AAA Predicts Record-Number of Holiday Travelers
AAA projects more than 103 million Americans will travel for the Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year holidays. This is the most on record and...
HHS students win 2016 Congressional App Challenge
Three Hermiston High School students recently received notification from U.S. Rep. Greg Walden’s office that they were winners of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge...
Breakfast With Santa Proves to Be a Big Hit
It turns out, Santa is something of a draw.
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Center, with the help of dozens of volunteers, sold out its...
Matching Donors to Help Farm-City Pro Rodeo
The Farm-City Pro Rodeo (FCPR) has announced that two anonymous donors have agreed to match charitable donations to the Friends of the Fair and...
Survey Crews to Collect Data in Pendleton
Oregon Department of Transportation survey crews will be working along Emigrant and Frazier Avenues in Pendleton over the next several months collecting data for...
Snow Blankets Region, Schools Cancel Classes
Several new inches of snow fell throughout the region on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of school in Umatilla and Morrow counties. The good news?...
Police Blotter: Staff Tires of Slow-Eating Patron
Here's our weekly look at what folks are reporting to the Hermiston Police Department.
RP = Reporting Party
Wednesday, Dec. 7
While He’s Laying Down?
There is a...
BMCC Seeks Budget Committee Member
The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education is seeking to appoint a member of the community to the College Budget Committee for a...
Snow Day Pushes Back HHS Grad Day
Thanks to last Friday's snow day, Hermiston High School seniors will have their graduation ceremony pushed back a week to June 10, the Hermiston...
BMCC Board Seeks to Fill Vacancies
Blue Mountain Community College is seeking to fill vacant positions on its Board of Education for Zone 3 in Pendleton and Zone 5 in...
Committee to Review Festival Street Designs
The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency’s Downtown Festival Street Committee will review and discuss two potential options for the new gathering space at their meeting...
OSP Investigating Shots Fired at Semi-Truck
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is asking for the public’s help regarding a reported shooting that allegedly took place on Interstate 84, about 12...
Bomb Threat Made to Umatilla County Courthouse
The Umatilla County Courthouse was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in, but no explosives were found, according to the Pendleton...
District to Put $104 Million Bond on May Ballot
The Hermiston School Board voted Monday night to put a $104 million capital improvement bond on the ballot for next May.
If passed by voters,...
Latino Business Network to Meet on Wednesday
The Latino Business Network will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center.
The meeting is open to the public....
Moose Unlawfully Killed in E. Oregon
The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to identify whoever was responsible for the unlawful killing of...
AAA Offers Tips for Driving in the Snow
It doesn’t take much snow to turn the roads slick and icy. With more snow falling today and additional snow forecast for the week,...
More Snow Coming Our Way This Week
More snow and sub-freezing temperatures are in the forecast this week in the Hermiston area, according to the National Weather Service.
Less than a half...
HHS Classes to Resume Monday After Water Break
Hermiston High School experienced a waterline break in its fire suppression system Thursday afternoon, causing administration to release high school students early. District staff...
Boardman OKs Nuisance Property Ordinance
The Boardman City Council adopted an ordinance aimed at curbing chronic nuisance properties in Boardman.
The ordinance defines a chronic nuisance property, as property on...
