Council Cuts Hispanic Committee Membership by 2
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to reduce the Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC) from nine to seven members.
Earlier this year, the council approved...
Motorcyclists Find Lost 14-Year-Old Hunter
Motorcyclists found a lost 14-year-old hunter near Jubilee Lake and the Walla Walla River on Saturday after he’d been separated from his father.
At about...
HHS Volleyball Squad to Battle Hillsboro Tonight
The Hermiston High School volleyball team will host the Hillsboro Spartans tonight in a 5A play-in match.
The match begins at 6:30 p.m. The cost...
The Cost of Safe Drinking Water
DEQ Requiring Cities to Meet Additional Monitoring Standards
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will soon be issuing a permit for Hermiston’s stormwater management...
Umatilla Man Arrested After 3-Vehicle Accident
A 20-year old Umatilla man was arrested Sunday night following a three-vehicle minor injury crash on Highway 395 north of Hermiston.
According to the Oregon...
Council to Hear about DEQ Permitting Process
The Hermiston City Council will hear about the implications of a pending DEQ permit for the city’s stormwater management system at tonight’s meeting.
According to...
Traffic Stop Leads to Multiple Charges
An Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stop Friday night in Milton-Freewater led to the arrest of an armed wanted felon in a stolen car.
An...
Author Kirkpatrick's Visit to Hermiston is Canceled
Oregon author Jane Kirkpatrick's scheduled appearance in Hermiston on Tuesday, Oct. 28 has been canceled.
Kirkpatrick was scheduled to read from and sign her new...
OSP Seeks Help Identifying Robbery Suspects
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is asking for the public's to identify two men suspected of robbing another man Wednesday night after he stopped...
Train Crashes into Truck – No One Injured
A Union Pacific Railroad train struck a pickup truck stranded on the tracks just east of Hermiston early this morning. No one was injured,...
Prison Shooting Headed for Grand Jury
The shooting death of a Pendleton inmate by a security guard in late August is likely headed to a grand jury.
According to OregonLive, Umatilla...
Good Shepherd Offers Medicare Assistance
Free help with Medicare is available at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
The service is available to those on Medicare or who are eligible for Medicare....
Local Responders to Hold Emergency Drill
Local responders will hold an emergency drill on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
St. Anthony Hospital, local fire and ambulance departments, along with LifeFlight will participate. The...
Umatilla County Jobless Rate Falls in September
The unemployment rate in Umatilla County fell a tenth of a percentage point in September, while Morrow County’s jobless rate rose by the same...
Smith Gets High Marks for Gun Advocacy
Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) received high grades for his advocacy of the Second Amendment.
The Oregon Firearms Federation released their 2014 Voters Guide,...
Princess Sentenced for Irrigon Cockfighting Derbies
KPTV is reporting that a Romanian princess and a former sheriff’s deputy were sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation after apologizing for their...
BMCC Giving Out $500 Scholarships Tonight
Students interested in attending college are invited to attend one of two College Nights hosted by Blue Mountain Community College tonight to learn more...
BMCC Livestock Judging Team Places Second
The Blue Mountain Community College Livestock Judging team placed second out of seven participating colleges at the Fresno State Contest in Fresno, Calif., over...
41st Annual Farm Fair Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2014 Hermiston Farm Fair has been released.
The Farm Fair, set for Dec. 3-5 at the Hermiston Conference Center, will kick...
Total Crime in Hermiston Drops 32 Percent
Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston will have some good news to report when the city’s Public Safety Committee meets later today.
According to the latest...
