42% of People Using Opioids in Rural Areas Were Recently Jailed
Almost half of people in rural areas who use illicit drugs were in prison or jail in the last six months, according to a...
Hermiston High School FFA Teams Bring Home Silver & Gold Medals
Two Hermiston FFA Chapter teams, along with FFA Advisor Sandy McKay and Coach Kennidy Baker, recently returned home after competing successfully at the 96th...
Researcher Sheds Light on Health Care Industry in Post-COVID World
In some ways, the health care industry has changed dramatically in the post-COVID world. In other ways, not so much.
Ryan Donohue shed light on...
Hermiston Parks Department Hosting Veterans Day Breakfast Today
The Hermiston Parks & Recreation will host a Veterans Day Breakfast today, Nov. 10 at 8 a.m. at the Hermiston Community Center.
This is a...
Good Shepherd Celebrates Return of In-Person Community Meeting
On Wednesday evening, a smiling Sue Daggett opened the first in-person Community Meeting held by Good Shepherd Health Care System since 2019.
Daggett, the chair...
BMCC’s Precision Agriculture Program Receives $30,000 Grant
The Blue Mountain Community College Precision Agriculture Program has received $30,000 from the Roundhouse Foundation to support the program’s “Training Tomorrow’s Precision Agriculture Technicians”...
Free Leaf Recycling Returns to City of Pendleton for 11th Year
Leaves are again falling from the trees, and the city of Pendleton and Pendleton Sanitary Service are again partnering to provide free leaf recycling...
Oregon Eviction Filings Now Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Landlords are filing more court evictions monthly than they did before the COVID pandemic, though the number of evictions trended...
Three New Officers Sworn In & Join Hermiston Police Department
The Hermiston Police Department has welcomed three new officers.
Officer Jovanny Bedolla was sworn in on Oct. 23, 2023. Officer Andrew Nuckolls and Officer Edward...
National Apprentice Week to Be Celebrated at EOCI in Pendleton
The commissioner from the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries, Christina Stephenson, will visit Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) in Pendleton on Nov. 15 to...
HCAC Announces Expansion of Scholarship Opportunities
Hermiston Cultural Awareness Coalition (HCAC) has announced an expanded range of scholarship recipients for 2023.
In addition to Hermiston High School seniors, Echo, Stanfield and...
Good Shepherd’s Annual Community Meeting Set for Nov. 8 at EOTEC
Good Shepherd Health Care System will hold its sixth annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705...
Hermiston Middle School Broadcast Students Recognized for Videos
Five Armand Larive Middle School students were named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association 2023 Broadcast Story of the Year competition for junior...
Hemiston District Selected as National ‘Lighthouse’ School System
The national School Superintendents Association has selected the Hermiston School District as one of four school districts across the country as a 2023 fall “Lighthouse...
HPD Chief Among Those Addressing Drug Crisis Before Legislators
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Police officers lack the tools they need to help drug addicts enter treatment to help them kick the habit, Oregon...
Boardman Holding Community-Wide Cleanup Throughout November
The city of Boardman is sponsoring a community-wide cleanup during the month of November.
Garbage vouchers with a $50 limit are available to Boardman residents....
Irrigon High School Hosting Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 8
Irrigon Junior/Senior High School is inviting all military veterans to a Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 8 at the gymnasium.
Veterans or their families are...
Got Milk? Learn How Threemile Canyon Farms Uses Robotics
Eight minutes. That's how long it takes to milk a cow at Threemile Canyon Farms in Boardman, according to Adlai Schuler, the farms' veterinarian...
ODFW: Increase in Avian Flu Expected During Fall Migration
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been circulating in wild birds in North America since December 2021 and continues to be detected in waterfowl...
Boardman City Council to Declare Real Property as Surplus
The Boardman City Council will consider a resolution on Tuesday to declare real property as surplus.
Prior to considering the resolution, the council will hold...
