Hermiston Chamber to Hold Open House for Pioneer Title & Escrow
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting and open house event at Pioneer Title & Escrow on Wednesday, June 19 at 4...
Umatilla Parks Department Seeks Public’s Help in Logo Design
The city of Umatilla is asking the public to put on their creative hats and submit designs for an official tagline and logo to...
Pendleton DMV Changing Hours
The Pendleton DMV will change its office hours starting July 1, opening at 9 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m.
The office’s hours have been 8:30...
WorkSource Eastern Oregon Holding Pair of Hiring Events in Hermiston
WorkSource Eastern Oregon, 950 S.E. Columbia Drive, Suite B in Hermiston, is hosting a couple of hiring events today and Tuesday, June 18.
Professional Transportation,...
Inmate Dies at Umatilla Prison
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) is reporting the death of an inmate at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI).
Inmate Lloyd Roberts died the morning...
Hermiston’s Smallest City Park Receives a Big-Time Renovation
Several years ago I was sitting in Larry Fetter’s office to get some background information on each of Hermiston’s parks for a story. It...
Lamb Weston Holds Grand Opening for ‘Line 5’ Plant Expansion
Lamb Weston held a grand opening for its Hermiston “Line 5” plant expansion on Thursday.
Among speakers were Tom Werner, president and chief executive officer,...
Tom Harper: ‘He Had a Vision and Pointed Us In the Right direction’
When Tom Harper and his family arrived in Hermiston in the early 1960s, the town had a population of about 2,500 and was mostly...
Hermiston’s Very First City Manager, Tom Harper, Passes Away
Tom Harper, Hermiston’s first city manager, died on Tuesday.
Harper was hired in March 1961 as the city’s first city manager and served in that...
Motorists asked to Be Patient as ODOT Work Continues Along I-84
Highway construction activities are continuing along Interstate 84 between Pendleton and La Grande as the Oregon Department of Transportation’s $15 million Snow Zone Safety...
Hermiston Parks & Rec Department to Unveil Greenwood Park on Thursday
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Greenwood Park on Thursday, June 13.
The event gets under way at 5:30...
Teenager Dies, 2 Others Injured in Crash on Wildhorse Road
A teenager was killed early Tuesday morning and two others injured in a single-vehicle crash on Wildhorse Road.
The crash occurred around 2:39 a.m., near...
Hermiston Gas Prices Remain Cheaper Than Most Cities in Oregon
Pump prices in Oregon and nearly every other state are cheaper than a week ago, month ago and year ago. For the week, the...
HPD Weekend Activity Report
Here’s a rundown of Hermiston Police Department cases from night shift Friday through night shift Sunday, during which the department:
Arrested six people for...
Hearings Set for Proposed Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line
The Oregon Department of Energy and the Energy Facility Siting Council will hold a series of public hearings on the Draft Proposed Order for...
Barbed Hooks Allowed for Salmon, Steelhead, Trout Fishing in Columbia
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) has adopted temporary rules to allow anglers to use barbed hooks when fishing for salmon, steelhead...
Education Service District Receives Grants for Oral Health Program
The InterMountain Education Service District recently received several grants for its Oral Health Program that serves students in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon Community Foundation granted...
Riders, Volunteers Needed for Summer iCan Bike Program
The iCan Bike program is back in Hermiston this summer and is looking for riders and volunteers.
The program, which teaches individuals with disabilities to...
Boardman Adopts 2019-20 Budget
The Boardman City Council adopted the 2019-2020 city budget of $21,218,787 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted their 2019-2020 budget of $3,063,000.
The action took...
Boardman City Council Approves Utility Rate Increase of 5 Percent
The Boardman City Council approved resolutions for a 5-percent increase in the city’s water and sewer rates at its Tuesday meeting.
The city previously approved...
