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...
IMESD’s Director of Facilities Monitoring Radon in Schools
Ask somebody what they know about radon and they will probably say something like “isn’t that something found under some houses?”
Ask Larry Glaze and...
Boardman City Council Renews Development Incentives
In an effort to encourage new construction in Boardman, the Boardman City Council recently passed a resolution to temporarily waive water and sewer system...
Wrong-Way Driver Collides with Oregon State Police Trooper on I-84
A wrong-way driver suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon after colliding with an Oregon State Police car on Interstate 84.
Just prior to 2 p.m., OSP...
Man Life Flighted to Hospital Following Snow Bike Accident
A Walla Walla man was Life Flighted to a hospital Saturday evening following a snow bike crash south of Highway 204.
Around 5:13 p.m. on...
Frustrated Parents Rally for Return to Full-Time, In-Person Instruction
Several dozen Hermiston residents held a rally for students in front of the high school on Saturday – one year since the start of...
Hermiston Community Encouraged to Attend 2nd ‘Rally for Our Students”
Another Rally for Our Students is set to take place in Hermiston on Saturday in an effort to encourage the state to move to...
Hermiston School District Set to Hire Contractor for New Rocky Heights
The Hermiston School Board has authorized district administration to enter into contract with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company for the Rocky Heights Elementary School bond...
Hermiston Council Honors Parks Employee for Heroic Actions
The city of Hermiston honored one of its own Monday night for his heroic actions a month ago when he encountered a man whose...
