Heppner Native Enjoying 'American Sniper' Success
Box office expectations are high for the new movie American Sniper, which opened last month in just a handful of theaters but drew large...
Children's Rodeo Receives Big-Time Boost
The InterMountain Education Service District’s Children’s Rodeo for children with special needs received a boost with $4,655 in combined donations from Pendleton Wal-Mart, Swire...
UHS Robotics Team Ready for 2015 Challenge
Parents and community members turned out Saturday for 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season kick-off event for the Umatilla High School robotics team.
The team’s...
Holiday DUIIs Up From a Year Ago
Oregon State Police troopers reported an uptick in the number of DUII arrests made over this New Year's holiday period, Dec. 31, 2014, at...
Boardman Public Works Picking Up Christmas Trees
The Boardman Public Works Department will be picking up Christmas trees at no charge every Monday through Friday until Jan. 16.
Residents are asked to...
County Seeks Solid Waste Committee Member
The Umatilla County Solid Waste Advisory Committee is accepting applications from county residents interested in serving on the committee.
Residents from east county (Adams, Athena,...
Arts Council Seeks 40 Children for Big Dance Number
Desert Arts Council is looking for 40 children age 8 to 14 to open this year’s Dancing with Your Hermiston Stars on Jan. 10.
Children...
UHS Robotics Team to Hold Kick-Off Event
The Umatilla Robotics Team will hold a 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season kick-off event on Saturday.
The team’s six-week build season will begin with...
Gas Prices at Lowest Levels Since June 2009
The steady decline in retail gas prices over the last three months is now longer than any period AAA has previously tracked.
The national average...
Longtime Hermiston Girl Scout Earns Top Honor
A recent Hermiston High School graduate has achieved something that only two area Girl Scouts have accomplished in the past 13 years – earn...
OSP to Be on Lookout for Drunk Drivers
There were no traffic fatalities during the New Year’s holiday in Oregon a year ago, and the Oregon State Police want to see that...
Head Start Names New Executive Director
Umatilla-Morrow Head Start (UMCHS) will welcome a new executive director on Jan. 5th.
Maureen McGrath assumes leadership of the organization which provides early childhood education,...
Hermiston Utility Rates to Rise by 4 Percent
Hermiston’s water and sewer rates will increase by another 4 percent on Jan. 1 – the third part of a four-stage 16-percent increase approved...
Pheasant Hunting Workshop Set for Jan. 17
Join the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Sage Canyon Outfitters for a pheasant hunting workshop in Maupin on Jan. 17 from 7...
M.C. Cultural Coalition Announces Grant Recipients
The Morrow County Cultural Coalition - with support from the Oregon’s Cultural Trust Foundation – announces the following grant recipients for 2015 projects in...
Opinion: Making Progress Together
The biggest disagreements and loudest voices got most of the attention during this last session of Congress, from filibusters to failed websites, immigration to...
Hermiston Man Dies in Klamath Falls Crash
A Hermiston man was among two people killed Saturday morning in an accident on Highway 140 near Klamath Falls.
Garrett Zimmer 22, of Hermiston, and...
Search & Rescue Finds 2 Men Lost in Woods
Two men who were lost in the Umatilla National Forest were found Tuesday by the Umatilla County Search and Rescue.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office...
Chamber Seeks Distinguished Citizen Nominations
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 45th annual Distinguished Citzens Awards Banquet.
The semi-formal event includes dinner and an awards ceremony...
BMCC Closed for Winter Break
Blue Mountain Community College will close for its winter break from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.
BMCC will reopen on Friday, Jan....
