Wildhorse Resort & Casino Closing Down Today Until April 8
Wildhorse Resort & Casino announced today that the casino is temporarily closing in order to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus in the...
Irrigon to Hold Budget Committee Meeting on May 10 at City Hall
The city of Irrigon will hold a public Budget Committee meeting on Thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m. at city hall, 500 N.E. Main...
Deadline Looms for City's Youth Sports
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registration for its city youth volleyball league.
Parents can also register their children ages 3 to...
Special Election to Determine Who Serves Remainder of Ward IV Term
Hermiston City Councilor Phillip Spicerkuhn will be on the ballot in a special election race that will determine who will fill out the remainder...
Good Shepherd to Host Free Orthopedic Joint Seminar on Sept. 5
Good Shepherd Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute will host GoodHealth Live: Free Orthopedic Joint Seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 6 to 7...
Hunters Need to Report Deer and Elk Tags by Jan. 31 or Pay $25
Big game hunters who purchased or were issued a deer or elk tag in 2023 must report their hunt by Tuesday, Jan. 31 at...
Legislative Committee Set to Hear Local Education Goals, Concerns
The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Student Success, a 14- member committee appointed by the Senate President and House Speaker, has released the full...
Eastern Oregon Computers to Celebrate Grand Opening on Saturday
Eastern Oregon Computers, 207 N.E. Fourth St. in Hermiston, is hosting a grand opening celebration this Saturday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2...
April 6: Umatilla County Health Reports COVID-Related Death
Umatilla County Health today reported another county resident has died from COVID-19.
Umatilla County’s 83rd death with COVID-19 is a 47-year-old male who tested positive...
Irrigon High School FFA/Ag Students Holding Food Drive All This Week
Irrigon Jr/Sr High School’s FFA/Ag department is holding a non-perishable food drive all this week, Dec. 7-14, for needy families or seniors in Irrigon.
Items...
Sept. 30: Umatilla County Health Reports 101 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 101 new COVID-19 cases - up 20 from Wednesday's total.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 13,457....
HHS Sophomore Passes Away
The Hermiston School District was notified by the Hermiston Police Department of the
death of Jenna Thomas, a sophomore at Hermiston High School.
The school district...
Committee Pulls Plug on 2016 Landing Days
Fireworks Show Will Go On As Usual
Fireworks will explode over the Columbia River this June, but the show will be the only part of...
Hermiston Graduation Rate Falls by 7.61 Percent from Previous Year
The graduation rate for Hermiston School District students fell by 7.61 percent during the 2021-22 school year, according to data released today by the...
Morrow County Sees Graduation Rates Increase 3 Straight Years
For the third year in a row, the Morrow County School District improved its overall graduation rate by more than 3 percentage points, from...
Weather Service Issues Winter Storm Warning
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning which will remain in effect until 4 p.m. on Friday.
The weather service is forecasting...
Summit Centers on Growing Rural Oregon’s Presence in Salem
Part of the point of Friday’s Eastern Oregon Economic Summit in Hermiston was to come up with the answer to the question, “How do...
No Injuries Reported in Home Fire
No injuries were reported Tuesday when house caught fire in Hermiston.
Firefighters from Umatilla County Fire District #1 were dispatched to N.E. Tracy Lane around...
BMCC Bringing Back Free Community Holiday Dinner on Dec. 20
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has announced that it’s Associated Student Government team is bringing back it’s free holiday dinner for the community, to...
Chicago Company Seeks to Build Boardman Solar Farm
A proposed 600-acre, 75-megawatt solar farm west of Boardman would become the largest such facility in Oregon – by far.
As of early 2017, Oregon’s...
