Library District to Hold Board, Budget Meeting
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board will hold its budget hearing on Thursday, May 19, at 5:15 pm.
The May board meeting will follow...
Construction Update for Highway 395
Construction update for Highway 395 improvement project in Hermiston
Day and nighttime construction activities continue in Hermiston along Highway 395 for the Oregon Department of...
BMCC Receives Grants to Help Students in Need
Blue Mountain Community College has received two major grants that will help the college better serve under-represented, low income and first generation students.
BMCC received...
Officials Celebrate Opening of EOTEC
On the outskirts of the desert town of Hermiston sits a $16 million facility that will serve as home to the Umatilla County Fair,...
Keown Named 2016 HHS Distinguished Alumnus
Hermiston School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fred Maiocco announced Alan Keown, a 1975 Hermiston High School graduate, as the 2016 Hermiston High School...
Umatilla County Search & Rescue Has Busy Night
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team had a busy night on Wednesday, responding to three separate incidents lost or stranded citizens.
The first...
BMCC Nursing Program Earns High Marks
The nursing program at Blue Mountain Community College received a formal program approval and numerous commendations during a recent Oregon State Board of Nursing...
ODFW: Leave Wildlife in the Wild
May and June are the months when newborn animals are getting their start in the wild. Help them out by giving them space and...
Pump Prices May Be Close to Spring Peak
Retail gas prices appear to be close to their spring peaks.
"Pump prices are starting to level off in many markets as refineries increase production...
KEVA Planks Arrive at Local Public Libraries
KEVA Planks are now available at all 12 public libraries in Umatilla County, the Cook Memorial Library in La Grande, Enterprise Public Library and...
BMCC Student Gets Full-Ride Scholarship
Blue Mountain Community College student Terri Ehrlicher-Clark was notified late last week that she is the recipient of a fully-funded Ford Family Foundation scholarship...
HSD Announces Administration Hires
Sandstone Middle School Principal Larry Usher has been named the new activities and athletic director for the Hermiston School District.
Usher will assume his new...
Hermiston Chamber to Hold Business Luncheon
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business to Business Luncheon on Tuesday, May 24 at 11:45 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference...
State Gets Help in War Against Noxious Weeds
Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed May 15-21 as Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week, underscoring the importance of the state’s long battle with noxious weeds.
The...
HAREC Grass Field Day is Set for May 26
The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its Grass Field Day on May 26.
Registration with coffee and doughnuts will be at 8...
MC Cultural Coalition Seeks Grant Proposals
The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is now accepting proposals for the next grant period.
Categories for qualifying groups or projects are: literary, historical preservation, visual...
EOTEC Open House Set for May 13
The public is invited to an open house for the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center on Friday, May 13.
The free open house will...
HSD Earns 9th Straight Financial Award
The Hermiston School District business office received notification that it has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the...
Man Gets 70 Months for Stanfield Robbery
Judge Daniel Hill sentenced Alfredo Lopez Rodriguez to nearly six years in prison stemming from a robbery in Stanfield in December.
Rodriguez, 24, was given...
Pendleton Man Gets 15 Years for Shots at OSP
A Pendleton man was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for attempting to shoot and kill two Oregon State Police troopers during...