Kiwanis Scholarship Deadline Looming
The deadline to apply for the Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club's Perry Johnson and Russell Dorran Post-Secondary Education Scholarships is fast approaching.
Seniors from Hermiston High...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Found Dead
An inmate died unexpectedly Thursday evening at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla.
Prison staff found inmate George Phillip Murphy, Jr., 70, in the infirmary...
Hansell Touches Base with Hermiston Constituents
Bill Hansell and his fellow Republicans may be outnumbered in the Oregon Senate and House, but that hasn’t stopped the state senator from Athena...
Walden Touts Extension of Rural Schools Program
The U.S. House today passed a two year-extension of the Secure Rural Schools program.
The extension, which was included in a bipartisan bill that reforms...
Vote 'Yes' for BMCC Bond
To the editor:
For more than 50 years, Blue Mountain Community College has provided students, young and old, the opportunity to increase their education and...
IMESD Names New P.R. Officer
The Intermountain Education Service District has announced the hiring of Michele Madril as its new communications specialist.
Madril replaces Casey White-Zollman, who recently took a...
BMCC Hopes Scaled-Back Bond Fares Better
A year and a half ago, voters in Umatilla and Morrow counties voted down a Blue Mountain Community College bond renewal measure that would...
Hermiston Council Passes Supplemental Budget
The Hermiston City Council passed a supplemental budget at this week’s meeting.
The action Monday night was part of an annual process of adjusting the...
Fair Board to Hold Budget Workshop
The Umatilla County Fair Board will hold a budget workshop on Thursday, March 26.
The board will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. at the...
Boardman Council Re-Schedules April Meeting
The Boardman City Council has re-scheduled its regularly scheduled Tuesday, April 21 meeting to Tuesday, April 28.
The council meeting will begin at 7 p.m....
Hansell to Hold Town Hall in Hermiston
State Sen. Bill Hansell and State Rep. Greg Barreto will hold a series of town hall talks in Eastern Oregon on March 27-28.
Town hall...
County: Call Before You Burn
The Umatilla County Smoke Management Committee and the Umatilla County Planning Department are asking burn permit holders to check before igniting any fires.
Before burning,...
City to Crack Down on Bad Behavior in Parks
Police in Hermiston will now have the authority to prohibit anyone from using a city park for up to 30 days if they are...
Gov. Brown Pays Visit to Pendleton
Announces Funding for Hangers, Storage at Range
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visited Pendleton Airport to view a demonstration of the RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aerial System...
Murder Investigation Focuses on Vehicle
A vehicle believed to be involved in the murder of a Umatilla man is being processed by a California crime lab in hopes of...
Children Advocates Seek More Funding in Salem
Representatives from the local CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program visited area legislators in Salem recently to advocate for the program and restoration of...
Letter: Invest in Community, Support BMCC Bond
To the editor:
The Greater Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is happy to support Blue Mountain Community College’s (BMCC) bond measure that is...
14-Year-Old Dies in I-84 Accident
A 14-year-old Milton-Freewater boy was killed Thursday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 84 at Ladd Canyon.
According to the Oregon State Police...
New Species of Wood Revolutionizing Fences
Hermiston's All That Wood Marketing Pacific Albus
Within the past few years a new species of hardwood has gained recognition in the lumber industry. Pacific...
Health Foundation's Impact Far-Reaching
Foundation Has Given Out Over $1.5 Million Since Inception
Talk to most people in the Hermiston area and they’ll tell you they know of the...
