Webinar to Focus on Hardship Plan for EIDL Loan Borrowers
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$3 Million Returning to UEC Members Via Capital Credits Program
Umatilla Electric Cooperative members who purchased power in 2021 and 2022 will receive a refund in late March as part of UEC’s Capital Credits...
Auditions for Anne of Green Gables Take Place on March 18-19
College Community Theatre has announced the opening of auditions for Anne of Green Gables, set to appear on stage May 2-12.
Auditions are scheduled for...
City of Hermiston Hires Ignacio Palacios as New Finance Director
The city of Hermiston has hired Ignacio Palacios as its new finance director.
Palacios is a lifelong Oregon resident who grew up on a small...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Jack J. Magel, died the morning of March 4.
Magel was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
CTUIR’s Sams Named to Oregon’s Task Force on Tribal Consultation
Gov. Tina Kotek has appointed Corinne Sams, a Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees Member at Large, to the...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet on March 26
The Columbia Development Authority Board will meet on Tuesday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Port of Morrow's Commission...
CTUIR Looks to Expand High-Speed Internet Via $250,000 USDA Grant
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is looking to contract out services that will eventually expand the reservation’s broadband internet coverage...
At 80, Pilot Rock Man Ready to Celebrate New Lease on Life
Rod Anderson turns 80 on Saturday and he’s inviting several dozen friends and family to help celebrate.
The purpose of the celebration isn’t his 80th...
Hermiston’s New Psychiatric Care Facility ‘a Step in the Right Direction’
Mental health advocates, elected officials and community members turned out en masse on Thursday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rivers Edge Acute Center for...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
March 8: Laura Nohelly Avila, 29, was cited and released on the 1300 block...
CTUIR Receives Award for Port of Kennewick Collaboration
Officials with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) joined other dignitaries March 12 at the Port of Kennewick to receive the Governor’s...
Hermiston School District Announces New Communications Officer
The Hermiston School District has a familiar face as its new chief communications officer.
The district on its website announced the hire of Maryanna Hardin...
Boardman Seeks Applicants to Fill Vacancy on Planning Commission
The city of Boardman is seeking applicants to filling a vacancy on the Planning Commission.
Applicants must live within the Boardman city limits or in...
Hermiston Lions Club Offering $2,000 Scholarships to Area Students
The Hermiston Lions Club is offering four $2,000 scholarships to students in the communities of Boardman, Echo, Hermiston, Ione, Irrigon, Stanfield and Umatilla.
Eligible applicants...
Good Shepherd Announces Addition of Hospital-Based Dialysis Care
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced on Tuesday that it has equipped its Critical Care Unit and Emergency Department to provide dialysis treatment,...
Hermiston Civic Leadership Academy Taking Applications for 6-Week Class
The city of Hermiston is now accepting applications to join the 2024 Hermiston Civic Leadership Academy, a chance for residents to grow their leadership...
Applications for Hermiston Business Incubator Space Due by March 31
Local entrepreneurs interested in starting a business can get help — including six months free rent — through the Downtown Business Incubator.
The Hermiston Downtown...
Kotek to Sign Expansive Drug Bill While Reviewing Other Proposals
By Ben Botkin, Julie Shumway and Lynn Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Gov. Tina Kotek said she plans to sign the centerpiece bill that lawmakers passed in...
Second Street Gateway Improvement Project Begins This Week
Contractors will begin work this week on the Second Street Gateway Project at the intersection of S.E. Second Street and Highway 395 in Hermiston.
The project will realign...