City to Add New Feature to Aquatic Center
Visitors to the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center will be treated to a new attraction, but will have to wait until next summer to enjoy...
Hermiston Nazarene Church Hosting 6-Week Workshop on Dementia
Hermiston Church of the Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard Ave., is hosting the six-week Getting to Know Dementia workshop beginning on April 14.
The free workshop...
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...
Man Wanted by Police Captured in Boardman
A Boardman man wanted by Hermiston police was captured around 1:30 a.m. this morning in Boardman.
Juan Antonio Tellez, 21, was wanted for questioning following...
Eastern Oregon University’s Graduation Ceremony Set for June 17
Eastern Oregon University will hold its 93rd Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 17 at 9:30 a.m. in the Community Stadium on the La Grande...
Local Agencies Receiving State Grant Money to Fight Wildfires
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
As Oregon approaches this year’s wildfire season, state officials are distributing $6 million in grants to help local fire agencies...
More Oregonians Seek Info on In-Home Services
Oregonians looking for information about services to help them safely stay at home and avoid long-term care facilities was one of the leading topics...
Driver From Fatal Christmas Day Crash in Jail on Manslaughter
The driver involved in a Christmas Day crash near Hermiston that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old boy now is in the Umatilla...
Nov. 30: Umatilla County Health Reports 28 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 28 new cases of COVID-19 - an increase of 17 over Monday's total
Today's new cases bring the county's overall...
Good Shepherd, St. Anthony Developing Transitional Care Program
CHI St. Anthony Hospital (CHISAH) and Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) have announced the establishment of an enhanced Transitional Care program.
“Transitional Care is a...
Be Aware, But Enjoy the State Fair
For the balance of the summer, Oregon’s county fair season will bring together people, animals, and food– a combination that is supposed to lead...
Festival of Lights Seeks Volunteers
The Festival of Lights committee is looking for volunteers to help sort and store displays on Saturday, April 20 at 9 a.m. at the...
Oregon to Provide Free Masks, Gloves to Small Businesses to Fight Virus
Gov. Kate Brown announced a new program to provide masks and gloves to small business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Governor, in...
HSD to Host Special Education Fair This Evening
The Hermiston School District Special Programs Department will host its first annual Special Education Linkage Fair on Tuesday, April 26, from 5-7:30 p.m. at...
BMCC's Jared Parke Earns BMCC Rodeo Award
Jared Parke, a third-year Blue Mountain Community College student, was awarded the Riley Freeman Memorial Rodeo Athlete Award.
Since 2009, this award is given in...
Walden Urges Public, Especially Senior Citizens, to Get Flu Shots
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) spoke about the importance of flu vaccines at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
The hearing...
HHS Junior to Represent UEC in Nation's Capital
Madilyn Hofbauer, a junior at Hermiston High School, has been selected to represent Umatilla Electric Cooperative at the 2015 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour from...
Police Blotter: Declaring War on City Hall
The cold weather has kept the troublemakers at home, but with the weather warming up, so is the Hermiston police blotter activity.
RP = Reporting...
Hwy. 395 Construction Schedule for This Week
Day and nighttime construction activities continue in Hermiston along U.S. 395 for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s $3.7 million highway improvement project.
Motorists and pedestrians...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Oct. 15: Ben Davison Jr., 50, was arrested near W. Ridgeway and N.W. Butte...
