Free Spring Clean-Up Event Set for Saturday
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative parking lot will be the site of spring clean-up event on Saturday, April 23.
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., you...
Oregon Department of Ag Forming Oregon Hemp Commission
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is recruiting volunteers for temporary commissioners for the new Oregon Hemp Commission.
The seven temporary Oregon Hemp Commissioners will...
Sam Boardman Elementary to Be Site of Veterans Day Celebration
A Veterans Day Celebration will take place on Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Sam Boardman Elementary School gym, 301 Wilson Lane in Boardman.
The event...
Idaho Power to Work with Landowners After ROD
Since 2008, Idaho Power has worked collaboratively with agencies, property owners and other stakeholders as the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) Project moves through federal...
UHS Robotics Team Ready for 2015 Challenge
Parents and community members turned out Saturday for 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season kick-off event for the Umatilla High School robotics team.
The team’s...
Boardman Schools Collaborate for Annual Resource Extravaganza
Between 300 and 400 people attended the seventh annual Boardman Community Resource Extravaganza at Sam Boardman Elementary recently.
The event is an opportunity for various...
Let’er Buck Cares Fund Gives $10,000 to Tough Enough To Wear Pink
The Pendleton Round-Up's Let'er Buck Cares Fund gave a much-needed boost to the Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP) campaign in the form of a...
Hunt Reports Due by Jan. 15
If you purchased a 2013 hunting tag in the state of Oregon, you need to report your results by Jan. 31 or face a...
Hermiston School Board Approves Free School Meals to All Students
Hermiston School District students are getting free breakfasts and lunches for the 2023-24 school year.
The Hermiston School District Board of Education at its meeting...
Police Blotter: Angry Wives & Finger Biters
Here's a look at this week's Hermiston police logs. Note - Clown reports are down to a trickle:
RP = Reporting Party
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Coat Tale
RP...
Boardman Fire District Seeks $14 Million Station
Voters within the Boardman Rural Fire Protection District will vote on a nearly $14 million bond measure in November to fund a new emergency...
Pilot Project to Vaccinate Farm, Food Processing Workers in Morrow County
Morrow County is partnering with Oregon Health Authority on a pilot project focused on vaccinating farm and food processing workers in Morrow County against...
Council OKs Policy Changes for Skydiving Operations
In anticipation of a proposed skydiving business at the Hermiston Municipal Airport, the Hermiston City Council on Monday night established a set of minimum...
Harley Swain Subaru Donates Blankets to Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd Cancer Center is accustomed to providing care to those in need, but on Tuesday, the center received a little TLC of...
Lack of Help & 501 c3 Status Dooms Festival of Lights
This year, for the first time in 14 years, there will be no Festival of Lights at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds.
The Festival of Lights...
Wyden to Hold Town Hall in Pendleton
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town halls on June 30 in Baker and Umatilla counties, and on July 1 in Sherman County.
In fulfillment...
Residents Protest Umatilla's Pot Prohibition
“They don’t even know what they’re doing.”
“This is pathetic.”
“What are we doing here?”
Comments tossed around the audience painted the Umatilla City Council in a...
ODFW Rolls Out New Fishing Regulations
Anglers this year may have noticed that Oregon’s fishing regulations for 2016 are in a new magazine format publication, which is not only more...
Latino Business Network to Meet on Jan. 13
The Latino Business Network will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center.
Donuts and coffee will be served and...
Nov. 2: Umatilla County Health Reports 2 More COVID-19 Deaths
Umatilla County Health today reported two more county residents have died from COVID-19 - the 154th and 155th COVID-related deaths.
Umatilla County’s 154th death with...
