$6,500 Raised by Oregon Hunters for Info on 3 elk poached near Bend
The Oregon Hunters Association has bolstered the reward up to $6,500 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of...
Mobile Vaccine Units Traveling Oregon Vaccinating Residents
For Oregonians who live and work in rural areas, getting to a COVID-19 vaccine site may be a challenge.
To help make it easier, the...
Turkey Hunt by Reservation Program Set to Return for Second Year
A program launched last year to help turkey hunters reserve a hunt on private land in western Oregon (Willamette Valley and Roseburg) is back...
Umatilla Electric Cooperative to Return $4 Million to Members in April
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors has approved the return of $4 million to Cooperative members in April as part of the utility’s Capital...
Gov. Brown Moves Up Timeline to Vaccinate All People 16 and Older
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced that people in Oregon who are 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April...
Grants to Become Available for Shuttered Venue Operators April 8
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal in anticipation of opening applications for the...
31 Counties Receive More Than $39 Million in Secure Rural School Funding
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader, announced on Monday that...
Morrow County to Get $452,000 for Lexington Airport Improvements
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that more than a dozen airports throughout Oregon – including in Morrow County - will...
Governor Announces Expanded COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday announced Oregon is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include all household family members of frontline workers. She also announced that...
Pilot Program Vaccinates 1,066 Farmworkers in Morrow County
More than 1,000 people were vaccinated last week in a pilot vaccination event in Boardman for agricultural workers.
The event was put on by the...
Umatilla, Morrow Counties Approved to Expand COVID-19 Vaccinations
On Wednesday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced that 20 Oregon counties - including Umatilla and Morrow - have submitted attestation letters, signaling their...
ODFW Closing Part of McKay Creek to Steelhead Fishing April 1-June 30
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is conducting a study that involves releasing radio-tagged steelhead into McKay Creek, above the McKay...
5 Important Facts About COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans
The Small Business Administration will soon be increasing the lending limit to businesses and nonprofits. That's one of five facts the SBA wants organizations...
March 29: Umatilla County Health Reports 8 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 8 new COVID-19 cases - down 10 from Friday.
Today's new cases - which include new cases reported Friday through...
Zoom Meetings to Focus on Rescue Plan’s Impact on Restaurants
Over the next few weeks, the Independent Restaurant Coalition is hosting a series of conversations to offer insight into the restaurant grant program included...
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Names Kristina Olivas as New CEO
The Greater Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has hired Kristina Olivas of Hermiston to be its next chief executive officer.
Olivas will begin...
Demolition Begins on Old City Hall
Demolition work began this week on the old Hermiston City Hall building on Second Street.
The building was heavily damaged by smoke during a fire...
Umatilla County Fire District Puts $13.1 Million Bond Measure on Ballot
Umatilla County Fire District #1 is asking voters to consider a bond measure in the May election, which will fund a variety of equipment,...
Restaurateurs: Prepare Now for New $28.6 Billion Grant Program
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative Business Resource Center has been informed of a $28.6 billion restaurant and bar grant program that will be made available...
Area Artists Encouraged to Submit Work for Open Regional Exhibit
Artists from across Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington are encouraged to submit work for this year’s Open Regional Exhibit at the Pendleton Center for...
