Apply for a Fall Controlled Hunt by May 15
Fall may be months away but it’s time to start planning your big game hunt. Don’t forget to apply for a controlled hunt by...
City Seeks Applicants for Vacant Committee Seats
The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on two city committees.
There is currently three openings on the Library Board for a...
Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Friday Event
Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Fridays event on Friday, May 5.
From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., participants, at no charge, can...
Chamber to Host Meeting on Italian Trip Offer
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is looking for travelers who want to get a taste of Italy.
The chamber is now booking a nine-day adventure...
Register Now for Private Swim Lessons
The Hermiston Family Aquatic Center is now registering ofor the 2017 private swim lessons.
Residents can register for one 25-minute lesson for $18 or 10...
ODA Offers Home-Use Pesticide Tips
As the weather warms this spring, Oregonians will increasingly emerge from inside their homes. Spring has arrived and homeowners are gearing up for yard...
Chamber Seeks Vendors for Annual Funfest
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for the 12th annual Funfest in downtown Hermiston.
The event takes place Saturday, July 8 with entertainment...
School District Hires 2 for Tech Department
The Hermiston School District has hired a new technology manager and assistant technology manager to accommodate changes in the department.
Mattias Rahm, the current...
Group Raises Awareness of Invasive Weeds
The Tour Of Knowledge, along with co-sponsors SOLVE and the Umatilla County Weed Department, held a Invasive Weed Public Awareness event on Earth Day...
Third Student-Built Home Going Up for Sale
The third home of the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders Program (CBSHP), Fieldstone #3, is almost complete and will soon be ready for viewing by...
Morrow County Educator Tapped to Lead La Grande Schools
Morrow County School District Assistant Superintendent George Mendoza has been recommended to become the next superintendent of the La Grande School District, according to...
Christie Petersen Selected as Sunset Principal
Hermiston School Superintendent Fred Maiocco will be recommending to the school board that Christie Petersen be considered to fill the vacancy.
Petersen is currently a...
Crowd Gathers for Senior Center Groundbreaking
After stepping down from the Hermiston City Council in 2014, Frank Harkenrider has stayed pretty much out of the public eye. But on Wednesday,...
BMCC Outreach Director Earns National Honor
Dawn DiFuria McClendon, the director of Outreach and Leadership for Blue Mountain Community College, has been named to the 2017 “40 Under 40” list...
Ceremony Set for BMCC’s Workforce Training Center
Blue Mountain Community College will celebrate the opening of the Workforce Training Center, the first of three major bond-funded construction projects to be completed,...
New Mini-Storage Coming to Hermiston
A proposed 50,000-square-foot storage facility received the green light Monday when the Hermiston City Council voted to amend the Hermiston Zoning Ordinance.
The council...
Hermiston Council OKs Festival Street Design
The Hermiston City Council took another step Monday night toward converting a portion of N.E. Second Street into a festival street.
The council approved a...
Hermiston Council Appoints Committee Members
The Hermiston City Council approved the appointment of two people to fill vacancies on a pair of committees.
Moses Frederic was approved to a seat...
UEC Celebrates 80 Years of Service
Umatilla Electric Cooperative celebrate 80 years of “reaching new heights” during its annual meeting Saturday night.
UEC General Manager and CEO Robert Echenrode shared some...
Female Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Reith Road on Saturday morning, according to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office.
According to the sheriff's...
