Hermiston City Council Unanimously Adopts 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget
The Hermiston City Council voted unanimously to adopt the city’s 2022-23 fiscal budget Monday night’s meeting.
The 2022-23 budget is $65,273,616 – about $3.2 million...
Project PATH Seeking Contractor to Provide Homeless Services
The city of Umatilla has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of communities on the west end of Umatilla County to develop...
IMESD To Hold Meeting to Discuss Upcoming Fiscal Year Budget
A public meeting of the InterMountain Education Service District will be held on June 15 to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning...
Elkhorn Wildlife Area to Conduct Elk Habitat Enhancement this Summer
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will begin forest management activities on the North Powder tract of Elkhorn Wildlife Area this summer to...
Police Arrest Umatilla Man in Connection with Graffiti Tagging
A Umatilla man was arrested Thursday in connection with a graffiti case that the Hermiston Police Department has labeled “a pain for quite a...
John Day Dam Storing Water to Minimize Lower Columbia Flooding
Federal water managers are changing release and storage schedules at several Pacific Northwest dams because of a late season and strong atmospheric river that...
Good Shepherd Offering Healthy Cooking for Seniors on a Budget
Good Shepherd Health Care System will offer the free Healthy Cooking for Seniors on a Budget class on Wednesday, June 15 from 2 to...
Hermiston Aquatic Center Pushes Back Opening Day to June 18
Opening day at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center has been pushed back a day to June 18 due to mechanical issues.
Individual passes cost $70...
Morrow County Declares Emergency Over Groundwater Nitrate Pollution
By Alex Baumhardt
In an unprecedented action, the Morrow County Commission Thursday declared a local state of emergency over groundwater nitrate pollution that has compromised...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
June 8: Jose Garcia, 21, was arrested near E. Beebe Avenue and N. First...
Hermiston High Seniors Say Goodbye After Four Challenging Years
The Hermiston High School Class of 2022 has been through a lot in the past four years - a nearly two-year pandemic, face masks...
NWRP Issue Statement on Draft Report on Dam Breaching
Northwest RiverPartners has issued a statement on a released draft report on breaching the the four hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River. The draft...
Rising Oil Cost, High Demand for Gas Keep Pump Prices Surging
With the cost of a barrel of oil surging to near $120 per barrel, nearly double the price from last August, and robust demand...
Oregon’s Ag Sector Could Receive Millions of Dollars in Federal Funding
By Lynne Terry
Oregon’s thousands of farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to garner millions of dollars in loans and free grants from the federal...
Melanoma: Both Among Deadliest Cancers & Easiest to Catch Early
While it’s still important that the public continue to protect itself against COVID-19, the Oregon Health Authority says it’s also a good time to...
$7 Million Technology Projects to Improve Safety in E. Oregon
The Oregon Department of Transportation will install variable message signs and new truck parking to improve safety and help traffic flow smoother on several...
Boardman Offering Low-Cost Rabies Vaccination Clinic on June 11
The city of Boardman will hold a low-cost rabies vaccination event on Saturday, June 11.
The event goes from 8 a.m. to noon at the...
Umatilla County Reports Largest COVID Case Count Since February
Umatilla County Public Health has received reports of 79 active COVID-19 cases in the last week - the largest weekly case count in Umatilla...
Crews in Pendleton Begin LED Streetlight Conversion
Over the next two months, the city of Pendleton will convert 1,005 existing public street lights from High Pressure Sodium fixtures to light-emitting diode...
Covid Spreads in Oregon But State Has Fewer Severe Cases
By Lynne Terry
Covid continues to sicken hundreds of people every day in Oregon, though fewer people need intensive care, according to the Oregon Health...
