County Fair Offering Bevy of Contests
The 2014 Umatilla County Fair will feature contests for babies, bakers and everyone in between.
A pair of baking contests gets under way on Wednesday,...
ODOT to Upgrade Highway 395 Signalization
Traffic will flow more efficiently along Highway 395 after the state completes a $1.7 million upgrade to the highway’s traffic signalization system next year.
On...
Council Eyes Big Changes for Mayor, Muni Judge
The Hermiston City Council is modernizing the city charter and a couple of the potential changes will have a significant impact on the offices...
Good Shepherd Unveils Honor Tree Program
Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation and the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Good Shepherd Medical Center Monday for the foundation’s...
Council to Continue Charter Modernization Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will hold a work session this evening prior to its regularly-scheduled council meeting to continue to process of modernizing the...
Motorcyclist Injured after Colliding with Bus
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Saturday morning's crash involving a motorcycle and a bus in the west end of...
Motorist Fails to Bribe His Way Out of Ticket
An Oregon man was arrested by the Oregon State Police after allegedly offering a $360 bribe to get out paying a $260 traffic ticket.
An...
Tales from the World Cup
Hermiston Man Takes Trip of a Lifetime to South America
On his way to pick up some medicine, David Nahol decided to take in a...
Another Road Worker Killed at Job Site
For the second time in two days, a road construction worker was killed on the job site – this time on Interstate 84 near...
Education Summit Coming to Pendleton
The InterMountain Education Service District will host the sixth annual Eastern Oregon Executive Summit for regional education administrators July 28-29 at its headquarters in...
Pendleton OSP Lieutenant Honored for Heroism
An Oregon State Police (OSP) lieutenant from Pendleton was presented Tuesday with the Department's Holly V. Holcomb Award in recognition of his professional response...
Port of Morrow Bridge Project Nearly Complete
The Lewis and Clark Drive bridge project at the Port of Morrow is nearly complete, according to Port General Manager Gary Neal.
The bridge and...
Sheriff's K-9 Deputy, Yosh, Passes Away
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office had a death in family on Tuesday.
Yosh, the 9-year-old German shepherd who helped located and capture murder suspect Lukah...
Sneak Preview of County Fair, Rodeo
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce members and their guests were treated to a sneak preview of the upcoming Umatilla County Fair and Farm-City Pro Rodeo...
ODOT Worker Killed Near Echo
Oregon State Police (OSP) is investigating the death of an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) employee at a work site Tuesday afternoon near Echo.
Donald...
Skeletal Remains Found Near Weston Identified
The State Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the skeletal remains found off Lincton Mountain Road near Weston earlier this month.
Using dental records, the State...
District Announces School Registration Dates
Student registration for the 2014-15 school year opens soon for the Hermiston School District.
Parents or guardians enrolling new students to the district are encouraged...
OSP Sergeant Honored for Saving U.C. Woman
An Oregon State Police (OSP) sergeant from the Springfield Area Command office was presented last week with the Department's "Harold R. Berg Lifesaving Award"...
OMG! There's a Cinnabon in Stanfield!
The Pilot Truck Stop in Stanfield is a little bit sweeter these days thanks to the opening of a Cinnabon stand in its main...
Truck Fire Shuts Down I-84 Westbound Lanes
Firefighters are working a fully engulfed commercial truck fire along the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near milepost 198 west of Pendleton. The westbound...
