Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opens Jan. 4
Fresh Oregon Dungeness crab is back on the menu after fishery managers determined the fishery is ready to open Jan. 4 along the entire...
Hospital Offers Latest in Mammogram Technology
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) in Hermiston recently invested in updating its mammography equipment to the new Selenia Dimensions Systems Hologic Genius 3D...
Sheriff's Office to Have Extra Patrols During Holidays
If you’re enjoying the holidays with a drink, the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office has a message for you: Drive sober or get pulled over.
Due...
Pair Rescued After Being Stranded in Snow
Two people from Snohomish, Wash., were rescued Monday evening after becoming stranded in snow near Indian Lake in Umatilla County.
According to the Umatilla County...
Yo Country Frozen Yogurt to Host Network Event
Yo Country Frozen Yogurt will be the site of a Network Hermiston event hosted by the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Dec. 23.
The...
Volunteers Needed for Christmas Fellowship Dinner
Volunteers are needed to serve the hundreds of people expected to take part in the annual Christmas Community Fellowship Dinner.
The dinner will take place...
National Guard to Track Santa's Flight
The Oregon Air National Guard will be on high alert again this Christmas Eve as they work closely with the United States Air Force...
HHS Marching Band Preps for Holiday Bowl
Hermiston High School’s Marching Band has been preparing for its Holiday Bowl performance for the past two years, raising money through Ford’s Drive One...
Nominees Sought for Distinguished Alumnus Award
Hermiston School District is seeking nominations for the second annual Distinguished Alumnus Award, which is granted annually to recognize deserving Hermiston High School graduates...
Walden Nominates M.C. Student to Academy
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced today that he has nominated 13 Oregon students – including one from Morrow County - for acceptance...
Driver, 12-Year-Old Die in I-84 Collision
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into Thursday morning's fatal crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 330, just east of Durkee...
Interstate 84 Closed in Eastern Oregon
Oregon Department of Transportation crews are continuing their 24-hour coverage, plowing and sanding Oregon highways as they respond to snow, ice and high winds...
Avoid Bad Luck at the Holiday Potluck
Hopefully, good tidings and good cheer will this year translate into good food and good health. Tis’ the season for office parties and potlucks,...
EOTEC Looks to Fill $2 Million Funding Gap
Just $2 million shy of the $16 million needed to complete Phase 1 of the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center, the project’s fundraising...
Fog Closes I-84; Snow Coming Thursday
The Oregon Department of Transportation has closed both directions of Interstate 84 between La Grande (Exit 265) and Pendleton (Exit 216) due to extreme...
ArtWORKz 2016 Seeks Young Artists
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute invites all youth under the age of 19 to participate in the upcoming art show and competition, ArtWORKz 2016.
Young artists, both...
Council Rejects Fee Hike for Records Requests
The Hermiston City Council rejected a proposal Monday night to increase fees for providing public records.
Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith presented the council with...
Tamástslikt Constructing Solar Carport
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton is building two solar carports in their parking lot.
With a portion of a grant from Pacific Power Blue Sky...
EOTEC Gets OK to Seek Private Funding
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to allow the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center to enter into financial agreements in order to...
Death Row Inmate Dies of Natural Causes
A death row inmate at Two Rivers Correctional Institution has died of natural causes.
Inmate Mark Allen Pinnell, 67, died of natural causes at approximately...
