Driver Cards a Good Start, Committee Says
The Oregon driver card ballot measure was among the topics addressed Monday night at the Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting at Hermiston City Hall.
If...
Boat Inspection Stations Open in 5 Oregon Cities
If you’re traveling with a boat through Ontario, Ashland, Gold Beach, Klamath Falls and Lake View, be prepared to have your boat inspected.
Aquatic invasive...
Click It or Ticket Campaign Under Way
A statewide observation survey from June 2013 found 98 percent of Oregon's motoring public using safety belts, making Oregon one of the two highest...
Canine Caregivers Have Their Day
Bark For Life Raises Money for American Cancer Society
Dogs can be a cancer patient’s best friend, and some of those friends spent Saturday morning...
Irrigon Library Now Open in New Building
The Irrigon Public Library is now open in its new building at 500 N.E. Main St.
Books are available to check out and a grand...
OSU Extension Center to Hold Wheat Field Day June 9
The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s Wheat Field Day is scheduled for June 9.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. with sessions starting at 9:30...
BMCC Offers Computer-Based GED Testing
GED computer-based testing is now available at the Blue Mountain Community College Testing Center in Pendleton.
Those interested can register for testing online. You will...
Sandstone to Showcase Students' Work on May 22
Sandstone Middle School will put a spotlight on the work of its students during a public event on Thursday, May 22.
The event will take...
Nancy Gummer Brings Good Food to Good Shepherd
Nancy Gummer, the director of Nutrition Services at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, has been working for the last 10 years to bring...
Library Celebrates 100 Years of History
There were 2,509 Carnegie Libraries built between 1883 and 1929 – 1,689 of them in the United States. On Friday, the Hermiston Public Library...
Ammonia Leak Causes Highway 395 Closure
A stretch of South Highway 395 was closed and Denny’s Restaurant was evacuated Thursday night following an ammonia leak at Hermiston Foods.
The Hermiston Fire...
Sandstone Principal Candidates Make Their Case
The three finalists for the position of principal at Sandstone Middle School spoke about their backgrounds and their goals during a public “meet &...
HAREC's Grass Seed Field Day Set for May 28
The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its Grass Seed Field Day on May 28.
The event gets under way at 8:30 a.m....
HHS Selects Logo for Homebuilder Program
After a two-week voting period by Hermiston High School students and staff, the design of HHS sophomore Elizabeth Herrera was selected from 12 submissions...
An Evening of Excellence
Hermiston High School Honors Top Students at Awards Ceremony
Hermiston High School honored some of its best and brightest students Wednesday night during its annual...
Temperatures Could Get into the 90s this Week
Get your sunscreen and sun hats handy because the sun will be shining and the temperature will be approaching 90 degrees in the Hermiston...
Committee to Review City's Proposed Budget Tonight
The Hermiston Budget Committee will meet tonight to review the city’s proposed $46.8 million budget for fiscal year 2014-15.
There are several proposed increases and...
On the Cutting Edge of Hydropower
Madison Farms Implementing Innovative Hydropower Technology
Madison Farms in Echo began using a regenerative drive module this spring to generate electricity during the process of...
States Add Another Month to Chinook Season
An improved outlook for the number of upriver spring Chinook salmon returning to the Columbia River prompted fishery managers from Oregon and Washington to...
HPD to Get New Uniforms & Patch
Hermiston police officers will soon be sporting new uniforms to go along with a new patch.
Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said the new uniforms...
