Northeast Oregon Now Goes Bilingual
Northeast Oregon Now is now a bilingual website.
We recently added Google Translate which converts the content of the website into Spanish. We are fully...
Hermiston Man Uninjured in Double-Fatal Accident
A Hermiston truck driver involved in a double fatal traffic accident escaped without injury Wednesday afternoon.
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation...
Snake Causes Power Outage for 1,255 Residents
About 1,255 Hermiston utility customers lost power at 12:15 a.m. today when a snake made its way through protective fencing and damaged equipment in...
Local HazMat Team Responds to Train Derailment
A HazMat team from Hermiston was among the emergency responders called to the scene of a train derailment in Union County early Wednesday morning.
Union...
Food Vendor Subcommittee Wraps Up Final Hearing
The city’s subcommittee on mobile food vendors held its fourth and final public hearing Tuesday night. Now it will comb through the feedback it...
Both Sides of Coal Project Issue Make Their Case
One-hundred and fifty people signed up to speak in Hermiston at Tuesday’s hearing before the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on a coal export...
City Explains Lack of Fireworks Finale
When the last of the Fourth of July fireworks faded from the night sky Thursday in Hermiston, there were more than a few people...
Ordinance Could Put Damper on Smoke City
Smoke City has been in business in Hermiston for about a year. After Monday night’s Hermiston City Council meeting, however, it’s unclear how much...
Umatilla Community Garden in Need of Help
Umatilla’s community garden has everything it needs to grow a wide variety of vegetables with the exception of just one thing – gardeners.
Chelle Hankinson,...
Discount Card Offers Saving But Few Are Using It
A recent report shows both good news and bad news for a free prescription drug discount card available to all Hermiston residents.
The good news...
Water Exchange Program Tour Set for Tuesday
The Tour of Knowledge will be visiting Phase II of the Umatilla Project Water Exchange program at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9.
The exchange...
A Big-Time Fourth of July Celebration
America turned 237 on Thursday and towns around Eastern Oregon played host to the big event.
In Hermiston, an all-day patriotic birthday bash was held...
Hermiston FunFest Schedule of Events
Saturday, July 13
Main Stage Entertainment
• 8:30 a.m. – Zumba by the Columbia Court Club
• 9:45 a.m. – Hermiston Parks & Recreation Dance Troupe
• 10 a.m. – John...
Latino Business Network to Meet July 10
The Latino Business Network will meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the Hermiston Conference Center.
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce partners with...
Health Department Offers Free Hepatitis A Vaccines
Free hepatitis A immunization clinics for adults are scheduled in Pendleton and Hermiston. A limited number of doses will be available on a first-come,...
Water Bill Passes Through Key Legislative Committee
An Oregon water bill aimed aimed at developing water infrastructure in the Umatilla Basin has made its way through the Joint Ways and Means...
Boardman Chamber Seeks Volunteers for July Fourth
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to help with its Fourth of July celebration.
Volunteers are needed to serve as greeters for 30...
Futures Task Force Announces Photo Contest
The city of Hermiston and the Hermiston Futures Task Force is seeking the public’s help in establishing the area’s identity as a place where...
