Friday's Festival of Lights Parade Route Changed
The route for Friday’s Festival of Lights Parade has been changed due a shortage of available police officers.
The new route begins at Newport Park...
HHS Video of the Week: Childhood Aspirations
It used to be that little boys and little girls wanted to be firemen and nurses when they grew up. Things have changed. This...
City Partners with County on Building Codes
The Hermiston City Council approved an agreement with Umatilla County Monday night which is expected to improve service for people who build outside of...
Mayor Breaks Tie in Search Firm Vote
A small piece of history was made Monday night at Hermiston City Hall.
The Hermiston City Council took up a vote to hire a firm...
Council Examines Homelessness in Hermiston
Who are the homeless in Hermiston and what services are available to them?
Those questions were discussed at length Monday night during the Hermiston City...
Altrusa Selects Scholarship Recipients
Altrusa International of Hermiston announced that Angelica Cole is the recipient of the Linda Gilleese Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.
Cole is attending Washington State University.This...
Umatilla to Offer 'Day In the Life of a Student' Event
In February, anyone interested in re-living their middle school or high school experience will have the chance.
As part of an effort to connect with...
Umatilla Continues to Mull Drug-Testing Policy
The Umatilla School District continues to discuss implementing a student drug-testing policy but will meet with an attorney one more time before drafting a...
New Hispanic Radio Station Lays Down the Law
There’s a new radio station in town and it’s laying down the law.
KZLY, 99.5 FM on the radio dial, is Hermiston’s first Spanish-speaking station...
'Megaload' Expected to Come Through town Sunday
Massive oil refinery equipment, known as a ‘megaload,’ will travel through Umatilla and Hermiston Sunday on its way to Canada.
OregonLive reported Friday that Oregon...
Hermiston Man gets 22 Months for Rental Scam
A Hermiston man will serve 22 months in prison for running a rental scam and stealing appliances and a vehicle.
According to the Tri-City Herald,...
Number of Homeless Hermiston Students Rises
A new report shows that while the number of homeless students in the state of Oregon declined, the Hermiston School District saw an increase...
Mobile Marketing Topic of Chamber Luncheon
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business to Business Luncheon will be held at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Hermiston Conference...
Latino Business Network Meets Dec. 11
The Latino Business Network will meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway...
STEM Academy Opens Up New Worlds to Students
Nearly 100 first- through fifth-grade students are studying robotics after school at McNary Heights Elementary this month, while their classmates take on broadcasting, computer...
NEW: Watch Video of Depot Demolition
The massive building that housed the equipment and furnaces that destroyed the Umatilla Chemical Depot’s chemical weapons stockpile has been demolished, and the last...
BPA Announces Plans for New Boardman Substation
The Bonneville Power Administration has announced plans to build a new Morrow Flat substation about a mile and a half east of Boardman.
According to...
Cruz to Return for Parent University Sessions
The Hermiston School District will host Dr. Luis Cruz, an education reformer from inner-city Los Angeles, during the upcoming Parent University sessions designed to...
Local Residents Recall Dallas – 50 years later
“From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official: President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time."
Those words, spoken by CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite...
HPD Aims to Implement Street Crime Unit
The Hermiston Police Department will work toward implementing a street crime unit to reduce illegal gang and narcotics activity, as well as reducing the...
