M.C. School District to Put $138 Million Bond Measure on Ballot
The Morrow County School District School Board made it official Monday night – the district is going out for a bond in May 2022.
The...
Liz Marvin Named Executive Director of Community Health Foundation
The Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) has named Liz Marvin as the new executive director of the Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation.
Marvin, who’s...
Unique Artwork Going on Display at Pendleton Center for the Arts
This month, visitors to the Pendleton Center for the Arts’ main gallery space won’t see artwork on the walls. Instead, they will encounter brightly...
Silage Fire Continues to Burn
The silage fire continues to burn at Columbia Basin Ag Management on Highway 207.
The company had scaled back extinguishment efforts but were continuing to...
ODA Now Accepting Proposals for Priority Noxious Weed Grants
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is now accepting proposals for the 2022 Priority Noxious Weed Grant.
Priorities for grants include:
Aquatic or Riparian Weed...
Top MRI Imaging Technology Now Available at Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) recently completed construction and installation of the best MRI technology available to hospitals today. The new MRI machine...
Senior/Disabled Taxi Program Sees Decreased Usage in 2021
Ridership in Hermiston’s Senior & Disabled Taxi Program declined in 2021 while the Workforce On-Demand Ride Cooperative (WORC) program saw a slight increase in...
Hermiston’s Me & My Prince Ball Postponed Until 2023
Due to continuing health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 and its variants, the Me and My Prince Ball Committee has decided to further...
Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After High-Speed Chase on Interstate 84
A man wanted for kidnapping was arrested Friday after leading law enforcement officers on a vehicle chase on Interstate 84.
Around 9 a.m. on Friday,...
Good Shepherd, Other Hospitals Facing Severe Blood Shortage
With hospitals around the country facing a shortage of blood, the American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood.
According to the Red Cross,...
Registration to Soon Open for EOU’s Virtual Entrepreneur Day
Registration will soon open for Eastern Oregon University Small Business Development Center's Virtual Entrepreneur Day, Tuesday, April 19.
The event goes from 8 a.m. to...
32-Foot Boat Catches Fire Before Sinking Into Columbia River
A boat caught fire Wednesday night at the Umatilla Marina, leaking fuel and damaging part of the dock and roof structure.
Umatilla County Fire District...
City Council Adopts Hermiston’s Vision for Next 20 Years
The city of Hermiston officially has a pathway to its future – or at least the next 20 years.
On Monday, the Hermiston City Council...
Poachers Kill 2 Pronghorn, Leave 2 Others Mortally Wounded in Thrill Kill
Poachers left two pronghorn antelope dead and two more to suffer on the night of Jan. 16 in a thrill kill near the eastern...
Hermiston School District Graduation Rates Continue to Climb
The Hermiston School District (HSD) had a graduation rate of 87.97 percent for the 2020-21 school year – an improvement of 4.23 percent over...
Weather Service Eases Fears of Flooding in Umatilla County
Despite rain and snow forecast for later this week, no river flooding is expected in Umatilla County, according to a briefing by the National...
I-84 Lanes Now Open
Interstate 84 westbound lanes are now open in eastern Oregon.
The eastbound lanes were open around 12:30 p.m. Both OR 204 and OR 245 are...
Good Shepherd Health Care System Reverts to Limited Visitation Policy
With the continued spread of COVID-19 infection, and particularly the new Omicron variant, Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) has returned to a limited-visitation...
Columbia River Commerce to Be Halted for 5 Weeks for Annual Outage
Commerce moving up and down the Columbia River, which is a $23 billion industry, will be at a standstill for up to five weeks...
