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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

Greater Purpose Heating & Cooling Opens Its Doors in Umatilla

A new heating and cooling company has opened in Umatilla. The Umatilla Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 20 for the opening of...

Good Shepherd Now Offering Occupational Health Services

Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced it has acquired the occupational medicine practice of James Fulper, MD, formerly located in the Broun Building...

City of Umatilla Pedestrian Bridge Now Open to Foot Traffic

The city of Umatilla has announced the soft opening of the new pedestrian bridge spanning the Umatilla River, connecting the South Hill region to...

HPD Warns of Scammers Claiming to Be Local Police Officers

Scammers are at it again and targeting Hermiston residents. The Hermiston Police Department posted a notice on its Facebook page about a recent scam call...

Hermiston Woman Wins the PRCA Lifetime Achievement Award

Rodeo has been central to the life of Hermiston's Edie Longfellow. And now she has the trophy to show for it. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys...

Fire District to Hire Firefighters, EMTs with Federal Grant Money

A federal grant of almost $7 million will allow Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 to hire new emergency medical technicians and firefighters in...

Industry Dance Co. Opens Its Doors in Downtown Hermiston

A new dance studio has opened in downtown Hermiston. Industry Dance Co., 182 E. Main St., hosted an open house Tuesday, Dec. 17, and will start its short season Jan....

Umatilla County Search and Rescue Unit Trains to Save Lives

Search and rescue volunteers and sheriff’s staff gathered Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office for their monthly search and rescue drills. The...

Hermiston Police Department Headquarters Getting Major Overhaul

The Hermiston Police Department’s station is getting a major remodel. Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said that means the station is a construction zone...

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...

Hermiston City Council Approves Three-Phase Electricity Rate Increase

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to raise electricity rates in three phases over an 18-month period beginning in March 2025. The council voted...

Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink Donates Record $51,000

The Pendleton Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP) campaign achieved a  milestone in 2024 by raising a record $51,000 for local cancer support...

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