False Alarm at HHS Causes Police Response, Student Evacuation
Two Hermiston students were taken into custody today after activating a fire alarm at Hermiston High School.
According to the Hermiston School District, school administrators...
Hermiston Education Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
The Hermiston Education Foundation has awarded nearly $40,000 in grants during two grant cycles this year.
The following staff members applied and received grant funds:
Fall...
Drivers to Pay Highest Memorial Day Gas Prices in Four Years
Gas prices continue to climb with drivers now paying the highest pump prices leading up to Memorial Day since 2014.
For the week, the national...
Chamber Seeks Funfest Vendors
Hermiston’s 13th annual downtown Funfest is set for Saturday, July 14, and the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce invites all who would like to promote...
Spill Surcharge to Cost UEC $200,000
As expected, the Bonneville Power Administration has proposed a surcharge to its wholesale power rates to recover costs associated with increased water spill at...
Morrow County Cultural Coalition Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is now accepting proposals for the 2019 grant period.
Categories for qualifying groups or projects are: literary, historical preservation, visual...
Hermiston Police Searching for Suspect in Saturday Night Shooting
The Hermiston Police Department are looking for a man described as a person of interest in a shooting that took place in Hermiston Saturday...
Boardman to Offer Rabies Clinic
The city of Boardman will host a low-cost rabies vaccination clinic given by Dr. Burgess of Country Animal Hospital.
Rabies is a fatal disease of...
Nighttime Paving of Exits 207 and 209 in Pendleton Begins This Week
The Oregon Department of Transportation’s contractor Roy Houck Construction will perform nighttime paving activities to resurface the on and off ramps of Interstate 84 Exit...
UHS Principal Honored with Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award
Bob Lorence, principal of Umatilla High School, has been honored as the 2018 Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award winner.
The award was announced at the...
9 Riverside High Students to Earn High School & College Degrees
On June 2, when the graduating class of 67 Riverside High School students walks across the stage to receive their high school diplomas, a...
Hermiston Parks Department Plans Summer of Fun for Kids of All Ages
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is serving up several great opportunities for kids to learn from new experiences while enjoying their summer break....
County Library District to Hold Monthly Board Meeting on May 24
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, May 24.
The meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. in the...
UEC, Hermiston Energy Services Customers Experience Power Outage
A series of outages affecting about 7,000 Umatilla Electric Cooperative and Hermiston Energy Services accounts began at 10:49 a.m. Wednesday.
The outage was due to...
Hermiston Chamber to Host Network Event at Sun Terrace on May 23
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a Network Hermiston Chamber event at Sun Terrace Hermiston on Wednesday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Dylan Wells,...
Echo Kiwanis Awards Three Seniors
The Echo Kiwanis Club has awarded scholarships to three Echo High School seniors.
The club awarded Natalie Sherbahn and Alyssa Ray $1,500 scholarships and Monique...
2 Hermiston Council Incumbents Win, Another to Face November Opponent
Hermiston City Council incumbents Jackie Myers and Doug Smith were re-elected Tuesday night while incumbent Lori Davis will have to wait until November to...
Voters in Both Counties Say No to Funding Extension Service District
Umatilla and Morrow county residents voted Tuesday night against forming and paying for service districts for the Oregon State University Extension Service.
In Umatilla County,...
Oregon’s Low Unemployment Rate Continues in Month of April
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in March and April.
For 16 consecutive months, the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest level...
Education Service District Announces 2018 Crystal Apple Winners
The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Crystal Apple “Excellence in Education” Awards.
A total of 44...
