Business Owners Air Landscaping Concerns
The Hermiston City Council chose not to vote on a proposed landscaping ordinance Monday night, but will, instead, take up the issue at its...
City, Chamber Seek Input on Community Brand
The city of Hermiston and Chamber of Commerce today jointly issued a survey to gather broad feedback about the proposed “You Can GROW Here”...
School District Emphasizing Student Attendance
The Hermiston School District wants to partner with parents and guardians in a renewed emphasis on student attendance.
The state of Oregon has an expectation...
2 DUII Arrests Made During Fair/Rodeo Week
There were no motor vehicle accidents during the week of the Umatilla County Fair, but the sheriff's office made two DUII arrests during the...
School District Emphasizing Student Attendance
The Hermiston School District wants to partner with parents and guardians in a renewed emphasis on student attendance.
The state of Oregon has an expectation...
Farewell to the Fairgrounds?
The ribbons have been awarded, the livestock barns cleaned out, and the vendor booths locked up, but will 2015 be the last year for...
Happy Canyon Reveals Centennial Logo
The Happy Canyon Indian Pageant is preparing for its 100th anniversary in 2016, and this week unveiled a special centennial logo that will help...
Residents Protest Umatilla's Pot Prohibition
“They don’t even know what they’re doing.”
“This is pathetic.”
“What are we doing here?”
Comments tossed around the audience painted the Umatilla City Council in a...
Fair Exhibitors Can Pick up Entries at Fair Office
Exhibitors who have not picked up their items entered in the Umatilla County Fair can still stop by the fair office on Orchard Avenue...
Minor Injury Reported in Morrow County Hard Landing
A Beavercreek, Ore., pilot received minor injuries when his small plane landed on its top in Morrow County.
The Morrow County Sheriff's Office received a...
Umatilla Electric Posts Unclaimed Capital Credits List
This is a notice of unclaimed capital credits for members on record at Umatilla Electric Cooperative as of Aug. 18, 2015.
Umatilla Electric Cooperative gives...
Oregon Smoke Blog Tackles Air Quality Issues
The Oregon Smoke Information website is an effort by city, county, tribal, state and federal agencies to coordinate and aggregate information for Oregon communities affected...
Aerial Spraying Continues In Response to West Nile Virus
The West Umatilla Mosquito Control District continues to conduct targeted aerial mosquito control spraying, with a twin engine airplane scheduled after sunset on Monday,...
Update Given on Turner Basin Fire Near Dale
Update from U.S. Forest Service - Umatilla National Forest
Monday, Aug. 17
Pendleton - The Turner Basin Fire is burning roughly eight miles east of Dale, Oregon...
Red Cross Responds to Hermiston Home Fire
Disaster action team volunteers with the American Red Cross last week met with residents who experienced a single-family fire the 100 block of 7th...
Update Given on 2,250-Acre Grizzly Bear Complex Fire
Update from the U.S. Forest Service - Umatilla National Forest
1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17
Pendleton - Sunday’s direct suppression efforts were successful in slowing the...
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car on I-84
A pedestrian died when she attempted to cross eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 near The Dalles on Friday.
According to the Oregon State Police, troopers...
Fair Contest Participants Go to Seed
Spitting in public may be forbidden in etiquette books, but Eastern Oregon has one exception to the rule: watermelon seed spitting. The Umatilla County...
Rexburg Cowboy Takes All-Around at Farm-City
Saturday night was championship night at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo as Garrett Smith took home the all-around title after a solid night in steer...
Lowe, Champion Take Lead in Bareback at Farm-City
Ty Erickson, the second-ranked steer wrestler in the world, had the fastest time of the night on Friday in the third night of Farm-City...
