United Way Seeks Help in Meeting Its Goal
The United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties wants to do more for local organizations, but needs help from the community to do so.
"If...
UEC Offering College Scholarships
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is offering several college scholarships for the 2016-17 school year.
The UEC Scholarship Program is designed to encourage and recognize the academic...
UEC Seeks Applicants for Youth Tour of D.C.
Umatilla Electric Cooperative will send two high school juniors on a week-long, all-expense paid, educational trip to Washington, D.C. in June 2016.
As many as...
Brothers Donate Wallowa Lake Acres for Conservation
Three brothers – Frank, Steve and Fred Kimball – had a choice: sell their nine-acre forested property on Wallowa Lake for quick cash, or...
Latino Business Network to Meet on Dec. 9
The Latino Business Network will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center.
Donuts and coffee will be served and...
Umatilla Puts Water Basin Project on Hold
The city of Umatilla put discussions of the Northeast Oregon Water Association (NOWA) option agreement on hold Tuesday night.
NOWA’s proposal to lease municipal water...
Start Planning Your 2016 Outdoor Season Today
Oregon’s 2016 hunting and fishing licenses are on sale now and make great holiday gifts — especially a new youth license for kids that...
SAGE Center Christmas Event Draws Crowd
More than 200 people attended the SAGE Center’s Holiday Lighting Event on Tuesday to kick off the visitor center’s first Christmas lights display.
“We had...
Passage of Columbia Gorge Bill Expected Soon
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced on Tuesday that he has secured language in the final congressional transportation agreement to help improve roads...
Scammers Target Wrong Person – the Sheriff
People claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House had their sights on what they hoped would be an unsuspecting victim early Wednesday morning –...
ODOT Offers Winter Driving Tips
With the first significant snowfall of the season coming down in the Columbia Gorge and parts of Central and Eastern Oregon, the Oregon Department...
Snow Blankets Lower Columbia Basin
A blanket of snow fell on the Lower Columbia Basin overnight causing slick driving conditions and canceled school classes around the area.
School districts in...
Winter Storm Watch in Effect for This Evening
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect from this evening through Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Motorists are advised...
Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club Selling Christmas Trees
The Hermiston Kiwanis Noon Club will be selling Christmas trees beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Hermiston Conference Center parking lot.
The hours will be...
HPD Gearing Up for Christmas Express
The 46th annual Hermiston Christmas Express program is well under way and so far the donations have been on par with previous years, according...
Bad Joke Lands Hermiston Man in Jail
An attempt at a bad joke landed a Hermiston man in jail on Monday.
Around 6:25 a.m. this morning, Hermiston police received a call about...
Boardman to Hold Medical Marijuana Public Hearing
The Boardman City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to ban medical marijuana during Tuesday’s meeting.
The council will also discuss...
Importance of Protecting Oregon Ag Land Grows
Oregon’s population now tops 4 million people. Whether the continued population increase negatively impacts agriculture remains to be seen, but the state’s land use...
BMCC Seeks Women's Head Soccer Coach
It’s not every day a coach has the opportunity to launch a brand new athletic program. Yet that’s exactly what the new head women’s...
City Offers Follow-Up ‘Livable Hermiston’ Survey
Over 1,000 people took part in a recent survey sponsored by the city of Hermiston, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, and Hermiston Futures Task Force...
