Gas Prices Expected to Continue to Drop
The 2015 summer driving season ends with the national average at its lowest point for the Labor Day holiday in more than a decade...
Library District Board Alters Meeting Time, Location
The Umatilla County Special Library District (UCSLD) has changed the date and location of its September board meeting due to the Pendleton Round-Up.
The board...
UCSO Releases Labor Day Patrol Stats
The enhanced patrols conducted by the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office during the Labor Day holiday, Aug. 21 to Sept. 7 produced 29 additional citizen...
Motorcycle Accident Claims Oregon Man's Life
An Oregon man lost his life Tuesday evening in a single vehicle motorcycle accident on Interstate 84 east of Baker City.
Oregon State Police troopers...
Hansell to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Hermiston
Oregon State Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) will hold a town hall meeting in Hermiston on Monday, Sept. 21.
The town hall meeting will take place...
BMCC Inmate Education Program Receives Grant
Inmates participating in corrections education programs at Eastern Oregon and Two Rivers correctional institutions (EOCI and TRCI) will be brought into the 21st century...
Passenger in I-84 Rollover Dies from Injuries
An Oregon man involved in a rollover accident in Pendleton on Sept. 3 has died, according to the Oregon State Police.
Gary Elkins, 42, of...
Health Foundation to Hold Honor Tree Ceremony
Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation will hold an Honor Tree ceremony and reception on Friday, Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. on the campus of...
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...
Hermiston Modifies Landscaping Ordinance Draft
The last revisions to the city of Hermiston’s proposed landscaping ordinance were released Tuesday prior to a Sept. 24 hearing before the Hermiston Planning...
I-84 Rollover Leads to Injuries, Arrest
A tire blowout led to a one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 84 Thursday afternoon, injuring several people.
Among the seven people in the vehicle were three...
Toddler, Boardman Man Die in Head-On Collision
A head-on collision on Interstate 84 Thursday night took the lives of a Boardman man and a toddler.
Fernando Javier Castaneda, 23, of Boardman, was...
Umatilla Unhappy with Powerline Road Project
A recent project to improve the intersection of Powerline Road and Highway 730 in Umatilla has left elected officials shaking their heads.
The Umatilla City...
BMCC to Host 9/11 Tribute
Blue Mountain Community College will remember those lost on September 11, 2001, during a special 9/11 tribute during its Welcome to the Pack student...
Umatilla City Council Bans Tent Living
Long-term camping – and living – in tents is now prohibited in Umatilla.
On Tuesday night, the Umatilla City Council unanimously approved the ordinance, which...
Boardman Creates 'Safe Zone' for Online Transactions
The Boardman Police Department has implemented a new program aimed at facilitating a safe and secure meeting place for residents to meet strangers and...
Feves Memorial Gallery to Re-Open Sept. 24
An opening reception for Oregon artists Renee Couture and Heather Goodwind will be held on Sept. 24 to re-open the Betty Feves Memorial Gallery...
Columbia River Re-Opens for Stugeon Fishing
The Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam has been re-opened to catch-and-release fishing for sturgeon, Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced.
Managers had closed that...
Kennison Field Site of EOU Men's Soccer Tonight
The Hermiston School District will host a college soccer match this evening between Eastern Oregon University and Multnomah University.
The match will take place at...
Oregon Streams, Rivers to Re-Open for Fishing
Oregon fishery managers announced that the afternoon fishing ban in place on most rivers and streams in the state will be lifted beginning Tuesday,...
