McNary Navigation Lock to Close for Inspection
McNary Dam's navigation lock will be temporarily out of service On Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. to allow inspection and...
HHS Soccer Teams to Host Playoff Games on Saturday
Hermiston High School’s boys and girls soccer enter the playoffs with home games at Kennison Field on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The boys host Liberty at...
ODFW Seeks to Delist Gray Wolf in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife staff believe gray wolves have met the criteria to be delisted from the state Endangered Species Act...
BMCC Honored for Academics, Athletics
Northwest Athletic Conference Executive Director Marco Azurdia on Tuesday presented Blue Mountain Community College with the NWAC’s President’s Cup, a prestigious award given to...
Hermiston Woman Dies in Finley Car Accident
A Hermiston woman was killed on Friday, Oct. 23 in a car crash in Finley, Wash.
According to the Tri-City Herald, Fawn J. White, 34,...
City Moves Forward with Public Art Plan Concept
On Monday night, Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann wanted to hear a clear message from the members of the Hermiston City Council – are they...
Walden Supports Major Mental Health Reform Bill
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River)announced that he supports a major mental health reform bill moving through the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Helping Families...
Ticket Deadline Extended for Feves Celebration
There’s still time to purchase tickets to the Betty Feves Art Home Tour on Nov. 7 that helps celebrate the 25th anniversary of the...
Tank Explosion Kills 2 Near Bend
Two people were killed Tuesday afternoon in Deschutes County when a World War II-era tank exploded.
According to the Oregon State Police, two people were...
Hermiston Resident Earns State Volunteer Award
Longtime Hermiston resident Diane Shockman received the Governor’s Elderly Volunteer Award for Region 5, at the recent Governor's Volunteer Awards Luncheon in Salem.
The award...
No Treat: Wicked Weather Arriving by Friday
October’s mild weather will turn into a wet, windy weekend for much of Eastern Oregon, according to the National Weather Service.
A surge of moisture...
Eldrige Receives Telecommunications Award
Steve Eldrige, General Manager and CEO of Umatilla Electric, was among the honorees at the Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference Oct. 22-23 at Hood River.
Eldrige...
Legal Pot or Not: Hermiston Voters to Decide – Again
Hermiston voters will have another opportunity to allow legalized recreational and medical marijuana available inside the city limits come next November.
On Monday night, the...
Hermiston Chamber to Hold Business Meeting Today
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business to Business Luncheon at 11:45 a.m. today at the Hermiston Conference Center.
The event is...
City Gives $600,000 to EOTEC – With Strings
The Hermiston City Council agreed Monday night to give $600,000 to help fill the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center’s construction budget shortfall, but...
County, BMCC to Tackle Skilled Workforce Deficit
The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners has announced a new partnership with Blue Mountain Community College to address the need for skilled workforce development...
Council to Tour EOTEC Site This Evening
The public is invited to attend a Hermiston City Council work session this evening that will include a tour of the Eastern Oregon Trade...
Residents Encouraged to Take Livability Survey
The city of Hermiston wants to know what kinds of community assets its residents would like to see added, enhanced, or improved to make...
Electric Load Switching to Accommodate BPA Upgrades
Umatilla Electric’s wholesale power supplier, Bonneville Power Administration, is investing millions to build and improve substations and associated transmission lines in Northeast Oregon. The...
Pendleton School Evacuated As a Precaution
A Pendleton elementary school was evacuated today after a powdery substance was found inside a military-style bag.
McKay Creek Elementary School evacuated students and staff...
