Boardman Adopts City, URA Budgets
The Boardman City Council this week adopted the 2016-2017 City budget of $31,631,419 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted their 2016-2017 budget of $2,598,300.
City...
I-84 Off-Ramp at Pendleton to Close for Repairs
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be making repairs to the Interstate 84 westbound Exit 209 interchange bridge beginning next week.
The Exit 209...
Homebuilders Program Names Scholarship Recipients
Four participants of the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders Program (CBSHP ) received the 2015-16 one-time $3,000 scholarship.
The recipients were Elizabeth Herrera, Cameron Meade, John...
Wyden Talks Up HHS on Floor of U.S. Senate
A week ago, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden met with students at Hermiston High School to talk about graduation rates in Oregon. After hearing about...
Boardman Kiwanis Club Awards Scholarships
The Kiwanis Club of Boardman has awarded four $500.00 scholarships to graduating seniors of Riverside High School and Irrigon High School to further their...
Spring Chinook Fishery to Open on Powder River
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 150 spring Chinook salmon into the Powder River to create a unique fishing...
District Bringing Computer Sci to Classrooms
The Hermiston School District announced today that it is partnering with Code.org to bring computer science instruction to the classroom.
Code.org is a public 501.c.3...
Volunteers Pull Garlic Mustard from Riverfront Park
Members of the Tour of Knowledge recently took the time to help rid Riverfront Park in Hermiston from garlic mustard.
On Memorial Day afternoon, four...
BMCC Graduation Set for Friday
The 54th annual Blue Mountain Community College Commencement Ceremony will take place this Friday evening, June 10, and will honor 348 graduates.
The ceremony location...
Woman Accused of Trying to Kill Hermiston Man
A woman was arrested over the weekend after stabbing a Hermiston man in the neck.
According to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, Vanessa Logman, 30,...
BMCC Names Athletes of the Year
Blue Mountain Community College honored two student-athletes with the Wally McCrae Student Athlete of the Year award for outstanding academic and athletic achievements for...
Graduates Ready for Next Phase in Life
As the Hermiston High School Class of 2016 closed the door on their high school careers, they were urged to open as many more...
Leadership Hermiston Seeking Recruits
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is now recruiting for the 2016-17 Leadership Hermiston program.
Leadership Hermiston is a 10-month program with nine full-day and one...
City Seeks Recreation Grant Proposals
The deadline to submit project proposals for Hermiston Transient Room Tax funds is Friday, June 3.
Groups or organizations have until 4 p.m. to submit...
Extremely Hot Temperatures Coming This Weekend
The National Weather Service is issuing a warning to residents throughout Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington that unseasonably high temperatures will arrive on Friday...
1 Injured in Onion Storage Shed Fire
One person was injured and a storage facility was burned down when a fire broke out at an onion storage building at Cleaver Farming...
14-Week Lock Outage Remains on Schedule
A 14-week-long navigation lock outage scheduled for Dec. 12, 2016, through March 20, 2017, is on track, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials from...
Wyden Sings Praises of HHS & It's Students
Senator Seeking to Increase Oregon Graduation Rates
It was hard to say who was more impressed Wednesday afternoon at Hermiston High School – the students...
BMCC Hires Business Adviser for SBDC
There’s a new face at Blue Mountain Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Wallowa County. Rick Bombaci, who has lived in Wallowa...
Aquatics Center to Open on June 4
The Hermiston Family Aquatics Center will open for the summer season on Saturday, June 4.
The pre-season pool schedule for public swim is from 1:10...
