Columbia Gorge Museums Passes Available for 10 Museums
The Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture Alliance is again offering discounted passes for admission to 10 museums in the gorge.
The 2023 Columbia Gorge Museums...
Register for HHS Kids Cheer Clinic Tonight
Hermiston High School is offering a Winter Kids Cheer Clinic that will include a performance at a HHS boys varsity basketball game.
The clinic is...
State Reminding Students of Upcoming Financial Aid Deadlines
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) is reminding all Oregonians about upcoming student financial aid application deadlines.
Anyone planning...
Oregon State USBC Bowling Tourney Set to Take Place at Wildhorse
The Oregon State USBC Open Championship begins this weekend at Quaking Aspens Lanes at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
The championship runs from April 15 to...
Extra Patrols on Roads for Holiday Season
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office announced today that it will be teaming up with other agencies around the state for the Christmas and New...
Hunter Sentenced in Elk Poaching Case
A hunter was fined more than $16,500 and lost his hunting privileges for three years after pleading guilty to a pair of game violations...
2014 United Way Campaign Under Way
The 2014 United Way fundraising campaign is under way.
The United Way has been supporting nonprofit organizations in Umatilla County since 1953 and those in...
Inmates Help Dogs Find New Homes
Six dogs found new homes and six families found new companions this weekend thanks to a program at Two Rivers Correctional Institution.
The Rehabilitating Offenders...
Jan. 13: Umatilla County Health Reports 190th COVID-19 Death
Umatilla County Health today reported the 190th county resident has died from COVID-19.
Umatilla County’s 190th death with COVID-19 is a 72-year-old female who tested...
Hispanic Committee Making a Difference in Hermiston
Question: What do the Oregon cities of Woodburn, Cornelius, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Ontario, Hayesville, Madras and Independence have in common?
Answer: They all have a higher...
Special Election to Determine Who Serves Remainder of Ward IV Term
Hermiston City Councilor Phillip Spicerkuhn will be on the ballot in a special election race that will determine who will fill out the remainder...
Me and My Prince Ball to Return in 2023; Sponsorships Available
Preparations are in the works for the 16th Me and My Prince Ball that will be held May 20, 2023, at the Eastern Oregon...
Standoff With Police Ends Peacefully
A tense, armed standoff ended peacefully Friday after a man experiencing a mental health crisis had threatened to kill himself in Hermiston.
Around 7:15 a.m.,...
Forums to Focus on Crowded Schools
The Hermiston School District will hold two community forums in the coming weeks to discuss district facilities and student growth challenges.
The meetings are scheduled...
Northwest RiverPartners Urge Biden to Prioritize Hydropower
Northwest RiverPartners issued the following release today ahead of President Biden's trip to the Pacific Northwest:
In President Biden’s first trip to Oregon and Washington...
Vendor Accused of Misleading Hermiston Businesses
A formal complaint against a Midwest vendor has been filed with the Oregon Department of Justice alleging the company is misrepresenting itself as being...
Good Shepherd Women’s Center Welcomes New Practitioner
With the new Good Shepherd Nancy Rudd-McCoy Women’s Center poised to open in late January, Good Shepherd Medical Group administration has applied more emphasis...
Wide-Ranging Job Fair Coming to SAGE Center on March 4
The seventh annual Agriculture, Energy, Processing, Technology and Health Care Job Fair is set for Wednesday, March 4 at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson...
EOCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Keith Edward Wild, passed away March 15.
Wild was incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI)...
Kindergarten Registration Set for April 6-17
The Hermiston School District will hold spring kindergarten registrations from April 6-17 for students entering kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year.
Registration will be held...
