Festival of Lights Seeks Volunteers
The Festival of Lights committee is looking for volunteers to help sort and store displays on Saturday, April 20 at 9 a.m. at the...
Umatilla Chamber Seeks Volunteers for Cleanup
The Umatilla Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is hosting a spring clean-up day at the center at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 13 to...
Opening the Doors of Mystery
High School Students Gain New Insights into Hermiston's City Government Thanks to Alexis Pursel and Her Role as Student Representative
Alexis Pursel keeps a pretty...
UHS Heading to Robotics Competition Finals
Umatilla High School was among the winners of the regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and will now head to the FRC Championships in St....
Subcommittee Zeroes in on Food Vendors
The city of Hermiston’s ongoing effort to regulate mobile vendors resumed Monday night with a consensus to focus its attention on four key areas,...
City Looks to Turn Over All Misdemeanors to DA
In an effort to stem the rising costs of prosecuting cases in Municipal Court and to improve an “unhealthy criminal justice system,” the city...
Boardman Looks at Feasibility of Recreation Facility
The Boardman Parks and Recreation District has hired a company out of Portland to do a feasibility study for a proposed recreation facility in...
SAGE Center Seeks Volunteers
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce and the SAGE Center are looking for volunteers to help run the new center.
A Volunteer Fair is scheduled for...
Register Now for Ambassadors Soccer Camp
New Hope Community Church is now registering participants for this summer’s Ambassadors Soccer Camp.
The church has lowered the cost of this year’s camp to...
Ways and Means Committee Coming to Hermiston
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) is bringing the Joint Ways and Means Committee to Hermiston on April 20 as part of its “road show,”...
'We Just Want Trees Planted in Hermiston'
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is now.
That piece of wisdom...
Let the Games Begin!
At 11 a.m. sharp, public address announcer Joe Thompson took to the microphone Saturday to kick off a ritual that has been taking place...
Latino Business Network to Meet
The Latino Business Network will meet on Wednesday, April 10 at 9 a.m., at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395.
The guest speaker...
Doherty to Address Critical Ground Water Issues
The League of Women Voters of West Umatilla County will host a public forum on critical ground water at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April...
Former Players Recall Legendary Coach
A table for eight was set up at Walker’s Farm Kitchen in Hermiston Thursday and the lunch guests treated themselves to soup, salad and...
Meet the Principal Candidates
West Park Holds Meet and Greet on Thursday
The four finalists for the West Park Elementary School principal position had a long day on Thursday.
First,...
CPA Business Ready to Grow
For several years, CPA Kathryn Erz and her daughter, Stacey Stanek, worked side by side in a home office. But they knew if they...
Mobile Vendor Subcommittee to Meet Monday
The Hermiston City Council’s subcommittee on mobile vendors will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 8 in the City Hall...
Zacharias to Appear at Hermiston Public Library
Local author Karen Spears Zacharias will read from her book, A Silence of Mockingbirds: The Memoir of a Murder on Tuesday, April 23 at...
Former HHS Student Earns Girl Scouts' Top Honor
According to a 2010 USDA report, the average middle-income family will spend roughly $12,000 on child-related expenses in their baby’s first year of life.
Imagine,...
