Wyden Plans Seminar on Federal Investment, Funding Opportunities
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today announced he is convening an all-day, online seminar on Tuesday, March 21 for representatives of Oregon cities, counties and...
Lawmakers Seek to Boost Semiconductor Businesses in Oregon
By Julia Shumway
Eight months after Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act, a $280 billion boost to the U.S. semiconductor industry, a panel of...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Richard Donald Mortimore, died the morning of March 18.
Mortimore was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
Good Shepherd to Host Free Cancer Seminar On March 22
Good Shepherd Health Care System will host the free cancer seminar, What You Need to Know About Cancer, on Wednesday, March 22.
The seminar will...
Walmart Stores Across Oregon to Go Bagless Begining in April
Walmart customers soon will need to bring their own bags or clutch items in their hands and arms to carry out their haul.
In about...
Subject Mortally Wounds at Least Four Elk After Shooting into Herd
A subject shooting into a herd of elk near Nehalem killed one and mortally wounded at least three others in January, while illegally shooting...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
March 14: Armando Medina Verdin, 23, was arrested near N.E. 4th Street and E....
Man in Jail After Allegedly Firing Weapon in Milton-Freewater
A Milton-Freewater man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly firing a weapon and pointing it at vehicles.
Umatilla County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to...
EOCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Keith Edward Wild, passed away March 15.
Wild was incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI)...
Registration for 14th Annual Echo Red 2 Red Mt. Bike Race Now Open
The 14th annual Echo Red 2 Red cross-country mountain bike race is set for Saturday, March 25.
The race starts at 11 a.m. in downtown...
With Funds Shrinking, DEQ Pausing Electric Vehicle Purchase Rebates
By Alex Baumhardt
A cash rebate program rewarding purchasers of electric vehicles is running out of money and will temporarily be suspended after April 30,...
Oregon House Passes $200 Million for Housing and Homelessness
By Julia Shumway
Oregon is on track to spend $200 million to help homeless residents move into houses, give people who have fallen behind on...
Blood Drive Set for March 20
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, March 20 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston.
The blood drive will take...
NBT Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the fall 2023 semester.
NBT, the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers...
Oregon Salmon Fisheries Affected by California’s Low Forecasted Returns
With severely low forecasted returns of California chinook salmon (Sacramento and Klamath River), both California and Oregon ocean chinook commercial and recreational fisheries are...
States to Receive $2.5B for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
By Jacob Fischler
The federal government will send $2.5 billion over the next five years to states, local governments and tribes to build electric vehicle...
Hermiston Council Awards Contract for E. Penney Avenue Extension
The Hermiston City Council awarded a $5.35 million contract for the E. Penney Avenue extension at its Monday night meeting.
James Dean Construction was the...
Heppner Ranger District Offers Summer Job Opportunities for Youth
The Heppner Ranger District is recruiting four students between the ages of 15 and 18 for summer employment in the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).
Work...
Blue Mountain C.C. Receives Accreditation Reaffirmation
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has received their official accreditation re-affirmation letter from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).
Since 1968, BMCC has...
Hermiston Considering Third URD to Fund New Connecting Street
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to consider creating a third urban renewal district this year to pay for a new road connecting...
