Police Arrest ‘Person of Interest’ in May 27 Shooting
Police have arrested the man described as a person of interest in the May 27 shooting death of James Cragun.
Tyree Houfmuse, 34, was arrested...
OSU Field Day Set for Tuesday in Adams
Oregon State University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will host the Pendleton Research Station Field Day on Tuesday, June...
BMCC Grad ceremony Set for Thursday
The 55h annual Blue Mountain Community College Commencement Ceremony will take place this Thursday evening, June 15, and will honor 393 graduates.
The Commencement Ceremony...
Highway 730 Work Put on Hold
Travelers moving along U.S. 730 in northern Umatilla County will get a reprieve from the nighttime paving that had been occurring between Southshore Drive...
HHS Bids Farewell to Largest Graduating Class
Saturday’s graduation ceremony at Hermiston High School ran a little long, but then handing out more than 300 diplomas does take some time.
The 332...
HHS Inducts 20 into National Honor Society
Hermiston High School inducted 20 students as new members of the National Honor Society. The new members were selected by the chapter’s faculty council for meeting...
Boardman Changes July Council Meeting Date
The Boardman City Council has changed their July meeting to Tuesday, July 11 due to its regularly scheduled meeting falling on the 4th of July...
BMCC’s Feves Gallery Receives Grant
The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery at Blue Mountain Community College is the recipient of a Umatilla County Cultural Coalition grant.
The $650 grant will pay...
ODOT to Host Traffic Signal Meeting in Hermiston
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host a public open house meeting on June 22 at 2 p.m. at Good Shepard Health Care System, Room...
Boardman Adopts City, URA Budgets
The Boardman City Council adopted the 2017-2018 city budget of $20,686,642.00 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted its 2017-2018 budget of $2,835,850.00 on Tuesday.
City property...
HPD, 7-Eleven Team Up for Operation Chill
In conjunction with 7-Eleven, the Hermiston Police Department will again participate in Operation Chill.
Operation Chill is celebrating its 22nd anniversary as a community relations program...
BMCC Rodeo Receives Honors, Donations
Blue Mountain Community College rodeo standout Quincy Pendergrass on Tuesday was awarded the prestigious Riley Freeman Memorial Athlete of the Year Award.
Since 2009, this...
Morrow County Municipalities to Meet Today
The Boardman City Council will meet with the Morrow County Board of Commissioners and Port of Morrow Commissioners today at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be...
States Set Columbia River Sturgeon Seasons
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set recreational white sturgeon seasons for the Columbia River estuary and Bonneville Pool.
In the estuary, from the Wauna...
Northwest Lawmakers Oppose Selling BPA
Pacific Northwest members of Congress have voiced their opposition to a proposal in the President’s budget to sell off the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA)...
Pendleton Man Dies After Jumping into Oncoming Traffic
A Pendleton man died Saturday near Pilot Rock after allegedly jumped into traffic on Highway 395.
According to the Oregon State Police, troopers from the...
HHS to Join Mid-Columbia Conference
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Executive Board took action on Sunday to approve Hermiston High School’s application for membership in the Association beginning...
Get Ready! Total Solar Eclipse Coming in August
Oregon will be the first state where you can view the total solar eclipse crossing America Monday, August 21. For about two and half...
Wet Weather Slowing Down Ag – Except for Here
As May draws to a close, it comes as no surprise to Oregonians that spring 2017 has generally been cooler and wetter than average....
Wyden to Hold Town Hall in Pendleton
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town halls next weekend in Oregon, including a stop in Pendleton.
The four town halls in Eastern Oregon and the...
