Hermiston Warming Station Closed Tonight
The Hermiston Warming Station will be closed tonight, Wednesday, March 30.
The station, located at the Arc Building at 215 W. Orchard Ave., is staffed...
Initial Hermiston Senior Center Design Unveiled
To build a basement or not build a basement – that is the question facing the Hermiston City Council regarding the new Hermiston senior...
HSD Honored Again for Music Education
Hermiston School District was named a 2016 Best Community for Music Education (BCME) by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation, marking the...
BMCC OKs Contractor for Hermiston Bond Project
The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education has approved issuing an intent to award a contract for construction of the college’s new Precision...
City Kicks Off Capital Improvement Plan Development
The city of Hermiston has started to develop its first comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for all of its Public Works departments.
Hermiston Assistant City...
Trucker Dies in Crash Near Boardman
A commercial truck driver was killed early Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 just east of Boardman.
According to the Oregon State...
Walden to Visit Pendleton on Saturday
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will hold town halls and other meetings in Klamath, Lake, Umatilla, Wallowa, and Malheur counties this weekend.
First, Walden...
New BMCC Program Meets with Stakeholders
Blue Mountain Community College’s mechatronics program held its first-ever advisory board meeting with industry stakeholders from throughout the region earlier this month to discuss...
Hwy. 395 Construction Schedule for This Week
Day and nighttime construction activities continue in Hermiston along U.S. 395 for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s $3.7 million highway improvement project.
Motorists and pedestrians...
Prison Dogs Up for Adoption on Saturday
Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) has four loveable dogs looking for their forever homes.
PetSmart in Kennewick Washington will be hosting an adoption on Saturday,...
Substance at Umatilla Prison Not Hazardous
Emergency responders determined that a white powdery substance received Friday morning in an envelope at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in mail room...
State Pesticide Program Gets New Resources
The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Pesticides Program finds itself in a much stronger position to address issues and concerns from the public thanks to...
Pendleton Man Charged with Sexual Assault
A Pendleton man was arrested Wednesday on several sexual assault charges.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jason Glen Drake, age 41, from Pendleton. on...
Drivers Have Until March 31 to Remove Studded Tires
The deadline to remove studded tires in Oregon is March 31.
The law allows the Oregon Department of Transportation to extend the studded tire...
Good Shepherd Earns Gold Status
Good Shepherd Health Care System’s (GSHCS) Diagnostic Imaging department has been awarded a Gold Seal of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the...
Latino Business Network to Meet on April 12
The Latino Business Network will meet on Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center.
The meeting is open to the public....
Fire Chiefs to Talk District Consolidation
The fire chiefs from the Hermiston and Stanfield fire districts will host a "Coffee with the Chiefs" event on Thursday, March 24 at Sun...
No DUII Arrests on St. Patrick's Day in County
Deputies of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office cited or warned 26 motorists in their search for impaired drivers during the one-day St. Patrick’s DUII/High...
Groups to Discuss Area Transportation Projects
Members of the North East Area Commissions on Transportation (NEACT) and the South East Area Commissions on Transportation (SEACT) will be meeting April 7...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Found Dead on Sunday
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate died unexpectedly Sunday in the infirmary at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla.
As with all unanticipated...
