Stanfield Woman Dies in Car Wreck Near Adams
A Stanfield woman died Friday night in a car accident on Highway 11 near Adams.
According to the Oregon State Police, Sharon Kay Monk, 53,...
Update: Truck Driver Identified in Fatal in I-84 Crash
A 64-year-old commercial truck driver was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 84 in Hood River.
The Oregon State Police (OSP)...
Echo School to Hold Community Listening Forum
The Echo School will hold a Community Listening Forum at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 26 in the school commons.
The forum will center on...
Tamástslikt Dedicates New Wind Turbine
The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute dedicated its new 50-kilowatt Endurance E-3120 wind turbine on Thursday.
The turbine is the latest step on Tamástslikt’s path toward creating...
Hermiston Library to Celebrate Its Centennial
The Hermiston Public Library will host its centennial celebration on Friday, May 16 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Hermiston Library Director Marie Baldo said the...
Mailing Made Easy Celebrates Downtown Location
The crew at Mailing Made Easy celebrated their official grand opening at their new Main Street location in Hermiston Thursday.
Friends, associates and Hermiston Chamber...
Umatilla Police Seek Sponsors for Golf Tourney
The Umatilla Police Officers' Association will hold its second Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, June 6 at Big River Golf Course in Umatilla.
Hole...
Elfering Cancels Hermiston Hours Today
Umatilla County Commissioner Bill Elfering’s Hermiston office will be closed today due to scheduling conflicts.
Elfering’s regular office hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each...
Input Sought for Local Workforce Strategy Session
A strategy session to identify how the state’s workforce system can be better tied to regional needs will be held on Thursday, May 8...
Umatilla to Let Voters Select Next Mayor
The city of Umatilla will not appoint a replacement for Mayor Pat Lafferty and will, instead, leave the decision to the voters of Umatilla.
Lafferty...
Echo Seeks Name for Its Official Tree
The city of Echo will commemorate its 25th anniversary as a Tree City USA by naming its official tree – and the city wants...
Public Can Meet Sandstone Principal Finalists
The Hermiston School District will hold a “meet & greet” session next week with the final candidates for the Sandstone Middle School principal position.
The...
Hermiston's Proposed Budgets Available Online
The proposed budgets for the city of Hermiston and its Urban Renewal Agency are now available online.
The budgets are for the fiscal year 2014-15c...
Chinook Season on Columbia Extended Again
Sport fishermen will get an additional two days to get out and catch a Chinook salmon on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam under...
A Self-Made Woman
Clara B. Fitzgerald Didn't Let Circumstances Keep Her Down
Clara B. Fitzgerald arrived in Hermiston 14 years ago “homeless, carless and moneyless,” as she puts...
IMESD to Hold Public Budget Meeting on May 21
The InterMountain Education Service District’s budget committee will hold a public meeting on May 21 in Pendleton.
The committee will receive and discuss the proposed...
Airport Advisory Committee Has Opening
Applications are being taken at Hermiston City Hall for a seat on the Hermiston Airport Advisory Committee.
Anyone interested can pick up application materials at...
Kids Fish for Free at McNary Ponds on Saturday
Kids will have a chance to practice their fishing skills at a free youth fishing event at the McNary Channel Ponds near Hermiston on...
Boardman Fire Department Seeks Cook-Off Teams
It’s time once again for the annual Boardman Fire Department cook off.
Up to 20 teams will compete in the event set for June 28...
PGG to Sell Eastern Oregon Retail Stores
Pendleton Grain Growers is selling its six Eastern Oregon retail stores, including Hermiston’s, as part of a restructuring plan, the cooperative announced.
Along with the...
