Girl Scouts Collect Food for Agape House
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington recently gathered nonperishable food for the Agape House in Hermiston, Umatilla and Irrigon.
The annual event, held this...
Father-Daughter Dance Tickets Now on Sale
Tickets are now available for purchase for the 11th annual Me and My Prince Ball that is set for May 16 from 6 to...
Driver Faces Felony DUII Charge After Fatal Crash
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers in La Grande are continuing to investigate Saturday afternoon's fatal traffic crash that resulted in the death of one...
Semi Crashes, Spills Diesel Near Arlington
Oregon State Police (OSP) are investigating a traffic crash on Interstate 84 westbound near milepost 138 in Arlington.
According to the OSP, a westbound semi-truck...
Hermiston Native Shares Tales of World Travels
With the theme of “Homegrown,” Judy Hill Lovins could not have been a more perfect choice as guest speaker at the 78th annual meeting...
BMCC Standouts Sign with New Schools
Two Blue Mountain Community College women’s basketball players signed on Thursday with four-year colleges to continue playing basketball.
Northwest Athletic Conference Baden Player of the...
Bethlehem Lutheran Registering Preschoolers
The Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool will be registering new students on Tuesday, April 21.
Registration will begin at noon. The school is located at 515 S.W....
Enter to Win Big Game Hunt Tag
Some people spend thousands of dollars at auctions for the chance to hunt a trophy animal anywhere they want in Oregon. But it could...
HPD Releases First-Quarter Crime Statistics
Incidents of crime in Hermiston through the first three months of the year are about on par with the crime rate during the same...
Hermiston Man Recalls Surviving 1948 Flood
OregonLive has a great story about Hermiston’s Earl Woods and how he survived a 1948 flood that wiped out the city of Vanport.
Woods was...
Senate Extends Rural Schools Program
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised the Senate’s move this week to extend a lifeline to rural Oregon communities with passage of a two-year...
School District Earns Music Education Honor
For the second year in a row, the Hermiston School District was named a 2015 Best Community for Music Education (BCME) by the National...
School District Honored for Music Education
For the second year in a row, the Hermiston School District was named a 2015 Best Community for Music Education (BCME) by the National...
Forum to Feature Port Commission Candidates
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Team and the Eastern Oregon Women’s Coalition will host the Umatilla Port Commissioner #1 Position Forum on...
Hermiston Negotiating Engineering Contract
The city of Hermiston is negotiating with the engineering firm of Anderson Perry & Associates to have it provide engineering services to the city.
The...
Altrusa Awards Pair of $1,500 Scholarships
The Altrusa International of Hermiston Vocational Services Committee has selected two recipients for the Dorothy Juve Memorial Educational Scholarship: Brett Kane and Janelle Davis....
Public Hearing Set for Proposed Gas-Fueled Facility
A public hearing will be held in Hermiston on May 14 to hear comments on a proposed natural gas-fueled electric generation facility in Umatilla...
Umatilla County Fair Board to Meet on Wednesday
The Umatilla County Fair Board will meet on Wednesday, April 15.
The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Stafford Hansel Government Center, 915...
Hermiston Conference Center's Future Up in Air
Organizations that hold their events at the Hermiston Conference Center will continue to be able to do so – at least through 2016. Beyond...
Hermiston Earns Honor for Financial Reporting
The city of Hermiston has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association.
The city received the...
