Free Session Focuses on Affordable Care Act
If you are wondering how the Affordable Care Act will affect your business, then you may want to attend a presentation next week by...
Author Wows Umatilla Students During Visit
Strange and mysterious things may happen to the characters in Patrick Carman’s books, but the reception the author received in Umatilla came as no...
EOT to Teach Students to Build Fiber to New Homes
Company Working With Hermiston School District
Hermiston-area students involved with the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilder Program (CBSHP) will have the opportunity to build a fiber...
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Set for Saturday
The Country Animal Hospital will hold a rabies vaccination clinic in Echo on Saturday, March 15.
The cost of a rabies vaccination is $15. Those...
Child Car Seat Clinic Set for March 22
Good Shepherd Medical Center’s Safe Communities Committee will hold a child car seat clinic from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 22 at the...
Walden to Tour Eastern Oregon
Beginning Saturday, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will be in Eastern Oregon for town hall meetings in five counties: Union, Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam,...
Shed Hunt Responsibly to Protect Wildlife
The hunt is on…for shed antlers, that is.
This time of year, many Oregonians head outdoors to look for the antlers that have been shed...
Umatilla County Jobless Rate Falls in January
The unemployment rate in Umatilla County fell in January, while Morrow County’s jobless rate remained the same.
Umatilla County’s unemployment rate for January was 7.4...
Umatilla to 'Slam Dunk the Junk' in April
The city of Umatilla is asking residents to “Slam Dunk the Junk” April 1-7.
The idea of a city-wide cleanup continues to gain momentum after...
Umatilla Business Receives $10,000 Grant
Another Umatilla business will be getting a facelift, courtesy of the city’s Downtown Revitalization Small Grant program.
The Umatilla City Council has approved a $10,000...
Water Recedes From Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park is beginning to look like Riverfront Park again.
The park, much of which was submerged in water after the Umatilla River overflowed late...
Small Lifestyle Changes Make Big Difference
Developing a healthy lifestyle is as simple as taking a daily 10-minute walk, according to author and walking expert Robert Sweetgall.
Sweetgall has walked across...
District Moving to Full-Day Kindergarten
The Hermiston School District will begin implementing full-day kindergarten pilot programs at each of its five elementary schools next fall.
The pilot programs come a...
‘RIVERFLOOD’ PARK
Visitors to Riverfront Park were in for a surprise today after the Umatilla River overflowed and began flooding the grounds.
The entire parking lot and...
HHS Student Competes in State Poetry Contest
A Hermiston High School student will compete in the state Poetry Out Loud contest in Salem on Saturday.
Sofia Gispert Tello of Hermiston placed in...
GEODC Seeks Community Input
The Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC) will hold a series of public outreach meetings as it begins its economic development planning process.
Every five...
Stanfield Offers Cover Oregon Assistance
A Cover Oregon Application Fair is taking place every Friday in March at the Stanfield Public Library.
Attendees can learn more about Cover Oregon and...
Chamber Offers Funfest Sponsorship Packages
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is offering several sponsorship packages for this summer’s Funfest in downtown Hermiston.
Funfest, a day-long event that brings thousands of...
Local Battle of the Books Teams Move On
After an intense literary competition, two Umatilla County teams came out of top of the Battle of the Books Region 6 Match.
Nine middle school...
Foghat Added to 2014 Fair Lineup
Foghat will be the headlining act on Friday during the 2014 Umatilla County Fair.
Umatilla County Fairgrounds Manager Peggy Anderson made the announcement today, along...
