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...
City Seeks Community Enhancement Ideas
The city of Hermiston is looking for ways to enhance the aesthetics and livability of the community, and needs input from the public.
The Community...
Umatilla Mourns Loss of Popular Teacher
A teacher’s chair is empty at McNary Heights Elementary today as the staff, students and community mourn the loss of Elisabet Flores who died...
'Homegrown' Native To Share Story at UEC Meeting
“Homegrown” is the theme of this year’s Umatilla Electric Annual Meeting on April 18, so a “homegrown” native of Hermiston, Judy (Miller) Hill Lovins,...
Spring Turkey Season Opens This Weekend
The sight and sound of a turkey’s mating display is enough to quicken the pulse of even the most experienced hunter— and makes...
Smith Supports Vet Facility in The Dalles
Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) voted to approve the submission of a federal State Home Construction Grant application to the U.S. Department of...
Message to Lawmakers: Fully Fund Education
Members of the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Ways and Means Committee got an earful Saturday from local constituents urging the lawmakers to invest more in...
School District Maintains Strong Credit Rating
Hermiston School District announced today that Standard and Poor’s Corporation reaffirmed the district’s outstanding AA- (double A minus) credit rating, last received in 2010.
District...
Hood River Opens for Chinook on April 15
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the popular spring chinook fishery on the Hood River will open April 15.
According to...
2 Days Added to Columbia Spring Chinook Season
Spring Chinook anglers on the lower Columbia River will get two more days of salmon fishing – Saturday, April 11 and Thursday, April 16...
