HHS Dance Team Takes 2nd at State
Hermiston High School’s dance team, Stardust, took “Legend of a Queen” to the next level over the weekend, taking home second place at the...
Altrusans Take Up Diaper Duty for Peruvians
Yards of donated flannel are being transformed into cloth diapers by the capable volunteers of Altrusa International of Hermiston. Next month, those garments will...
MYSTERY SOLVED: Diploma to Go to Grad's Son
A diploma lost for almost a century will soon be on its way home.
The Umatilla School District recently received a package from the Oregon...
Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees at Oxbow Trail
Leadership Hermiston is looking for volunteers to help plant trees at the Oxbow Trail.
The Oxbow tree planting day will be from 7 a.m. to...
District Registering Kindergarteners on April 18
The Hermiston School District will hold a spring kindergarten registration event Friday, April 18, for students entering kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year.
Registration will...
City Raises Building Height Limitations
The Hermiston City Council raised the maximum allowable building heights in C-1 and C-2 zones from 35 feet to 50 feet Monday night. ...
Hermiston Passes Supplemental Budget
The Hermiston City Council adopted a supplemental budget Monday night which increases the city’s 2013-14 budget by $894,350, or 1.8%.
The city makes supplements to...
Log Truck Crashes into Creek
A log truck driver received minor injuries Monday when he lost control of his vehicle and went off the road and into a creek...
Scouts Round Up Food for Agape House
Agape House in Hermiston has a new supply of food for its pantry, thanks to the efforts of local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Boy...
Rome Has Future in Mind in Council Race
Jesus Rome is looking to the future in his race for a seat on the Hermiston City Council from Ward 1.
The 1992 Hermiston High...
Davis Eager for Another Term on Council
During her first term on the Hermiston City Council, Lori Davis and her fellow councilors tackled some significant and sometimes controversial issues. Davis showed...
College/Career Night Set for Young Students
Hermiston School District will host the first annual elementary and middle school College/Career Family Night.
The event will be held Thursday, April 3, from 5...
Punkin Center Crash Claims Irrigon Girl's Life
A 29-year old Washington man is in custody following Wednesday night's fatal traffic crash in Hermiston that resulted in the death of a 7-year...
OSP Investigating Apparent Drug Overdose Death
The Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Umatilla County Deputy Medical Examiner, is investigating the death of a 25-year old Hillsboro...
Umatilla Robotics Claims District Tournament
Match after match, the Umatilla robotics team dominated the competition last weekend at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash.
At the end, Team “Confidential” took...
Echo Farmer's Invention Has 'Million Applications'
Kent Madison of Echo has invented the Jack-E-Up, a device which allows the removal of A-frame trailer jacks after hookup.
About three years ago, Madison...
Missing Links: 3-19-2014
Stories We Missed, But Others Didn't
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
DNA May Be Key to Solving 1975 Murder
In Search of the Best After-Ski Parties in Eastern...
Walden Introduces Bill to Promote Forest Access
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced this week that he has introduced the Forest Access in Rural Communities Act (H.R. 4272) to stop the...
District Seeks to Deliver Diploma 87 Years Later
On Feb. 7, 1927, The Oregon Department of Education awarded Gilbert A. Davis a common school diploma, signifying his completion of the elementary program....
HHS Video of the Week: Who's Your Role Model?
Hermiston High School senior and Northeast Oregon Now correspondent Tory Gertsch asked her fellow students to name their role model. Watch the video below...
