Local Fire Departments Seek New District
Hermiston-Stanfield District Would Mean Hike in Tax Rates
Hermiston and Stanfield voters will determine next year whether or not to form a new fire district.
If...
Eighth Graders Get Inside Scoop on High School
Approximately 400 Hermiston eighth graders got a sneak peek Friday at what high school life will be like for them during a tour of...
Author's Message: Don't Fear the Robot
As any science fiction fan knows, if you see a robot with red eyes glowing at you, turn and run the other way as...
Joint Ways & Means Committee Hears Wish Lists
More than 100 people made their way inside the auditorium at Hermiston High School Saturday afternoon to listen and share their opinions with the...
Ed Foundation Awards Nearly $16,000 in Grants
With the price of Apple stock still falling, now might be a good time to invest in the company, because if Hermiston teachers are...
City Dedicates Playground to Bob Severson
On a quintessential Hermiston spring day, folks gathered at Victory Square Park to pay tribute to a quintessential Hermiston man.
With the sun shining and...
Complete List of Hermiston Education Foundation 2013 Spring Grants
1. Delia Wallis Armand Larive “Settling in With Stories” $750.00
Project will involve 6th grade students and parents in reading a variety of books. The...
Robotics Team Surpasses Fund-Raising Goal
UHS Team Heads to St. Louis on Monday
With its $15,000 fund-raising goal surpassed, the Umatilla Robotics Club will set off for St. Louis on...
Problem Solvers
Umatilla students take third in regional math competition
For years, Eastern Oregon University’s math department has hosted a math competition for area middle and...
Milk Not Included
Girl Scout Troop Donates 92 Boxes of Cookies to Local Organizations
The people who bought cookies from Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington Troop...
Forum to Focus on Coal Trains
The League of Women Voters of West Umatilla County will hold a forum on coal trains at 7 p.m., on Thursday, May 9 at...
Meet & Greet Set for Desert View Principal Candidates
The Hermiston School District recently hired a new principal for West Park Elementary School and is now turning its focus to filling the same...
A Life of Hard Work Pays Off for Berger
Here’s a not-so-bold prediction: A few short years from now the Hermiston High School Robotics Club will have several championship banners hanging from the...
City's Bond Re-finance Saves Taxpayers $600,000
When it comes to selling bonds, getting good grades certainly pays off.
Standard & Poor’s recently rated the city of Hermiston’s Full Faith and Credit...
Candidates Tackle Revenue, Wolves, Public Safety
Tuesday night’s Umatilla County Commissioner Candidate Forum at the Hermiston Conference Center shared a lot of similarities with the forum held two weeks ago...
3 Face Drug, Child Endangerment Charges
Three people are in jail today following their arrest Monday evening at the Sunset Motel on drug and child endangerment charges.
According to the Hermiston...
Tour of SAGE Center Re-Scheduled for June 14
A tour of the SAGE Center in Boardman offered by the Tour of Knowledge has been re-scheduled from Friday, April 19 to Friday, June...
Headings to Take Over West Park Job
The Hermiston School Board liked what they heard about Kevin Headings and wasted no time Monday night unanimously approving his selection to be the...
UEC to Hold 76th Annual Meeting Saturday
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s 76th Annual Meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Hermiston Conference Center.
The business meeting and dinner...
Board to Take Up Headings Selection Tonight
The Hermiston School Board will consider tonight the recommendation that Kevin Headings be the next principal at West Park Elementary School.
The board will hold...
