Motorists Should Expect Delays on Oregon Highway 86 Mid-Month
Motorists should expect nighttime delays of up to 20 minutes on Oregon Highway 86 (Baker-Copperfield Highway) around mid-September
The Oregon Department of Transportation said the...
Pendleton Releases Results of 2022 City Communications Survey
The city of Pendleton has released the results of the 2022 City Communications Survey.
The survey was designed to help gauge current conditions and guide...
Good Shepherd Hosting Active Shooter Preparedness Drill
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) will take part in a full-scale active shooter preparedness drill on campus on Thursday, Sept. 22.
The simulation drill,...
Local Remembrance Walk Honoring World Suicide Prevention Day
Citizens in the area can walk for a cause at the World Suicide Prevention Day Remembrance Walk in Hermiston on Saturday, Sept. 10.
The event...
$50,000 Grant to Help Pay to Fix Leak at Pendleton Family Aquatic Center
The city of Pendleton is moving forward with a project to fix a leak at the Pendleton Family Aquatic Center.
During the 2021 pool season,...
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...
