The Dark World of Human Trafficking
Rotarian Sheds Light on Sex Slave Market
Slavery as we know it may have ended with the Civil War, but there’s another kind of slavery...
Weather Forecast: Cooling Temps, Rain & Wind
The temperatures on Friday are expected to drop, along with the rain, and some strong winds are forecast in the next couple of days.
The...
City Accepting Applications for Façade Grants
The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency is now accepting applications for its Façade Grant Program.
The grants will award matching funds up to 50 percent of...
Council Approves Committee Recommendations
The Hermiston City Council approved the recommendations of Manuel Gutierrez, Virginia Garcia and Eddie de la Cruz to another term on the Hispanic Advisory...
Committee Reaching Out to At-Risk Kids
Hermiston’s Faith-Based Advisory Committee wants to put an end to surfing – not board surfing, but couch surfing.
Whether or not many people in the...
Fish & Wildlife Offer Habitat Art Contest
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding an art contest to select the winning artwork that will be featured on the 2015...
Hermiston Looking to Attract High-Tech Jobs
City Applying for Coveted E-Commerce Zone Designation
Agriculture has long been the backbone of Hermiston’s economy, but efforts are under way to diversify its economic...
Council Approves Parking Restriction
At the request of the First United Methodist Church, the Hermiston City Council passed a resolution prohibiting parking on the east side of the...
Official Echo Tree Gets Its Own Name
The city of Echo has an official tree, and now the tree has an official name.
The tree, a Red Horse Chestnut in Fort Henrietta...
Council Asks Brookshier to Assist Successor
Ed Brookshier could end his career as Hermiston city manager on July 31. Then again, he might stay on the job until Dec. 31.
His...
Hermiston Council Amends Transportation Plan
The Hermiston City Council adopted the city’s 2014-15 budget during Monday night’s meeting and passed a pair of ordinances amending both the city’s Transportation...
Area OSP Fish & Wildlife Team Honored
The Columbia Basin team of Oregon State Fish and Wildlife officers were named Team of the Year.
The seven-member Columbia Basin team, supervised by Sgt....
Council to Vote on 2014-15 Budget Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will hold a public hearing tonight and consider for adoption its 2014-15 city budget, and will vote to approve a...
JUST THE BEGINNING
HHS Grads Ready for Next Chaper in Life
Hermiston High School’s graduating class of 2014 said farewell to their high school careers and embraced their...
Oregonians Gather for WWII Memorial
On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe, nearly 1,000 Oregon veterans and their families gathered at Willson Park in Salem,...
OSP Seeks Help in Identifying Hit-and-Run Driver
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is asking for the public's help to identify the driver and vehicle involved in Saturday morning's hit and run...
Truck Driver Arrested on 2 DUII Charges in 3 Days
The Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a commercial truck driver for DUII and other traffic-related offenses Friday afternoon following a citizen's driving complaint on...
Commission Sets Big Game Tag Numbers
Draw Results Will be Available Online by June 20
The Fish and Wildlife Commission set 2014 fall controlled big game tag numbers Thursday during a...
Final Proposed Hermiston Budgets Available Online
The final proposed budgets for the city of Hermiston and the Hermiston Urban Renewal Agencies for Fiscal Year 2014-15 are now available online.
The Hermiston...
Board to Vote on New HHS Athletic Director Monday
The Hermiston School District didn’t have to look too far to find its new athletic director for Hermiston High School.
The district announced on Friday...
