County Health Department Gets Mental Health Grant
The Umatilla County Public Health Department has been awarded a grant in the amount of $167,000 to expand mental health services currently offered to...
Bear Captured, Euthanized After Attacking Man Near La Grande
The Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and Oregon State Police responded to a bear attack last Wednesday in...
Students Begin Work on Framing House
With the completion of the foundation phase wrapping up, local contractor and Northeast Oregon Homebuilder’s Association (NEOHBA) member, Findley Brothers Construction, has partnered with...
Seventh Home Built by Local Students Under Construction in Hermiston
The Hermiston School District Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders Program is now in its seventh year, and seven students are actively engaged in framing the...
Hermiston 1 of 8 Districts in State to Meet ELL Goals
The Hermiston School District is one of eight in the state singled out by the Oregon Department of Education for meeting goals aimed at...
McNary Heights Seeks Volunteer Readers
McNary Heights Elementary School will host Read Across America Week Feb. 29-March 4. The event will celebrate reading to children and the birthday of...
3 Finalists Selected for Rocky Heights' Top Job
2 of the Finalists are Hermiston School District Educators
The Hermiston School District has narrowed its candidates for the principal job at Rocky Heights Elementary...
Umatilla High’s Graduation Rate Exceeds State Average by 9.4%
Umatilla High School not only raised its graduation rate from a year ago, but it also exceeded the state average by nearly 10 percentage...
Breakfast of Champions to Recognize Area Students on Thursday
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host the next Breakfast of Champions this Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S. Highway...
Oregon Senators Want Bilingual Training Materials for Wildfire Crews
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged federal officials to publish training materials in Spanish as well as English for wildfire crews...
Hermiston to Receive $280,000 in Federal Funding for Safe Streets
Hermiston is one of five Oregon communities to receive federal funding to improve street safety in their communities.
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley...
Oregon’s Minimum Known Wolf Count Up 10 Percent from Last Year
State wildlife biologists counted 137 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 10 percent increase over last year’s count of 124, according to the Oregon...
BMCC Officials to Speak at Boardman Chamber Luncheon on Aug. 21
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive. The event goes from...
Chamber Helps Celebrate Opening of BestMed Urgent Care Clinic
Two days after it opened its doors in Hermiston, BestMed Urgent Care celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday hosted by the Hermiston Chamber...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Aug. 14: Fenaro Junior Arrellano Rosales, 32, was arrested on the 900 block of...
Umatilla Woman Dies in Crash
A Umatilla woman died Tuesday night in a two-vehicle accident just outside of Hermiston.
According to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, a 2005 Chevy Impala...
Letter: Support Our Students, Support School Bond
To the editor:
When my family and I first visited Hermiston in 2008 to decide whether to accept a job in the area, one...
Dairy Purchases Portion of Boardman Tree Farm
A Washington-based dairy company has purchased more than 7,000 acres of the Boardman Tree Farm and is planning to turn the land into irrigation...
Gasoline Prices Backing Away from Two-Year Highs
Retail gas prices are slowly receding as the South and Southeast states recover from Harvey and Irma.
This week 46 states including Oregon are reporting...
Boardman City Council to Hold Special Meeting Tonight
The Boardman City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, Nov. 21.
The purpose of special meeting is to discuss vacation and...
