Blue Mountain C.C. Hires New VP of Administrative Services
Blue Mountain Community College has hired David Shellberg of Boise, Idaho, as its next Vice President of Administrative Services.
Shellberg will replace Tammie Parker, who...
Weather Service Says Snow May On the Way This Week
Travelers should be ready for hazardous travel conditions next week, with the possibility of slick, ice or snow covered roads. The National Weather Service...
Riverside High School Offering Free Tutoring for Students on Fridays
Riverside High School is offering free tutoring for students who need help in math, language arts, science or electives, or who need to make...
Morrow County H.S. Juniors Encouraged to Apply for D.C. Tour
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative is seeking applications from high school juniors in Morrow County for the 2020 Electric Cooperative Washington, D.C. Youth Tour, happening...
Forget About Black Friday Shopping, This Year Try Black Friday Fishing
It’s easy to #OptOutside in Oregon on the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving—you can fish, crab or clam for free anywhere in the state.
Oregon...
Bill Designed to Help with Hanford Clean-Up Passes U.S. House
On Wednesday, during an Energy and Commerce Full Committee markup, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), the Republican Leader of the committee, helped lead efforts...
A.C. Houghton Elementary Report Card Results “Lift Our Teachers Up’
The staff at A.C. Houghton Elementary in Irrigon had been waiting with much anticipation for the release of school report cards from the Oregon...
Oregon Has Third-Biggest Drop in Gas Prices Throughout the Nation
Pump prices are cheaper in most states including Oregon this week as an increase in gasoline stocks has put downward pressure on prices.
For the...
What?! M.C. Kids Going to School Even When They Don’t Have To
Morrow County School District students don’t go to school on Fridays, since the district has a four-day school week. But some Sam Boardman and...
Internist, Geriatrician Joins Good Shepherd Health Care System
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) has announced the addition of Internist and Geriatrician Guy Fogg, MD, to the Good Shepherd Medical Group (GSMG).
What...
HPD Weekend Activity Report
Here’s a rundown of the Hermiston Police Department cases from night shift Friday through night shift Sunday:
3 theft cases/arrests
1 burglary report
2...
High-Speed Chase Leads to Arrest of Umatilla Man on Multiple Charges
A Umatilla man with outstanding warrants for alleged sex crimes was arrested on Monday after a high-speed chase from Hermiston into Washington state.
The incident...
Winter Walleye Seminar Coming to Sportsman’s Warehouse on Thursday
Jacob Munden of Munden's Rising Son Adventures in Pasco will be talking winter walleye this Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Sportsman's Warehouse, 6603 W....
Irrigon High School FFA Students Selling Holiday Centerpieces, Wreaths
The Irrigon High School FFA chapter is taking orders for holiday centerpieces and wreaths. The decorations will be made by students and FFA alumni...
ODOT, Pendleton to Host Open House for Interstate 84 Exit Plans
The Oregon Department of Transportation and the city of Pendleton will host a public open house on Wednesday, Nov. 20 to help plan for...
City of Umatilla Hosting Free Fall Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday
The city of Umatilla is hosting a Free Fall Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, Nov. 23.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the city is...
Oregon Jobless Rate Remains Steady
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in September and October. The rate has been between 4.0 percent and 4.4 percent for an unprecedented 36...
Live and Loud Emergency Siren Test to Be Conducted Thursday in Heppner
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Morrow County Emergency Management will conduct a live siren test of the Heppner flood evacuation warning system...
BMCC Instructor Wins Poetry Award
Blue Mountain Community College English and writing instructor Shaindel Beers was recently awarded the Woodrow Hall Top Shelf Award for her poetry collection, Secure...
Irrigon Jr/Sr High Touts Department of Education’s Report Card Results
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently released report cards for every school in the state and Irrigon Jr/Sr High School had better rates...
