BMCC Releases Fall Honor Roll
Blue Mountain Community College recently celebrated the academic achievements of full-time students for fall term 2023-24. Those included on the honor roll are:
President’s List:...
Sturgeon Retention Closed in Bonneville, The Dalles Pools
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington closed sturgeon retention in The Dalles and Bonneville Pools effective 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3.
The closure areas are...
UEC’s IT Manager Completes Management Internship Program
Adelaide Zumwalt, Umatilla Electric Cooperative's IT manager, received recognition for completing the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA)
Management Internship Program (MIP).
The Robert I. Kabat Management...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Jan. 1: Wendi Louise Fisher, 51, was cited and released near E. Highland Avenue...
Umatilla Electric Rebuilding Transmission Lines Along Elm Avenue
Due to aging infrastructure and the growing energy needs of the Hermiston area, Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) will be rebuilding 17 miles of existing...
Echo PTO Helps Students Find Perfect Gift for Family Members
Finding the perfect Christmas gift is often a struggle — especially for children who want to surprise their parents.
The Echo Parent Teacher Organization helped...
Pac/West Lobby Group Adds Journalist to Communications Team
Pac/West Lobby Group is expanding its communications team with the hire of George Plaven, a veteran in Oregon journalism who has covered natural resource and agriculture...
Hermiston Continues to Add Housing as Population Exceeds 20,000
The city of Hermiston approved dozens of new housing permits in 2023 while seeing its population exceed 20,000.
According to a 2024 Growth & Development...
Hermiston School District Releases Statement on Death of Student
The Hermiston School District has been notified of the death of a West Park Elementary School student.
The district issued the following statement this morning:
This...
Two Cultures One Community Powwow Set for Feb. 23-25
The Two Cultures One Community Committee and Nixyáawii Community Financial Services will host the inaugural Two Cultures One Community Powwow Feb. 23-25 at the Pendleton Convention...
Boardman Council Meets Tonight
The Boardman City Council will elect a new council president tonight at its first meeting of the new year.
The c9ouncil will also hold a...
Christmas Trees Can Be Dropped Off at Hermiston’s Butte Park
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is accepting Christmas trees for recycling into mulch through Jan. 31.
Trees may be dropped off in Butte Park’s...
Wyden to Hold Town Halls in Morrow, Umatilla Counties on Jan. 4
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today announced he will begin his 2024 town hall schedule with seven in-person town halls the first week of January...
Tickets to Soon Go on Sale for 19th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance
The 19th annual Daddy Daughter Dance will swing into the Pendleton Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 10 featuring beloved activities and an expanded ticket...
Irrigon High School’s Operation Graduation to Host Raffle
After a successful Elf Run 5K, organizers with the Irrigon High School class of 2024 are gearing up for another fundraiser to support its...
Get Out in Nature During a Pair of Free First Day Hikes Set for...
Staff at Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area are praying to the snow gods in advance of the 2024 Guided First Day Hikes.
Emigrant Springs and...
Good Shepherd Welcomes Board Certified Nephrologist
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) has welcomed Board Certified Nephrologist Fadi H. Akoum, MD, FAHA, FACP, to Good Shepherd’s new Nephrology Clinic.
The Nephrology...
Light Up a Life Honorees to Be Announced on Radio on Jan. 7
Good Shepherd Health Care System recently wrapped up its 35th annual Light Up a Life fundraiser for Vange John Memorial Hospice.
The names of honorees...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Parrish Leland Chang, died the morning of Dec. 24.
Change was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
To the Editor: Let’s Return to Conviction and Civility in 2024
To the editor:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
As a young man, my political ideology was molded in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan (Republican)...
