Controlled Burn Gets Out of Control
Five acres burned Monday when a controlled burn got out of control in Hermiston.
Just before noon, the Umatilla County Fire District #1 was dispatched...
Hermiston Man Dies After Car Falls into Columbia River on I-84
A Hermiston man died Saturday morning after his vehicle left Interstate 84 and crashed upside down into the Columbia River in Multnomah County.
The Oregon...
Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
By Julia Shumway
State Sen. Bill Hansell, who has been a fixture in eastern Oregon politics for more than 40 years, will retire in 2024,...
Crews Put Out Grass Fire
Umatilla County Fire District #1 was dispatched to a grass fire Thursday afternoon on Liberty Lane.
Upon arrival, crews extinguished the fire along the fence...
UEC’s History of Giving Back Earns It 2023 Business of Year Award
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s history of giving back to the community was established right from its start in 1937 by helping to build the county’s...
Hermiston Shows Its Heart During Citizens Awards Banquet
The generosity and compassion of the Hermiston community was on full display Wednesday night during the 53rd annual Distinguished Citizens Awards banquet.
There was a...
BMCC Timberwolves Inducted into 2023 NWAC Hall of Fame
The Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) has announced the NWAC Hall of Fame Class of 2023 and Blue Mountain Community College is well represented.
Among the...
Hermiston City Council Gets Update on Homeless Shelter Project
The Hermiston City Council on Monday got an update on Project Path, the homeless shelter being built on Lind Road between Hermiston and Umatilla.
“We’re...
With Inventory Low, Hermiston Seeks to Increase Industrial Land Acreage
In just four years, the city of Hermiston has seen its inventory of available large industrial land ready for development shrink to zero.
“We’ve seen...
Umatilla Middle School Robotics Teams Heading to Championship
Four FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams from Umatilla have advanced to the Oregon
Championship taking place this weekend, Feb. 25-26, in Hillsboro.
The 7th and 8th-grade robotics...
Jonathan McDonald Gets Minimum 20 Years for Roles in Series of Crimes
Umatilla Circuit Court Judge Dan Hill sentenced Jonathan Lee McDonald to 20 years in prison for his role in a series of crimes committed...
Two Hermiston Schools Put in Lockdown Following Report of Shots
Hermiston School District placed Hermiston High School in lockdown today due to a “swatting” report of shots fired at the high school. Due to...
Motorist Dies in I-84 Crash
A motorist was killed on Interstate 84 in a single-vehicle crash in Umatilla County.
According to the Oregon State Police, the accident occurred around 9:25...
Boardman City Manager Candidate Withdraws from Consideration
The candidate for the Boardman city manager job has withdrawn her name from consideration, according to the city of Boardman.
The city had extended a...
Cosplay Enthusiasts Gearing Up for This Weekend’s RadCon 2023
More than 2,000 cosplay enthusiasts will be heading to Pasco, Wash., this weekend for RadCon 2023. Some will be traveling from as far as...
Girls at HHS in Trouble for Dress Code Violations Far More Often than Boys
Teachers and administrators at Hermiston High School since the start of the 2021 school year sent 146 out of 1,712 students to the office...
Groups Blast DEQ Proposal on Factory Farm Gas Refinery
Last week, seven organizations in the Stand Up to Factory Farms coalition submitted comments blasting an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposal to reduce certain...
UEC Linemen to Join Others in Electrifying Guatemalan Village
While most people in the developed world take electricity for granted, there are nearly a billion people in the world living without it, according...
Nonprofit Group Seeks City’s Support in Preserving Hermiston’s Past
“A generation which ignores history has no past – and no future.”
Writer Robert Heinlein said that many years ago. Just last night, Dennis Doherty...
Hermiston Street Department Offering Roadside Swale Conversions
The Hermiston Street Department is taking reservations to convert roadside grass swales into rock on residential and commercial properties in Summer 2023.
Grass swales are...
