Fair Board to Meet on Jan. 23
The Umatilla County Fair Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Stafford Hansell Government Center.
The public is encouraged to...
Megaload Will Need to Be Retrofitted
The transport company contracted to haul three megaloads from the Port of Umatilla to the tar sands oil project in Alberta, Canada has run...
Pendleton Man's Estate Fined $19,200 by DEQ
The estate of a Pendleton businessman who died in 2011 has been issued a fine of $19,200 for failing to clean up hazardous waste...
Red Cross Seeks Donors Due to Blood Shortage
As severe winter weather begins to subside, the American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood and platelet donors to help offset a weather-related...
Stars Prep for Big Night on Dance Floor
Dancers Raising Money for Charity in Desert Arts Event
Bruises, sore muscles and hours of work will pay out for one of Hermiston’s “stars” this...
Hermiston School District to Honor Board Members
They volunteer their time while helping our student succeed, yet their work goes largely unnoticed. That will change this month as the Hermiston School...
More People Moving to Oregon
Former Oregon Gov. Tom McCall once encouraged people to visit Oregon, but added, “For heaven’s sake, don’t move here to live.”
That advice is now...
Icy Roads Force School Delays, Heavy Winds Coming
Icy road conditions caused school delays in much of Eastern Oregon this morning.
The Hermiston, Umatilla and Stanfield school districts were on a two-hour delay...
Megaload Halted – But Not by Protesters
Paperwork is succeeding in doing what protesters could not – stopping the so-called ‘megaloads.”
According to Boise Weekly, the first 900,000-pound megaload is parked along...
Judge Orders Prison Term for Sex Offender
A Umatilla County judge sentenced a man to more than 12 years in prison for molesting two girls in Eastern Oregon.
Russell Haney, 47, of...
Chang to Appear in Umatilla County Court Today
The man accused of stabbing a woman to death is scheduled to appear in court today.
Lukah Chang, a Marine Corps deserter is expected to...
Boardman Chamber Seeks Volunteers
The annual Sportsmen Show will take place at the TRAC in Pasco, Wash., Jan. 17-19.
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will have a booth at...
Tillamook Plant Expansion Nears Completion
Construction on the Tillamook cheese plant expansion in Boardman is about 90 percent complete and is expected to be fully operational by February.
The Tillamook...
Boardman Seeks Nominees for Awards Banquet
There’s only a few more days to nominate someone for the Boardman Chamber of Commerce’s 24th annual Citizen’s Award Banquet.
The event will be held...
UEC Purchases Mobile Substation
Umatilla Electric has gained a new substation – one that rolled into town on wheels.
Unlike UEC’s 40 other substations from Boardman to the Blue...
Economic Outlook Topic of Chamber Breakfast
The economic outlook for 2014 will be the topic of a breakfast meeting at the Port of Morrow on Jan. 15.
Scott Fairley, east regional...
HSD Gets Huge Grant for Homebuilders Program
The Oregon Department of Education announced today that the Hermiston School District is the recipient of a nearly $400,000 grant which will be used...
Excerpt from Grant Application
Spanning from the classroom to the field, the mission of the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilder Program (CBSHP) is to provide real-world application, exposure, and...
Food Processing Expected to Grow by 25 Percent
A new report by Pat O'Connor, a regional economist for the state of Oregon, details how food manufacturing contributes to Oregon's economy, and continues...
