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...
BMCC Athletes Earn Academic Honors
Five Blue Mountain Community College baseball players and two softball players this week were named Academic Excellence Award winners for the spring by the...
Police Still Searching for Person of Interest
Law enforcement officials are still searching for what they are calling a person of interest in the May 27 shooting death of a Hermiston...
New Member Joins Hermiston School Board
The Hermiston School District has welcomed Mark Gomolski to position #3 of the Hermiston School Board.
Gomolski was elected May 16 as a write in candidate...
5 Charged with DUII During Holiday Weekend
Deputies of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office were providing extra patrol over the Memorial Day Weekend, and “It was a great success,” says Sgt....
Pump Prices Go on Cruise Control
Demand for gasoline in the U.S. is at the highest level of the year so far but pump prices are fairly flat.
For the week,...
