Annual Funshine Open Golf Tourney Set for Sept. 17 in Boardman
The fifth annual Funshine Open Golf Tournament fundraiser, hosted by the Community Women's Club of Irrigon and Boardman, is set for Saturday, Sept. 17...
Boardman Council to Meet Sept. 14 to Discuss Hiring New City Manager
The Boardman City Council will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 to discuss the procedure to hire a city manager.
The meeting will begin at...
Umatilla Parks & Rec Introducing Weekly 9-Hole Scramble
The Umatilla Parks and Recreation Department is introducing a weekly nine-hole two-person golf scramble at Big River Golf Course in Umatilla.
Games will be on...
New Covid Booster Shots Target Original Strain, 2 New Varients
By Alex Baumhardt
Tens of thousands of Covid-19 booster doses are arriving in Oregon this week as state health officials, pharmacies and providers plan vaccine...
Circus Funtastic Coming to National Guard Armory on Sept. 18
Circus Funtastic will be in Hermiston on Sunday, Sept. 18 with two performances at the National Guard Armory, 900 S.E. Columbia Drive.
Show times are...
Echo Market to Open for Business on S. Dupont Street on Sept. 17
The Echo Market will return to S. Dupont Street on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The nonprofit community market, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m., offers...
Pendleton Drone Range Recipient of Business Oregon Grant
Pendleton Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) has received one of seven planning grants for Centers of Innovative Excellence from Business Oregon.
The Pendleton UAS Range (PUR)...
State Recommends Big Changes to Graduation Requirements
By Alex Baumhardt
The Oregon Department of Education recommends the state make big changes to high school graduation requirements, including ending a decades-old requirement to...
Hermiston Lineback Club to Meet at Desert Lanes on Thursday
The Hermiston Linebacker Club will meet from 12 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the Desert Lanes Bowling Alley, 1545 N. 1st...
Good Shepherd to Host Family Health & Fitness Day on Sept. 24
Good Shepherd Health Care System will host a Family Health & Fitness Day on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Hermiston High School.
The event goes from...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Sept. 5: Cesar Enrigue Ochoa, 26, was arrested on the 300 block of W....
Umatilla Parks Department to Host Kayaking Event on Sept. 10
The Umatilla Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a kayaking event on the Columbia River for those 18 years and older on Saturday, Sept....
Blue Mountain Named Among Top 20 Community Colleges in USA
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) was tabbed as the 19th best community college in the country according to a recently released analysis conducted by WalletHub.com.
The...
Amanda Spoo Joins Pac/West Lobby Group Communications Team
Pac/West Lobby Group is expanding its communications department with the hire of Amanda Spoo, an Eastern Oregon native with more than a decade of professional...
Fund Hopes to Help Thousands of Struggling Undocumented Immigrants
By Lynne Terry
A nonprofit founded at the beginning of the pandemic to help undocumented immigrants is poised to distribute safety net grants to thousands...
Bridge Over I-84 in La Grande Set to Close Today, Tomorrow
North Second Street in La Grande will again be closed near the fairgrounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 6-7.
The Oregon Department of Transportation said...
Good Shepherd To Host free ‘Wellness Wednesday’ on Sept. 7
Good Shepherd Health Care System hosts a free information table on the first Wednesday of every month at the medical center, 610 N.W. 11th...
Two Hermiston Men Face Charges Following Assault at Soccer Game
Two Hermiston men face charges after allegedly assaulting two people at a soccer game at Sandstone Middle School.
The incident happened Sunday, Aug. 28, during...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Billy Bentley, died the evening of Aug. 31. Bentley was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
Expect Lane Closures on I-84 between Ladd Canyon & North Powder
Work has begun on Interstate 84 between Ladd Canyon and North Powder, between mileposts 272 and 285.
The Oregon Department of Transportation said the paving...
