Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash Near Ukiah
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Tuesday's fatal motorcycle-involved traffic crash found by a citizen who had stopped along Highway...
Street Department Bracing for Big Budget Hit
The Hermiston Street Department – and street departments across the country – are bracing to take a huge budget hit if Congress fails to...
What to Do with Anderson's Council Seat?
Council Debates How to Fill Out Remainder of Term
George Anderson caught the entire Hermiston City Council by surprise two weeks ago when he announced...
City Council Amends Comprehensive Map
There’s no reason to have a trade and event center in town if you can’t access it.
The Hermiston City Council took some initial steps...
Council OKs Police, City Manager Contracts
It’s official – Byron Smith will begin the job of Hermiston city manager on Aug. 25. The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to...
Sheriff's Office Seeks Robbery Suspect
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who allegedly held up a mini-mart in Milton-Freewater on Thursday.
According to the sheriff’s office,...
Weather Service Issues Heat Advisory
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Lower Columbia Basin through Wednesday night.
High temperatures are expected to be between 98...
Council to Vote on Police, City Manager Contracts
The Hermiston City Council will consider for approval a new three-year contract for the police union, as well as the contract for incoming City...
Crowds Try to Beat the Heat at Hermiston FunFest
Triple-digit temperatures couldn’t keep the crowds from Hermiston’s Main Street this weekend for the annual FunFest.
The action stretched from Highway 395 – where chainsaw...
Crews Rescue Woman Following Hair-Raising Crash
Emergency personnel crews rescued an Irrigon woman whose car had gone off Old River Road Monday afternoon, landed upside down and wedged between the...
Free Learning Picnic for Kids Set for July 15
Sunset Elementary School will be the site of a Head Start Learning Picnic from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15.
All children up...
County to Address Water on Roadways
Umatilla County Code Enforcement Program is taking new steps to address complaints about discharged water on county roadways.
Each year, County Road Department, Sheriff’s Office...
Logging Company Finds Skeletal Remains
A logging company discovered the skeletal remains of a male near Weston on Monday.
The company notified the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office around 12:45 p.m....
Search & Rescue Team Finds Lost Texas Man
A Texas man who was on his way to John Day on foot got lost in the Yellow Jacket Road area near Pilot Rock...
They've Got the Dirt on Vacuum Cleaners
Dennis' Vacuum Has Built Loyal Customer Base Over the Years
After 30 years of working around vacuum cleaners, Dennis Rogers has seen it all –...
Little Relief from the Heat in Sight
Psst – in case you didn’t notice, it got hot yesterday. The temperatures in the Hermiston area reached triple digits on Tuesday and more...
Good Shepherd Breaks Ground on Expansion
Good Shepherd Medical Center is expanding to accommodate its growing Education and Wellness Department. Administrators and staff held a public ground-breaking ceremony at the...
Deadline to Apply for Hispanic Committee is July 21
The deadline to apply for the opening on the Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee is July 21.
The opening is for an unexpired term that will...
Echo Puts Bounty on Goatheads
Puncture vine season is here and the city of Echo is putting on bounty on those goatheads.
The city will pay $1 for each small...
Hermiston Now an E-Commerce Zone
Designation Provides E-Commerce Businesses Tax Incentives to Locate in Hermiston
Companies that do most of their business online can now get a break on their...
