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...
Boardman Chamber Monthly Meeting Set for May 21
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will hold its May membership lunch at noon on Wednesday, May 21 at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center.
The...
Diversity & Wellness Conference Set for May 12-13
The Umatilla County Department of Human Services will present a Diversity & Wellness Conference May 12-13 at the Wildhorse Resort Rivers Conference Center in...
More Than Meets the Eye at E.O. Art Festival
Artists both young and old, professional and amateur showcased their works in downtown Hermiston this weekend during the 10th annual Eastern Oregon Arts Festival,...
Officers Find Missing Suicidal Man Alive
A missing Bainbridge, Wash., man who attempted to take his own life is being treated at a Portland-area hospital after he was found by...
Irrigon Honors Citizens at Awards Banquet
The Irrigon Chamber of Commerce put the spotlight on some deserving citizens during its recent Citizen’s Recognition Banquet.
Arnold “Joe” Theisen was named Citizen of...
EOU Seeking Applicants for MBA Program
Spots Remain for Fall 2014 Program, But Deadline Looms
People in the Hermiston area with undergraduate degrees looking to take the next step in their...
Thanks, Pat!
300-Plus Friends Attend Pat Hart's Retirement Party
For almost four decades, Pat Hart put out fires in Umatilla County. Saturday night, the community returned the...
HERMISTON'S BIG FIESTA
Big Crowds Turn Out for Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Hermiston couldn’t wait for May 5 to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, so it decided to throw...
