Umatilla County Commissioner Candidate Alan Heel Lands in Jail
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office has arrested county commissioner candidate Alan Murl Heel. And the county has filed a court action seeking to declare...
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...
Fall Season Sage-Grouse Permit Application Deadline is Aug. 11
Sage-grouse hunters are reminded they need to apply for a permit by Aug. 11 to hunt the fall season (Sept. 9-17, 2023).
Permits available for...
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Expand Vote-By-Mail
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, today introduced their bill to...
New Recycling Center Opens on Friday
Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative's BottleDrop Redemption Center is set to open in Hermiston on Friday, Aug. 26.
BottleDrop Redemption Centers are an innovative new way...
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Resulting in Surging Oil, Gas Prices
Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine has rocked the global oil market, with crude spiking above $100 per barrel, a price last seen in July...
Boaters: Be Aware of Ice Below McNary Lock and Dam
Boaters on the lower Columbia River downstream of McNary Lock and Dam should be aware of dangers of extra ice chunks flowing downstream into...
Re-Funding to Save Hermiston Taxpayers $440,000
Just as homeowners take advantage of lower interest rates by refinancing their homes, the city of Hermiston is looking to do the same by...
March 26: Umatilla County Health Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 18 new COVID-19 cases - up seven from Thursday.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 7,913. There are...
Crowd Turns Out for Hermiston City Hall Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
The Hermiston City Council held its first meeting in city hall Monday night 34 months after a fire closed down the old Hermiston City...
May 20 Webinar Focuses on Managing Cash Flow Budget
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative Business Resource Center financial webinar that was originally set for today will be re-scheduled for noon on Wednesday, May 20.
The...
Pacific Ag Purchases Hay Harvesting Company
Pacific Ag of Hermiston has purchased Ellensburg, Wash.-based Calagri, a residue and hay harvesting company that specializes in forage and crop residue services, both...
Boardman Council to Hold Budget Hearings During Tuesday’s Meeting
The Boardman City Council will hold a pair of public hearings on Tuesday.
The hearings will be for the 2018-19 city budget and the 2017-18...
Library District Board to Meet on Thursday
The Umatilla County Special Library District will hold its board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 5:15 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the...
Morrow County Holding Drive-Through Vaccine Clinic for Residents 65 & Over
The Morrow County Health Department is holding a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic for county residents over 65 years old this Friday, Feb. 26 in...
Hermiston FunFest Schedule of Events
Saturday, July 13
Main Stage Entertainment
• 8:30 a.m. – Zumba by the Columbia Court Club
• 9:45 a.m. – Hermiston Parks & Recreation Dance Troupe
• 10 a.m. – John...
States Extend Recreational Chinook Season Below Bonneville Dam
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added four additional days (Saturday, April 8 through Tuesday, April 11) of recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing in...
Smith Catches Up with E. Oregon Constituents
The Oregon Legislative session ended July 6, but State Rep. Greg Smith is still keeping busy with a tour of Eastern Oregon.
On Thursday, Smith...
Community Theater Seeks Young Actors
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging children ages 9 to 18 to take part in a community theater presentation of The Jungle...
Umatilla School District to Start New Year with Distance Learning
Due to Gov. Kate Brown's updated metrics for onsite schools this fall, Umatilla School District students will be starting the year in online school.
The...
