Changes Coming to This Year’s Cinco de Mayo Event
A few changes are coming to the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Hermiston set for next month.
For one thing, the event will take...
Boardman to Sponsor Spring Cleanup in April
The City of Boardman will sponsor a community-wide clean up the month of April.
The city has garbage vouchers available, with a fifty dollar...
Crashed Vehicle To Be on Display in Hermiston
As part of a distracted driver safety campaign the crashed vehicle of 19-year-old Alexxyss Therwanger will be on display at the Hermiston High School...
State Jobless Rate Hits Record Low at 4 Percent
According to the Oregon Employment Division, Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in February, from 4.3 percent in January. This was the lowest...
Oregon’s Studded Tire Season Ends on March 31
Drivers in Oregon are reminded to remove studded tires by Friday, March 31.
“We encourage drivers to not wait until the March 31 deadline...
Hermiston Fails to Land AutoZone Warehouse
Hermiston was one of five prospective locations for an AutoZone distribution center that is nearing completion at Pasco, the Tri-City Herald reports.
The $50...
J.C. Penney Closures Hit Eastern Oregon
Three of J.C. Penney’s four stores east of the Oregon Cascades will close – in Pendleton, La Grande and The Dalles, the company said...
Head Start Hosts ‘A Day for Dudes’
The Umatilla-Morrow County Head Start on Tuesday hosted an event just for dads, grandpas, uncles, older brothers and all male role models who play...
Library District Executive Session Re-Scheduled
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's executive session meeting scheduled for today has been re-scheduled for March 30.
The session, set for 5:15 p.m.,...
Hermiston Gearing Up For Spring Clean-Up Week
Got Junk? The city of Hermiston is encouraging residents to take part in a week-long clean sweep at the Transfer Station (two miles north...
Five-Vehicle Crash Kills 1, Injures 3
A five-vehicle crash took the life of one man and injured three others Wednesday morning on Highway 30 east of the Sauvie Island Bridge.
Oregon...
Planning Commission to Consider Composting Facility
Ostrom’s Mushroom Farm, owned by Sheldon and Traci King is requesting to construct and operate a 450-ton-per-week composting facility.
The compost is unique to...
Floating Debris at McNary Dam Headed Downstream
Water recreation enthusiasts should watch out for increased amounts floating woody debris in the lower Columbia River between McNary and John Day dams starting...
Hearing Thursday for Amazon Data Center Complex
Vadata, which operates Amazon’s data center complexes at Umatilla and Boardman, has asked the Umatilla County Planning Commission for a rezone of about 120...
City Wins $20,000 in New Playground Equipment
David slew Goliath in the contest to win $20,000 worth of new playground equipment.
Hermiston Parks and Recreation Director Larry Fetter announced that Hermiston has...
Armand Larive Receives Cultural Coalition Funding
Armand Larive Middle School's choir program is the recipient of $770 in funding from the Umatilla County Cultural Coalition.
The funds will cover the...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
A Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate died unexpectedly Tuesday morning of apparent natural causes.
At approximately 4:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017, David Purcell, 72,...
Library District to Hold Executive Session
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board will hold an executive session on Thursday, March 23 in the library district office.
The session, set for...
Walden Seeks to Fight Opioid Abuse in Oregon
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) led a hearing today on how to address the opioid addiction crisis that is plaguing...
Students Learn About Technology at Expo
More than 190 students, in eighth through 12 grades, participated in the InterMountain Education Service District's Student Technology Expo at Eastern Oregon University in...
