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...
Fun Is the Main Ingredient at Fair's BBQ Contest
For more than 10 years, backyard cooks have faced off at the Umatilla County Fair, and this year was no exception.
Cooks were already setting...
New Leaders Emerge at Farm-City Pro Rodeo
Scottie Knapp grabbed a share of the lead in the bull riding event at Thursday night’s Farm-City Pro Rodeo.
Knapp’s 82 aboard Cowboy Up tied...
I-84 Lanes Re-Opened in Eastern Oregon
All eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 84 are now open in Eastern Oregon, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The freeway was closed...
Fires Close Down Portions of Interstate 84
The Oregon Department of Transportation is reporting that Interstate 84 is closed westbound at Ontario and eastbound at Baker City due to wild fires...
Backyard BBQ Contest Winners Announced
County-wide bragging rights and a new pellet smoker barbeque were on the line during Wednesday’s annual Backyard BBQ Contest at the Umatilla County Fair.
Hermiston...
Cool Down & Fill Up at the Umatilla County Fair
Burgers, hotdogs, elephant ears, and funnel cakes have always been a staple of summertime concessions at the fair. But stroll around the grounds of...
Oregon Lawmakers Seek Hemp Pilot Program
Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici asked the Oregon Department of Agriculture...
Good Night for Farm-City Contestants on Wednesday
The bull riders had a better opening night at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo on Wednesday than they did a year ago when just two...
Arts Council Unveils Season's Lineup
Toot the horns and sound the trumpets – Desert Arts Council announces its 31st season lineup of spectacular sounds, visual delights, musical wonders, holiday...
Expect Delays on Highway 204
Motorists traveling on Highway 204 should expect delays west of Elgin as pilot cars may be used to control traffic between mileposts 32 and...
Cooling Station Closes for the Season
The Hermiston Cooling Station has closed for the remainder of the summer season.
The station will open again in November to provide shelter from the...
