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Friday, March 29, 2024
Governor in Pendleton

Gov. Brown Pays Visit to Pendleton

Announces Funding for Hangers, Storage at Range Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visited Pendleton Airport to view a demonstration of the RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aerial System...

Murder Investigation Focuses on Vehicle

A vehicle believed to be involved in the murder of a Umatilla man is being processed by a California crime lab in hopes of...

Children Advocates Seek More Funding in Salem

Representatives from the local CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program visited area legislators in Salem recently to advocate for the program and restoration of...

Letter: Invest in Community, Support BMCC Bond

To the editor: The Greater Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is happy to support Blue Mountain Community College’s (BMCC) bond measure that is...
I84 Fatality

14-Year-Old Dies in I-84 Accident

A 14-year-old Milton-Freewater boy was killed Thursday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 84 at Ladd Canyon. According to the Oregon State Police...

New Species of Wood Revolutionizing Fences

Hermiston's All That Wood Marketing Pacific Albus Within the past few years a new species of hardwood has gained recognition in the lumber industry. Pacific...
Hospital Tour

Health Foundation's Impact Far-Reaching

Foundation Has Given Out Over $1.5 Million Since Inception Talk to most people in the Hermiston area and they’ll tell you they know of the...

Local Foundation Offering College Scholarships

The Red & Gena Leonard Foundation is accepting applications for college scholarships to local students. The foundation will award scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,400...

E. Oregon Man Charged with Custodial Interference

A 61-year-old man from The Dalles is in jail and faces charges of custodial interference. According to the Oregon State Police, a woman came to...

NRA Offering Scholarships to High School Seniors

Friends of NRA will award 20 $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors in Oregon. The deadline to apply is April 4. Contact Blue Mountain Friends...

Fair Holding Camp Logo Contest

The Umatilla County Fair Board is holding a logo contest for the counties’ elementary school students in grades K-5. Youths will be asked to create...

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...

Umatilla Toastmasters Seeking New Members

The Umatilla Toastmasters club meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the fire hall in McNary. The mission...

After Steady Climb, Gas Prices Coming Back Down

The national and Oregon averages are backing away from their year-to-date highs, according to AAA. The national average loses three cents to $2.42 a gallon...

BMCC Offering Real Estate Broker Course

Blue Mountain Community College will offer a Real Estate Broker Pre-license course during Spring Term 2015 at the Hermiston campus. The class will begin on...

Extra Patrols Looking for Drunk Drivers

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting enhanced patrols today in an effort to keep impaired driver’s off the road. “1,232 people lost their...

Public Hearing Set for City's Supplemental Budget

The city of Hermiston will hold a public hearing on March 23 on the proposed supplemental budget for the fiscal year ending June 30,...
Murder Investigation

'Code of Silence' Slowing Murder Investigation

The Hermiston police chief says the March 4 shooting death of a 23-year-old Umatilla man was gang related and a “code of silence” is...
HHS

District Selects Spoo as HHS Principal

Hermiston School District Superintendent Dr. Fred Maiocco announced today that Armand Larive Middle School Principal Tom Spoo will serve as the next Hermiston High...

Maiocco to Recommend Farley for Rocky Heights

Hermiston School District Superintendent Dr. Fred Maiocco announced today that he will recommend Jerad Farley to serve as the next principal of Rocky Heights...

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