Sheriff's Deputies Focus on Traffic Safety
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office issued 31 warnings and citations during the two-week period while it focused on seat belt and child restraint usage,...
Kiwanis Club Taking Scholarship Applications
The Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club is accepting applications for Perry Johnson and Russell Dorran Post-Secondary Education Scholarships.
The awards are for seniors from Hermiston High...
Student-Built Home Opens Up Career Opportunities
A year ago, Becky Carr knew little about the contents of a tool box. On Monday, the Hermiston High School junior spent a couple...
Fair Board to Meet on March 18
The Umatilla County Fair Board meet on Wednesday, March 18.
The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Umatilla County Courthouse in Room 114,...
Commission to Hear Oregon Wolf Population
The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, March 6 in Salem to be briefed on the 2014 Annual Wolf Report.
The meeting at The...
Public Meeting to Focus on Utility Rates
The public is invited to attend a community meeting at 6 p.m. tonight to learn more about proposed changes to Hermiston Energy Services (HES)...
Public Invited to Tour Student-Built Home
The Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders Program is inviting the public to get an up-close look at its first student-built home.
The open house will be...
Two Finalists in Line for HHS Principal Job
The Hermiston School District has narrowed its list of finalists to replace Hermiston High School principal Jocelyn Jones down to two.
The district is inviting...
OSP: Citizen Report Led to Inmate's Arrest
The Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate who walked away from an inmate work crew near Boardman on Wednesday was arrested Thursday morning after being...
Pendleton Man Charged with Sex Crimes
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 37-year-old man for alleged sex crimes.
Shaun Allen Dick was arrested on charges of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual...
Missing Prison Inmate Found in Hermiston
A Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate is back in prison 24 hours after walking away from a work crew near Boardman..
Law enforcement officials arrested...
Two Rivers Prison Inmate Still Missing
Detectives from the Oregon State Police (OSP) are continuing their investigation and search for an inmate from Two Rivers Correctional Institution who walked away...
District Pulls Cumin-Containing Foods from Menus
The Hermiston School District is removing all cumin-containing ingredients from menus for peanut-allergic students following a consumer alert issued by the Food and Drug...
Tamástslikt's ArtWORKs Winners Announced
The winners of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute's ArtWORKz 2015 were announced at the artists’ reception.
Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit, and Honorable Mentions were awarded...
Wildhorse Foundation Awards 4th Quarter Grants
The Wildhorse Foundation has announced the awards for the fourth quarter of 2014. A total of $219,479.54 was awarded to 37 recipients, bringing the...
Inmate Walks Away from Work Crew in Boardman
Law enforcement officials are on the lookout for an inmate that walked away from a work crew today in Boardman.
Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate...
Seniors Hear Plans for New Center
Eight thousand Americans turn 65 every day, yet few of them admit to being a “senior citizen.”
That might explain why attendance at senior centers,...
ODFW Offers Tips for Shed Hunting
This time of year isn’t just for Easter egg hunting. Many Oregonians are in the outdoors looking for another seasonal treat– shed antlers.
Oregon’s male...
ODFW Offers Local Hunting Classes
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has openings in several hunter education classes coming up in late February and March, including courses in...
School Board OKs Facilty Lease for Growth
The Hermiston School Board approved a lease proposal Monday night which will impact several classrooms at Hermiston High School and the Innovative Learning Center...
