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...
Spring Cleanup Week Set for April 1-7
Sanitary Disposal’s annual Spring Cleanup Week is set for April 1-7.
During the week, cash customers using the Sanitary Disposal Transfer Station will receive up...
ODFW Launches Online Habitat Mapping System
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today launched an online mapping system that provides an overview of crucial fish and wildlife habitats across...
Chamber Event to Focus on Employee Wellness
When employees miss work due to illness or injury, it impacts the bottom line. In fact, businesses nationwide pay more than $1 billion every...
Fair Board to Meet on March 20
The Umatilla County Fair Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 at the Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 S.E. Columbia Drive...
Wind Gusts Expected to Reach 50 MPH Today
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Eastern Oregon and is forecasting gusts up to 50 mph.
A Pacific weather system with...
3 of 4 Hermiston Council Races to Be Contested
Four Hermiston City Council seats are up for grabs in May and three of them feature contested races.
Incumbent Lori Davis will face off against...
Esp to Challenge Givens for Commission Seat
Jack Esp of Echo is making another run for a seat on the Umatilla County Commission.
Esp made his announcement after reviewing the 2014 county...
Highway 11 Collision Sends 2 to Hospital
A near head-on collision on Highway 11 near Athena on Thursday left two people seriously injured.
The accident occurred around 1 p.m. on Thursday near...
Hermiston Little League Preps for Major Milestone
2014 Marks League's 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Bill, the Beatles conquered America and Little League made its debut...
EOU Aims to Make College Accessible to All
Eastern Oregon University is working with Hermiston area schools and businesses to make higher education more appealing for local residents.
Dr. Donald Easton-Brooks, dean of...
Man Charged with Stealing 59 Credit Cards
A traffic stop on Interstate 84 late Wednesday night led to the arrest of a Las Vegas man on charges of identity theft after...
Free Session Focuses on Affordable Care Act
If you are wondering how the Affordable Care Act will affect your business, then you may want to attend a presentation next week by...
Author Wows Umatilla Students During Visit
Strange and mysterious things may happen to the characters in Patrick Carman’s books, but the reception the author received in Umatilla came as no...
EOT to Teach Students to Build Fiber to New Homes
Company Working With Hermiston School District
Hermiston-area students involved with the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilder Program (CBSHP) will have the opportunity to build a fiber...
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Set for Saturday
The Country Animal Hospital will hold a rabies vaccination clinic in Echo on Saturday, March 15.
The cost of a rabies vaccination is $15. Those...
Child Car Seat Clinic Set for March 22
Good Shepherd Medical Center’s Safe Communities Committee will hold a child car seat clinic from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 22 at the...
Walden to Tour Eastern Oregon
Beginning Saturday, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will be in Eastern Oregon for town hall meetings in five counties: Union, Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam,...
Shed Hunt Responsibly to Protect Wildlife
The hunt is on…for shed antlers, that is.
This time of year, many Oregonians head outdoors to look for the antlers that have been shed...
Umatilla County Jobless Rate Falls in January
The unemployment rate in Umatilla County fell in January, while Morrow County’s jobless rate remained the same.
Umatilla County’s unemployment rate for January was 7.4...
