Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink Donates Record $51,000
The Pendleton Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP) campaign achieved a milestone in 2024 by raising a record $51,000 for local cancer support...
Lookingglass Creek Set to Open on May 24 for Spring Chinook Fishing
Lookingglass Creek, a tributary to the Grande Ronde River at Palmer Junction, will open to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook on Friday, May 24...
Oregon, National Gasoline Price Averages Resume Declines
Gas prices are declining again after some small upticks before Thanksgiving.
The national average for regular gas is at its lowest price since May 2021,...
12 Community Organizations Receive Funding from TRT/Tourism Account
The Hermiston City Council approved more than $96,000 in funding to 12 local organizations at its Monday meeting.
The funding comes from the city's Transient...
Hermiston FFA Alumni & Supporters to Host Dinner, Auction Oct. 12
A barbecue tri-tip beef dinner is featured during the annual Hermiston FFA Alumni & Supporters dinner and auction.
The event begins with a silent auction...
BMCC students selected to All-Oregon Academic Team
PENDLETON, Ore.-Four Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) students have been named to the 2025 All-Oregon Academic Team (AOAT).
“Congratulations to these remarkable students for their...
Umatilla County Special Library District Board to Hold Special Meeting
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board will hold a special meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12.
The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m....
Agencies to Revise Study for Columbia River Basin Dam Operations
By Mia Maldonato
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation said they will update an environmental study on the management of...
Año Viejo Celebration Returns to EOTEC to Ring in 2025
The city of Hermiston is bringing back its new New Year’s Eve tradition to kick off 2025 — an Año Viejo Celebration at the Eastern Oregon...
Good Shepherd to Offer CPR/AED, First Aid Classes on May 3
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering CPR/AED and first aid combo classes on Friday, May 3.
Classes include adult, infant and child CPR, AED...
Wyden Welcomes News that Portland Secures Expansion WNBA Franchise
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today welcomed the announcement that Portland has secured an expansion franchise in the WNBA with the following statement:
“Today puts basketball fans in...
Voters Reject Oregon’s Measure 118 By Overwhelming Margin
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon voters have rejected Measure 118, which would increase corporate taxes and give all residents a yearly rebate.
Late Tuesday, the...
CPR/AED, First Aid Combo Classes Offered Aug. 16 by Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering CPR/AED and first aid combo classes on Friday, Aug. 16.
Classes include adult, infant and child CPR, AED...
Umatilla County Search and Rescue Unit Trains to Save Lives
Search and rescue volunteers and sheriff’s staff gathered Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office for their monthly search and rescue drills.
The...
Boardman Mayor, Council, County Commissioner Candidates to Meet
A meet-and-greet with local candidates in Morrow County is Monday, Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m. in the Riverfront Center at the Port of Morrow, 2...
Legislator & Pediatrician Offers New Approach to Help Vulnerable Kids
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The only pediatrician — and medical doctor — in the state Legislature treats vulnerable children in her practice and now...
Columbia Development Authority Board Cancels Sept. 17 Meeting
The Columbia Development Authority Board has canceled its meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The meeting was to take place at 9:30 a.m. at the...
More Oregon Students Are Missing Vaccines, Worrying Health Officials
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon health authorities are worried about an infectious disease raging through schools, with almost one in 10 kindergarteners missing at...
Study: Oregon Tops Country in Share of People Retaining Medicaid
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon, known nationally for its innovative approach to Medicaid, has kept more people than any other state on the free...
14 Hermiston High FCCLA members qualify for nationals
HERMISTSON — Hermiston High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter made an impressive mark at the Oregon FCCLA State Leadership Conference,...
