Love's Travel Stops Opens in Boardman
Drivers in Northeast Oregon have a new option to purchase fuel, snacks and more, as Love’s Travel Stops opened its doors for business in...
Opinion: Safety and the Columbia Gorge
As a lifelong Gorge resident, I’ve seen my share of train derailments, fires and highway accidents over the years. Recently, we dodged a bullet...
BMCC Renews President's 3-Year Contract
The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education renewed President Cam Preus’ contract for an additional three years. Preus has served in the role...
Library District Board to Meet on June 16
The Umatilla County Special Library District will hold its board meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 5:15 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the...
Hermiston to Serve Up Speciality Crops
Event Set for Aug. 18 at HAREC
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University are teaming up this summer to offer five dinner...
Head Start Kicks Off Summer Food Program
Umatilla Morrow Head Start has launched its Summer Food Program.
The lunch program is free for all children from infants to 18 years old. It...
Earthquake Preparedness Topic of Chamber Luncheon
Earthquake preparedness will be the topic of the next Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Business to Business luncheon on Tuesday, June 28.
Joe Franell, CEO of...
UEC Promotes Lankford to New Post
Joshua Lankford has been promoted to Manager of Engineering at Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC).
Lankford oversees a staff of 10 providing engineering and related services...
BMCC to Break Ground on FARM Project
Blue Mountain Community College will break ground on the third of three major construction projects approved by voters in its May 2015 bond measure...
Girl Scouts Donate to Local Nonprofits
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington Troop 51444 recently made special cookie deliveries to two local charities on behalf of their customers from...
BMCC, CTUIR renew Native American Board
Officials from Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) renewed an agreement Wednesday to continue the...
Girls Scouts Honor Local Volunteers
Some people do what is asked of them. They render their services in a timely and responsible manner to help get things done.
Then, there...
Athena Boy Chosen as 'Sheriff for a Day'
An Athena boy was selected to serve as Umatilla County Sheriff of the Day.
Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan and his staff at sheriff’s office...
Boardman Adopts City, URA Budgets
The Boardman City Council this week adopted the 2016-2017 City budget of $31,631,419 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted their 2016-2017 budget of $2,598,300.
City...
I-84 Off-Ramp at Pendleton to Close for Repairs
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be making repairs to the Interstate 84 westbound Exit 209 interchange bridge beginning next week.
The Exit 209...
Homebuilders Program Names Scholarship Recipients
Four participants of the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders Program (CBSHP ) received the 2015-16 one-time $3,000 scholarship.
The recipients were Elizabeth Herrera, Cameron Meade, John...
Wyden Talks Up HHS on Floor of U.S. Senate
A week ago, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden met with students at Hermiston High School to talk about graduation rates in Oregon. After hearing about...
Boardman Kiwanis Club Awards Scholarships
The Kiwanis Club of Boardman has awarded four $500.00 scholarships to graduating seniors of Riverside High School and Irrigon High School to further their...
Spring Chinook Fishery to Open on Powder River
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 150 spring Chinook salmon into the Powder River to create a unique fishing...
District Bringing Computer Sci to Classrooms
The Hermiston School District announced today that it is partnering with Code.org to bring computer science instruction to the classroom.
Code.org is a public 501.c.3...
