Holiday Gas Prices at Highest Levels Since Thanksgiving 2014
Pump prices are slowly declining heading into the long Thanksgiving weekend. For the week, the national average for regular unleaded loses three cents to...
Umatilla County Fair Promises Something for Everybody
Day 1 of the 2018 Umatilla County Fair got off to a smooth start on Tuesday with the crowds enjoying the entertainment, rides, food...
Umatilla Preparing for This Weekend’s Landing Days Celebration
The city of Umatilla is preparing for another year of its Landing Days Festival, with a couple of changes in tow.
On June 23 and...
Farewell to the Fairgrounds?
The ribbons have been awarded, the livestock barns cleaned out, and the vendor booths locked up, but will 2015 be the last year for...
Wildhorse Foundation Awards 4th Quarter Grants
The Wildhorse Foundation has announced the awards for the fourth quarter of 2014. A total of $219,479.54 was awarded to 37 recipients, bringing the...
IMESD to Hold Public Budget Meeting on May 21
The InterMountain Education Service District’s budget committee will hold a public meeting on May 21 in Pendleton.
The committee will receive and discuss the proposed...
Hermiston FunFest Schedule of Events
Saturday, July 13
Main Stage Entertainment
• 8:30 a.m. – Zumba by the Columbia Court Club
• 9:45 a.m. – Hermiston Parks & Recreation Dance Troupe
• 10 a.m. – John...
City Hires Rivera as New Superintendent of HES
Hermiston Energy Services will have a new superintendent next month.
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier announced today that Nate Rivera will take over the role...
Fourth Positive Test for Coronavirus Reported in Umatilla County Today
Umatilla County Health (UCo) is today reporting another new positive case of coronavirus in the county – the fourth positive case in the county...
Good Shepherd Breaks Ground on Expansion
Good Shepherd Medical Center is expanding to accommodate its growing Education and Wellness Department. Administrators and staff held a public ground-breaking ceremony at the...
Good Shepherd to Offer CPR/AED, First Aid Classes on Feb. 2
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering CPR/AED and first aid combo classes on Friday, Feb. 2.
Classes include adult, infant and child CPR, AED...
Interstate 82 Exit Ramps to Close for Pavement Work During April
The Oregon Department of Transportation will close the Interstate 82 Exit 1 on/off ramps to and from Highway 730 intermittently for pavement work beginning...
Hermiston High to Be Site of Family Health & Fitness Day on Sept. 22
Family Health & Fitness Day will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hermiston High School. The event...
Electronic Income Tax Returns to Begin Being Processed on Jan. 29
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Oregon Department of Revenue will start to process 2023 state income tax returns that are electronically filed on Jan....
Gasoline Prices Backing Away from Two-Year Highs
Retail gas prices are slowly receding as the South and Southeast states recover from Harvey and Irma.
This week 46 states including Oregon are reporting...
Idaho State House Calls for Formal ‘Greater Idaho’ Talks with Oregon
With a wink and a smirk the Idaho House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a nonbinding memorial calling for formal talks between the Idaho...
Law Enforcement Locates Assault Suspect
Law enforcement officials have located the man allegedly involved in an assault Tuesday evening in Hermiston.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the...
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Taking Place at Boardman Facility
The Oregon Air National Guard is currently conducting demolition training in Boardman this week.
The Naval Air Station at Whidbey Island announced that the Oregon...
ConAgra to Hold Hiring Event at SAGE Center
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston will hold a hiring event on Friday, Sept. 11 at the SAGE Center in Boardman.
The event takes place from 11...
Columbia Salmon Seasons Extended to July 31
Recreational anglers will have more time to reel in a summer Chinook or sockeye salmon, thanks to improved forecasts for both runs returning to...
