Pendleton's UAS Test Site Program Gets Boost
A provision co-sponsored by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to extend the life of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program through 2022 was...
Fire Chiefs to Talk District Consolidation Thursday
The fire chiefs from the Hermiston and Stanfield fire districts will host a "Coffee with the Chiefs" event on Thursday, April 21 at the...
Hwy. 395 Work Kept to Night Schedule 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...
City Seeks Applicants for Vacant Committee Seats
The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on a pair of city committees.
There is currently two openings on the Hispanic Advisory...
E. Oregon Highways to get Sign Upgrades
Transportation signage to be upgraded this summer at several Eastern Oregon sites
According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, over a dozen areas in Eastern...
Mooney in Line to Be HSD Assistant Superintendent
Hermiston Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fred Maiocco announced today that he will recommend Tricia Mooney to serve as assistant superintendent of human resources for...
Crime in Hermiston Remains Below 10-Year Average
Numbers from the first quarter of 2016 show crime has ticked up in Hermiston from a year ago, but remains well below the 10-year...
Check Out What's Happening at Hermiston High
As always, there’s plenty going on at Hermiston High School. Here’s a sneak peek into what last week looked like for our HHS students,...
Football with No Hands? No Problem
Mark Speckman, a former high school and college football player even though he was born without hands, stood on the stage at the Hermiston...
Business Incentive Program Starts in Boardman
Funding Available for Expansion, New Business Relocation
Bringing new business and growing existing ones are the goals of the business incentive program recently launched by...
Blood Draw Set for Good Shepherd on Monday
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, April 18 in Hermiston.
The blood drive will take place from 12:30 to 6...
E. Oregon Students Arrested After Threats
Two Eastern Oregon high school students are in juvenile custody and are currently being held on charges of conspiracy to commit murder after an...
State Ag Folks Optimistic About Water Supply
Umatilla Water Basin at 104 Percent of Average
What a difference a wet winter makes. All areas of Oregon appear to be in much better...
HSD to Host Special Education Fair on April 26
The Hermiston School District Special Programs Department will host its first annual Special Education Linkage Fair on Tuesday, April 26, from 5-7:30 p.m. at...
BMCC Campuses to Close Friday Afternoon
All locations of Blue Mountain Community College will be closed on Friday, April 15 from 1-5 p.m. so that employees can attend a staff...
Boardman to Offer Mobile Vet Clinic on May 2
The city of Boardman Animal Control will be sponsoring a Mobile Preventive Vet Clinic on Monday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The...
Interstate 84 Crash Takes Life of Teenager
An 18-year-old was killed Monday evening in a crash on Interstate 84 near La Grande.
According to the Oregon State Police, Hanna Doig-Cashell, of La...
Public Wants City to Make EOTEC Top Priority
Finish what you started – that was the advice that came to the city of Hermiston in the form of feedback from community members...
Library District Board to Meet on April 14
The Umatilla County Special Library District has moved its April 2016 Board meeting to Thursday, April 14 at 5:15 p.m.
The meeting will be held...
Altrusa Seeks Participants in Water Project
The Hermiston Altrusa Club along with the city of Hermiston, local businesses and students in the Hermiston area are taking part in a different...
