Lawsuit Over Shearer’s Foods Fire in Hermiston Seeks $90 Million
Insurers of the Shearer’s Foods plant that burned down in 2022 in Hermiston are seeking more than $90 million in a lawsuit.
Attorneys filed the...
Good Shepherd’s Lunch & Learn Event Takes Place on Thursday
Good Shepherd Health Care System’s next free Lunch & Learn event is set for this Thursday, Feb. 22 from 12 to 12:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd’s...
ODFW Announces 2025 Annual Wildlife Art Competition
Artists from across the stsate are invited to compete in one or all three of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's 2025 stamp...
Area Students to Testify Virtually on State’s Official Ice Cream Flavor
Stanfield elementary school students will testify virtually before a state government subcommittee on a tasty topic - the state's official ice cream flavor.
Last November,...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet on Feb. 27
The Columbia Development Authority Board will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Port of Morrow's Commission...
American Legion Member’s Ingenuity Makes Putting Up Flags A Breeze
Just before 8 a.m. this morning, a small crowd gathered on Main Street in Hermiston to prepare to put up American flags along Main...
Rep. Smith Hears Desire for Measure 110 Changes at Listening Session
As the statewide debate over Measure 110 continues, Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, asked members of the public from his district to offer their thoughts...
Amazon Wants Renewable Energy at Counties’ Data Centers
Some corporations daintily sip power out of tiny porcelain tea cups while others gulp energy from a 2-quart coffee carafe, no serving vessel needed.
Amazon...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Feb. 11: Jillian Marguerite Moore, 38, was arrested on a warrant on the 700...
Community Counseling Solutions to Open New Facility in Hermiston
Community Counseling Solutions will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing in Hermiston.
CCS Executive Director Kimberly Lindsay invites...
Fish for Free Anywhere in Oregon During President’s Day Weekend
Make fishing part of your President’s Day weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on...
Judge Finds Beehler Guilty of Murder in 2022 Slaying in Boardman
The murder trial of Caleb Marion Beehler in Morrow County has come to an end with a verdict of guilty.
Circuit Judge Jon Lieuallen early...
Hermiston Residents Encouraged to Enter Downtown Banner Contest
The city of Hermiston and Hermiston Downtown District are seeking local artists to help showcase what makes life sweet in Hermiston with the 2024...
Umatilla School District Students Advance to Robotics Competition
The almost accidental point of progressive competitions for school students has to be the progress part.
Three teams of middle school students at Umatilla School...
Red Cross Holding Blood Drive at Good Shepherd on Feb. 19
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, Feb. 19 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston.
The blood drive will take...
CTUIR Awarded $172K USDA Grant for Food Waste Reduction
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a $172,000 grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources...
Umatilla County Trash Disposal Rates Increase, Recycling on Horizon
The cost of getting rid of what you don’t want is going up following a meeting of the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners.
Also for...
Council Gives Hermiston Residents an Extra 10 Days to Pay City Bills
Hermiston residents will have extra 10 days to pay their sewer, water and garbage bills after the Hermiston City Council passed an ordinance on...
Listening Session on Effects of Measure 110 Set for Saturday
Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) will host a 90-minute listening session on Measure 110 on Saturday, Feb. 17.
The event gets started at 10 a.m. at the Port...
Contract Awarded for New Redesign of 2nd Street-Hwy. 395 Intersection
The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency on Monday awarded a contract to reconstruct the S.E. Second Street-S. Highway 395 intersection.
Odyssey Contracting was awarded the contract...
