Costume Contest Goes to the Dogs
Every dog has his or her day, but Saturday definitely belonged to Millie, a Great Dane from Pendleton who took the top prize at...
Hermiston 49, Pendleton 28 – HHS Wins CRC Title
Friday’s game between Hermiston and Pendleton had several compelling storylines: A matchup between cross-county rivals with both teams undefeated in league play and a...
Latino Business Network to meet Monday
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Latino Business Network will meet at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Hermiston Oxford Suites.
The guest speaker...
USDA Designates Local Counties as Disaster Areas
Umatilla and Morrow counties are among those designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as primary natural disaster areas in three separate designations.
“Our...
Hospital Bows Out of Family Health & Fitness Day
Last month’s Family Health & Fitness Day was the last for staff at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
Good Shepherd has coordinated on the large-scale event,...
GOP Candidate Wants to Import Wheat – Not Kids
Oregon State Rep. Dennis Richardson says the state is on the road to European-style socialism and its reliance on social programs is turning it...
Council Work Session Re-Scheduled for Nov. 4
The October Hermiston City Council work session, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct. 28, has been re-scheduled to 6 p.m. on Nov. 4 in...
Depot Land Transfer No Simple Process
What do you do with 17,000 acres of land that for more than 70 years has been used to store conventional and chemical weapons...
Donors Bring Bronze Bulldog to Kennison Field
Amidst the bustling homecoming activities taking place at Hermiston High School during the week of October 14, a different commotion was taking place in...
HHS Video of the Week: What Are You Listening To?
Hermiston High School senior and Northeast Oregon Now intern Tory Gertsch asked fellow students what they are listening to on their iPods. Play the...
Hispanic Committee Endorses County Levies
Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan and Umatilla County Commissioner Bill Elfering have been making the rounds lately trying to convince voters to support a...
Hispanic Committee Seeks 2 New Members
The Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee is seeking community members to fill two openings on the committee.
The committee recently expanded from seven members to nine....
GOP Candidate for Governor to be Chamber Guest
Oregon State Rep. Dennis Richardson, a Republican candidate for governor, will be a guest at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s Business to Business Luncheon...
Umatilla Aims to Expand Dual Language Program
In a kindergarten classroom at McNary Heights Elementary, students spent Wednesday morning learning about the letter "V". The students checked their name tags to...
Cook Industrial Site Re-Certified as 'Project Ready'
Hermiston’s 275-acre Cook Industrial Site has been re-certified as “Project Ready” by the Oregon Business Development Department, which re-evaluates certified sites every two years.
The...
Happy Homecoming for Hermiston
The Hermiston Bulldogs ended a two-game skid Friday night with a dominating 60-34 win over Hood River on Homecoming night at Kennison Field.
The Eagles,...
Weapons Allowed in School – for Hunting Class
The Umatilla School Board approved on Thursday the second and final reading of a new district weapons policy which will allow weapons on campus...
College Application Week set for Nov. 4-7 at HHS
It won’t be long before high school seniors with college aspirations will need to start filling out applications to the school or schools of...
Capeco Seeks Donations of Socks, Gloves, Hats
Capeco is seeking donations of new or gently used winter gloves and hats, as well as new socks.
The items will be given to people...
Signups Set for Christmas Assistance Program
The Salvation Army will take requests for its Christmas Assistance Program on Oct. 22-23 in Hermiston and Oct. 28-31 in Pendleton.
The program is for...
