
Hermiston Honors Carlisle Harrison for Transformative Contributions
The city of Hermiston celebrated a community icon Monday as Carlisle Harrison was recognized during the Hermiston City Council meeting for receiving the Lasting Impact Award...
Some of Hermiston area’s finest honored with Distinguished Service Awards
HERMISTON, Ore.-Seven community members were honored at the 55th Annual Distinguished Service Awards on March 19 at the Hermiston Community Center.
Hosted by the Good...
Driver Hits Gas Instead of Brakes, Crashes into Pendleton Bank
A driver who hit the gas pedal instead of the brake Tuesday, Sept. 17, crashed into Banner Bank in downtown Pendleton.
Pendleton Police Chief Chuck...
2 Pendleton Men Killed After Being Struck by Commercial Truck
Two pedestrians were killed when a commercial truck struck them on Interstate 84 in Umatilla County.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, at 10:09 a.m., Oregon...
