Oct. 4: Umatilla County Health Reports 80 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 80 new COVID-19 cases - up 21 from Friday's total.
Today's new cases - which include new cases reported Friday...
Job Fair at UHS Gives Young Students Insight into the Working World
Kaiden Blair had a different agenda from the rest of the people attending Wednesday’s job fair at Umatilla High School. The 18-year-old UHS senior...
Demand for Gas Climbs as Travelers Take Final Summer Getaways
Retail gas prices have been inching down but some areas could see temporary spikes following Hurricane Ida and ahead of the Labor Day holiday...
Groundbreaking Set for New Senior Center
The city of Hermiston has announced the groundbreaking ceremony for the Harkenrider Center, which will be the new home of the Hermiston senior center.
The...
West Park Student Wins Day Camp Logo Contest
Fifth grader Shae Boothroyd of Hermiston is the winner of the inaugural Fun at the Fair Day Camp logo contest.
The contest was put on...
UEC’s Collins to Serve on National Business Development Committee
Patrick Collins, land use specialist at Umatilla Electric Cooperative, has been selected to serve on Touchstone Energy’s Business Development Advisory Committee.
Touchstone Energy is a...
Wyden ‘Throws Doors of Government Wide Open’ in Umatilla Town Hall
On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden held his 1,069th town hall meeting at Umatilla High School where he answered questions on topics ranging from...
District Seeks to Deliver Diploma 87 Years Later
On Feb. 7, 1927, The Oregon Department of Education awarded Gilbert A. Davis a common school diploma, signifying his completion of the elementary program....
BMCC Student's Poems Selected for Conference
A Blue Mountain Community College sophomore with aspirations of becoming a novelist or short story writer has been selected to read two of his...
Megaload Halted – But Not by Protesters
Paperwork is succeeding in doing what protesters could not – stopping the so-called ‘megaloads.”
According to Boise Weekly, the first 900,000-pound megaload is parked along...
Oct. 23: Umatilla County Health Reports 14 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 14 newly-confirmed coronavirus cases - down two from Thursday.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 3,158.
There are...
National, Oregon Gas Prices at Year-to-Date High
The national and Oregon averages are both at their highest prices of the year so far and are expected to keep rising this spring....
Hermiston Man Recalls Surviving 1948 Flood
OregonLive has a great story about Hermiston’s Earl Woods and how he survived a 1948 flood that wiped out the city of Vanport.
Woods was...
Hermiston Parks Department Hosting Family Fun Beginning Today
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a couple of fun family activities next month.
The Family Feud national virtual tournament kicks off today,...
2018 Kicks Off With Most Expensive Gasoline Prices Since 2014
Drivers are paying the highest prices for gasoline at the start of a new year since 2014 when pump prices were more than $3...
Hermiston Chamber Luncheon Set for March 28
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business to Business Luncheon on Tuesday, March 28.
The guest speaker will be Nick Bejarano,...
Award-Winning Whiskey Creek Culvert Project Helps Fish and Motorists
In 2020, crews replaced the undersized culvert that connected Whiskey Creek to the Grande Ronde River under Oregon 244, about 12 miles west of...
Hanford Demolition Paves Way for Cleanup Progress Near River
A Hanford Site building that was critical to transferring radioactive sludge away from the Columbia River is coming down. Demolition of the K West Reactor Annex is another...
City of Umatilla Offering 3-Day Summer Art Camp for Kids 9-13
The city of Umatilla is offering a three-day Summer Art Camp for kids between 9 and 13 years of age at the Umatilla Community...
