9 Months After Closing, Desert River Inn Re-Opens
Just in time for the Columbia River Power Marathon, the Desert River Inn has re-opened its doors with new owners, new management and a...
Two Men Arrested in Hermiston Pawn Shop
Cooperation between the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Department and the Hermiston Police Department led to the arrests of two men on Wednesday.
Around 10:13 a.m., HPD...
District to Host Parent University Nights
The Hermiston School District will host Parent University Nights with guest speaker Dr. Luis Cruz, an education reformer from inner-city Los Angeles, to assist...
Pain in the Neck? New Clinic is Here to Help
Most people, at one time or another, find themselves trying to cope with physical pain. Maybe they fell and injured their back, suffered an...
Immigration Supporters Increase Pressure on Walden
For months, local supporters of immigration reform have been working to persuade Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to give his full support to the...
80 MPH Gust Recorded in Sunday Storm
Below is the National Weather Service's summary of Sunday's windstorm as it ripped through Northeast Oregon. Quarter-sized hail hit Ione at 4:30 p.m., a...
Grand Opening Set for New Hermiston Business
The public is invited to help the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce celebrate the grand opening of Premier Physical Therapy.
The new business and Physical Therapist...
Power Still Out for 380 Butter Creek Residents
3:30 p.m. Monday update
About 380 Umatilla Electric customers remain out of power – mostly in the Butter Creek area – following Sunday’s powerful windstorm.
Among...
No. 1 Ranked Sherwood Routs Bulldogs, 63-9
The Hermiston Bulldogs had the tables turned on them Friday night as the defending 5A state champs and No. 1 ranked Sherwood Bowmen built...
Broken Power Pole Touches Off Outage
Some 9,450 Umatilla Electric and Hermiston Energy Services customers lost power early today when a 115-kilovolt line was damaged during a farm harvesting operation.
Beginning...
Hermiston Students Show Achievement Gains
Hermiston School District student test results showed improvement in several key areas, according to results announced earlier today.
The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills...
EOTEC Could Soon Have Project Manager
The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center board is currently in contract negotiations with a Denver company to serve as its project manager.
If the...
Council, Rotary Proclaim Sept. 21 Day of Peace
The Hermiston City Council unanimously approved a proclamation presented by the Hermiston Rotary Club Monday to recognize Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, as the International...
HHS Offers Pre-Sale of Sherwood Game Tickets
In an effort to reduce ticket lines on Friday night, the Hermiston High School Athletic Department is pre-selling tickets to Friday, Sept. 13, game...
Farm Service Agency Reminds Producers of Deadlines
Oregon USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director SED Bob Perry reminds producers of two important Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) deadlines this...
City to Contribute $20,000 to Airport Fencing
The Hermiston City Council voted this week to contribute $20,000 toward the installation of a security fence at the Hermiston Airport.
The bulk of the...
Done! Hermiston Passes Mobile Vending Ordinance
When it comes to the saga of Hermiston’s efforts to regulate mobile food vending, the Grateful Dead may have said it best: What a...
HPD Arrests Hermiston Man on Gun Charge
Two weeks after Hermiston police arrest five individuals and seized four stolen and dismantled vehicles, officers arrested a known felon at the same residence...
Hermiston Man Arrested for 17th Time
A familiar face returned to the Umatilla County Jail this weekend.
Jeremiah Ayers, 23, of Hermiston, was arrested for the 17th time on Saturday after...
Council to Vote on Mobile Food Vending Ordinance
After months of discussion and a series of public hearings, the Hermiston City Council will vote tonight on an ordinance regulating mobile food vendors.
If...
