Health Communities Coalition to Meet Wednesday
The Healthy Communities Coalition will meet at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
Janet Jones will give a presentation on the...
Girl Scouts Seek Donations for Father-Daughter Dance
Local volunteers of Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington are busy planning the 11th annual Me and My Prince Ball, which will be...
Police Release Name of Shooting Victim
The names of those injured during Thursday’s shooting at Foxwood Apartments in Hermiston have been released by the Hermiston Police Department.
The shooting victim has...
Morrow County Entities Receive $1.15M in Funding
The Columbia River Enterprise Zone (CREZ) committee approved disbursement of more than $1 million in funds to Morrow County communities in late 2014.
The committee...
Small Earthquake Reported Near Pendelton
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck early Friday in a rural area just northeast of Pendleton.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, about a dozen people reported...
Hermiston Shooting Leaves Man in Critical Condition
A Umatilla man is in a Portland hospital this morning following a shooting in Hermiston Thursday night.
The Hermiston Police Department responded to Foxwood Apartments,...
Is Sub-$2 Gasoline in Our Future?
With the price of a gallon of gas dropping week by week, will motorists be seeing gas fall below $2 per gallon soon?
Most likely.
An...
Kiosk Honors Hermiston's Service Clubs
A big part of any healthy community is a large core of volunteers who step up whenever there’s a need. Hermiston is known for...
4,000 People to Visit Hermiston for AAU Tourney
The Best of the West AAU basketball tournament will be held in Hermiston this weekend.
Games start Saturday at 9 a.m. and are scheduled throughout...
Dedication Set for Today for Service Club Kiosk
There will be a dedication and grand opening ceremony today for the new service club kiosk along Highway 395 in Hermiston.
The kiosk is a...
Umatilla School Chief to Attend State of the Union
Oregon’s Sen. Jeff Merkley will have as his guest for tonight’s State of the Union speech Umatilla School District Superintendent Heidi Sipe.
Several years ago,...
Umatilla May Extend Adult Business Moratorium
The Umatilla City Council will consider extending the moratorium on adult businesses at tonight’s meeting.
The Umatilla Planning Commission has been working to overhaul the...
Search & Rescue Honors Team Members
The Umatilla County Search and Rescue (SAR) Team honored several team members during an awards ceremony.
Bill Morris was named Volunteer of the Year. Certificates...
Master Gardener Deadline Extended to Jan. 31
The application deadline has been extended for the 2015 Master Gardener training in Hermiston.
Those interested in signing up for the course have until Jan....
King's Words Echoed in Downtown Hermiston
On a sunny January afternoon, the words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a sunny August day 55 years ago were recalled...
Work Begins on McNary Dam Water System
Construction began on a new potable water distribution system for McNary Lock and Dam, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
McNary's existing potable...
26 Vehicles Crash on I-84; 12 People Injured
Black Ice Blamed for Interstate Pileup
Oregon State Troopers are continuing their investigation into Saturday's early morning crash involving 26 vehicles on Interstate 84 near...
Black Ice Causes 20-Vehicle Collision
As many as 20 vehicles collided due to black ice on Interstate 84 near Baker City early Saturday morning, blocking about 50 vehicles at...
Pest Training Course Set for Hermiston
A training course designed for university extension field faculty, agency professionals, and crop consultants on insects, diseases and weeds identification, management and control will...
Pesticide Applicator Training Offered Next Month
The Oregon State University Extension Service will offer ODA Private Pesticide Applicator Pre-Exam Training in February.
The free training session is designed to cover the...
