Hermiston School District Cited for Excellence in Financial Reporting
The Hermiston School District’s business department has earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)...
Hermiston Parks Department Offering Free Summer Lunches for Youth
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will begin its free Summer Food Service lunch program tomorrow, June 13, for any child 18 years or...
Pendleton Teen to Pay $50,000 Fine for Poaching-Related Convictions
An 18-year-old Pendleton man was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a slew...
Hermiston School District Providing Free Breakfast, Lunch in June
The Hermiston School District will be participating in the USDA Summer Food Service Program from June 11-29. Meals will be provided at no cost,...
Mosquito Control District to Spray Along Highway 730 on Tuesday
The West Umatilla Mosquito Control District will be conducting targeted aerial mosquito control spraying with a twin engine airplane after sunset on Tuesday, June...
Passenger Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident Sunday Near Weston
A 37-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident of Highway 204 near Weston.
The Oregon State Police responded to the accident...
Spring Chinook season extended on Umatilla River Through June 30
The spring Chinook season on the lower Umatilla River from the Highway 730 bridge to Threemile Dam has been extended through June 30 thanks...
Water Line Repairs to Impact Homes, Businesses Near 11th & Orchard
Water will be turned off to a number of homes and businesses in the area of S.W. 11th and Orchard and Highland Avenues for...
Ryan Bounds Nomination to U.S. Court of Appeals Goes to Full Senate
The nomination of Hermiston native Ryan Bounds to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals got a boost today when the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Walden’s Bill to Improve Health Care for Oregon Veterans Becomes Law
Legislation introduced by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to improve care for Oregon veterans was signed into law on Wednesday.
President Trump today signed the VA...
New Student-Built Home Features Latest in State-of-Art Amenities
State-of-the-art is the best way to describe the latest home built by the students in the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilder Program.
The fourth home built...
Alliance Launches New Project to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alliance (EOHLA) has launched a new project to increase colon cancer screenings in Morrow, Sherman, and Gilliam counties.
Annual screenings with...
Lower Columbia Spring Chinook, Sturgeon Seasons Approved
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington extended the ongoing recreational spring Chinook fishing season on the lower Columbia River, set a one-day white sturgeon...
Parks Department Offering Programs Through Skyhawks Sports Camps
Skyhawks Sports Camps, offered by the Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department, are youth sports skill-based programs that are new to the Hermiston area and...
2 Arrested on Burglary Charges
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police arrested a man and woman who allegedly broke into and ransacked a cabin in...
Hermiston Police Release Name of Early-Morning Shooting Victim
The Hermiston Police Department has identified the victim of a shooting early this morning as Erik Campos Navarrete of Hermiston.
Around 1:20 a.m. this morning, the Hermiston...
HPD Investigating Stabbing That Left 2 Men Seriously Injured Sunday Night
Two men are in the hospital and another man is in jail following a stabbing that took place Sunday night.
According to Hermiston Police Chief...
Hermiston Seeks 4th of July Vendors
The city of Hermiston is on the hunt for food, carnival game, arts/crafts and retail vendors for the annual Stars and Stripes Fourth of...
Pendleton Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident in Wallowa County
A Pendleton woman died in a single-vehicle accident Sunday morning in Wallowa County.
According to the Oregon State Police, Joanne Norris, 62, was traveling southbound...
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...
