ODFW Confirms Another Rare Sighting of Wolverine in Oregon
Video of a wolverine crossing Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass on April 6 was confirmed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODFW...
Morrow County Waits for State Money to Help With Contaminated Water
By Alex Baumhardt
It’s been more than two-and-a-half months since Mayra Colin found out the water coming from her kitchen tap in Boardman contained high...
Men’s and Women’s Golf Program Coming to BMCC in 2024
Blue Mountain Community College is bringing back golf to the athletics department in 2024 – for both men and women.
It has been 45 years...
UEC Partners with CoBank to Match Community Giving Contributions
Umatilla Electric Cooperative has joined with lending partner, CoBank, to give matching $5,000 donations to two local organizations, for a combined total of $10,000...
Murray-Inslee Report Confirms Importance of Hydroelectricity
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee today released their final “Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report” which reaches the conclusion...
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...
Port of Morrow Fails to Notify DEQ About Wastewater Leak
By Alex Baumhardt
The Port of Morrow, the state’s second-largest port, faces a new violation over contamination in eastern Oregon that may have been going...
Mask Requirement Lifted at Good Shepherd Health Care System
Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced on Monday that masks are no longer required for patients, visitors, or staff.
GSHCS is following the recent...
Residents Sue Port of Morrow, Businesses for Water Contamination
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Several residents of Boardman in northeast Oregon are suing the Port of Morrow and businesses for contaminating their drinking water,...
Staff, Volunteers Busy Gearing Up for Project PATH’s Opening
Tuesday, April 23, was moving day for Project PATH, the transitional homeless shelter located in Hermiston.
Staff members and more than a dozen volunteers began...
OHA to Distribute $31 Million to Groups Fighting Health Inequities
By Lynne Terry
The Oregon Health Authority will give $31 million to nonprofits, churches and other community organizations to reduce health care inequities in the...
Former HHS Girls Soccer Coach Sentenced to Prison for Sex Crimes
Former Hermiston High School girls soccer head coach Freddy Delapaz Guizar is headed to state prison for more than six years for felony sex...
One Injured When Pick-Up Truck Crashes into Stanfield McDonald’s
One person was injured Friday, April 19, when a pick-up truck drove into the side of the McDonald’s restaurant at the Pilot Truck Stop...
Watch for Wildlife: Vehicle-Wildlife Collisions Peak This Time of Year
Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding (the "rut") puts them on the move,...
Hermiston High School FCCLA Students Celebrate Success
Students involved with Family, Career and Community Leaders of America from Hermiston High School celebrated successes during the Oregon FCCLA State Leadership Conference.
Advisor Angie...
Longtime Volunteers are Named Boardman’s Citizens of the Year
A pair of longtime volunteers are the Boardman Chamber of Commerce's citizens of the year.
Husband and wife Paul and Ruth Beagle received the recognition...
Some Oregon Trout Withstand Rising Water Temperatures, Study Finds
By Alex Baumhardt
In Sept. 2020, the Archie Creek fire near Roseburg burned all 5,000 acres of the Hinkle Creek watershed, home to rainbow, cutthroat...
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...
Commentary: Oregon Needs a Better Land-Use Strategy for the Future
By Randy Stapilus
This year marks a half-century since Oregon Gov. Tom McCall signed into law Senate Bill 100 requiring comprehensive planning, which warned “uncoordinated use of...
Good Shepherd Celebrating National Hospital Week Throughout May
National Hospital Week wraps up on Saturday, but Good Shepherd Health Care System is extending the celebration throughout the month of May.
The hospital’s Employee...
