EOCI Holding Hiring Event
Job seekers are invited to learn more about employment opportunities with the Oregon Department of Corrections during a hiring event at Eastern Oregon Correctional...
Sheriff’s Office Offers Tips to Prevent Theft of Mail, Packages
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is offering tips to prevent the theft of mail and packages this holiday season.
According to the sheriff’s office, mail...
Hermiston Councilor Rod Hardin Signs Off After 32 Years
In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected president, the internet had not yet become a part of our daily lives and Hermston’s population was barely...
AAA: Holiday Travel Expected to Surge to Record Highs This Year
AAA projects 119.3 million Americans (35% of the population) including 1.68 million Oregonians will travel 50 miles or more for the Christmas, Hanukkah, and...
Hermiston Police Department Headquarters Getting Major Overhaul
The Hermiston Police Department’s station is getting a major remodel. Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said that means the station is a construction zone...
Health Authority Director Aims to Improve State’s Health Care System
By Ben Botkin/Oregn Capital Chronicle
Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi wants to improve Oregon's health care system, including keeping rural hospitals open and supporting...
EOCI Holding Hiring Event
Job seekers are invited to learn more about employment opportunities with the Oregon Department of Corrections during a hiring event at Eastern Oregon Correctional...
Red Cross to Hold Blood Drive at Good Shepherd on Dec. 16
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, Dec. 16 at Good Shepherd Health Care System in Hermiston.
The blood drive will...
Virtual Shooting Range Opening Soon in Downtown Pendleton
A new virtual shooting range is coming soon into downtown Pendleton.
Lock ‘N’ Nock Virtual Shooting Range is planning to open its indoor laser facility...
Legislator & Pediatrician Offers New Approach to Help Vulnerable Kids
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The only pediatrician — and medical doctor — in the state Legislature treats vulnerable children in her practice and now...
2 Pendleton Men Killed After Being Struck by Commercial Truck
Two pedestrians were killed when a commercial truck struck them on Interstate 84 in Umatilla County.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, at 10:09 a.m., Oregon...
Hermiston Rotary Club Completes Pavilion at Harrison Park
The Hermiston Rotary Club has completed construction of a new pavilion at Harrison Park, the final large piece in the rejuvenation project that also...
Weather Service Forecasting Icey Roads Until Noon Thursday
The National Weather Service out of Pendleton is forecasting freezing temperatures through Thursday morning that could making driving hazardous.
A light glaze of ice up...
Good Shepherd to Offer CPR/AED, First Aid Classes on Dec. 20
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering CPR/AED and first aid combo classes on Friday, Dec. 20.
Classes include adult, infant and child CPR, AED...
Hermiston Councilors Say Goodbye to Long-Time Public Servants
The city of Hermiston said goodbye to its mayor and two councilors Monday night as Dave Drotzmann, Rod Hardin and Nancy Peterson took part...
Hermiston Swears in New City Councilors, Mayor for 2025
Four at-large city councilors, a new mayor, and the municipal court judge took their oaths of office at the Monday, Dec. 9 City Council meeting...
Hermiston City Council Approves Three-Phase Electricity Rate Increase
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to raise electricity rates in three phases over an 18-month period beginning in March 2025.
The council voted...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Dec. 1: Kaleigh Faith Bowen, 25, was arrested on the 700 block of E....
Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink Donates Record $51,000
The Pendleton Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP) campaign achieved a milestone in 2024 by raising a record $51,000 for local cancer support...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet at Port of Morrow
The Columbia Development Authority Board will on Wedsday, Dec. 11 at the Port of Morrow, 2 Marine Drive in Boardman.
The meeting is at 1...
