Rep. Witt to Visit Hermiston on March 19
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a visit to Hermiston from Oregon State Rep. Brad Witt on Saturday, March 19.
Witt will be at...
Crash Closes Portion of Interstate 84
Interstate 84 eastbound is closed between Exit 216 (six miles east of Pendleton) and Ontario at Exit 374 due to a crash involving possible...
Roundabout Axed from City's Transportation Plan
After running into unanimous opposition to placing a roundabout near the entrance to Hermiston Foods on South Highway 395, the Hermiston City Council met...
Free Support Class Offered to Caregivers
Powerful Tools for Caregivers© classes begin Tuesday, March 22 in Hermiston.
If you are providing physical or emotional support for a loved one dealing with...
Council Happy with Proposed Brand Concepts
Survcey Out Today Seeking Public Input on Concepts
A happy bunch of Hermiston City Councilors heaped praise on the committee tasked with coming up with...
Free Family Fishing Days Coming to Hermiston
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites Oregon families to come fishing at one of 36 free Family Fishing events scheduled throughout the...
Voters Could Decide on $104 Million School Bond
Hermiston voters will be asked to approve a bond measure in 2017 that would replace Rocky Heights Elementary School and possibly Highland Hills Elementary...
Library District to Hold Board, Budget Meeting
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board Budget Committee will meet on Thursday, March 17, at 5:15 p.m.
The monthly Board meeting will follow...
GSHCS Celebrates National Patient Safety Week
At Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS), patient safety is something that is taken very seriously. In fact, GSHCS regularly measures clinical outcomes for...
Highway 395 Construction Schedule
Day and nighttime construction activities continue in Hermiston along Highway 395 for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s $3.7 million highway improvement project. Motorists and...
Three County Dispatchers Receive 'Stork Awards'
Umatilla County Dispatchers Kim Winnett, Tracy LeGore, and Tabetha Koehler received Stork Award pins from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office.
For telecommunicators and emergency medical...
Hermiston High School Events Roundup
With only a week until spring break, students and staff at Hermiston High School are in overdrive mode to get everything done so next...
New WIC Cards Make Accessing Healthy Food Easier
Many families with young children, or parents who are pregnant and expecting a child, will now have the opportunity to use an EBT card...
Oregonians Urged to Celebrate National Ag Week
Agriculture’s contribution to Oregon’s economy, environment, and social well being is worth celebrating. In observing National Agriculture Week March 13-19, Americans are encouraged to...
Ag Research Project Set for Summer in Pendleton
A new research effort on the impacts of chaff collection or chaff plus straw collection will get under way this summer at the Columbia...
Fundraiser Dinner, Auction Set for Sunday
A benefit dinner and auction will be held on Sunday, March 13 to raise money for Tim Teraberry’s cancer treatments.
The event will take place...
Leonard Foundation Offering Scholarships
Red & Gena Leonard spent many years of hard work and frugal living and in order to donate the funds to establish the Red...
Premium Hunt Applications Available
Some hunters pay thousands of dollars to win special raffle tags that offer the chance to hunt deer, elk and pronghorn during a months-long...
Head Start Celebrating its Volunteers
During the month of February, Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. celebrated its volunteers.
The organization embraces the concept that “It takes a village to raise a...
Gas Prices Show Largest 1-Week Increase of the Year
Prices Still 89 Cents Lower than a Year Ago
For the week, the national average for regular unleaded jumps a nickel to $1.81 a gallon....
