New Goodwill Store Targets July 31 Opening
It won’t be long before Hermiston has a new – and much bigger – Goodwill store.
Work is currently under way to renovate the old...
Port in Line for $6 Million for Warehouse, Rail Project
Grant Provides Nearly Half of Funding for Rail Spur, Facility
The Port of Morrow is in line to receive $6 million in funding for a...
Hermiston Woman Faces Manslaughter Charges
Charges Stem from March Auto Accident That Killed Ione Man
A Hermiston woman is in jail on manslaughter charges in connection with a fatal traffic...
Celebrating the Past with an Eye to the Future
Cyndie Traner's Mercantile Seems Like Old Times
Store owner Cyndie Traner celebrates the past while working on big plans for the future.
Traner’s store, C and...
The Dark World of Human Trafficking
Rotarian Sheds Light on Sex Slave Market
Slavery as we know it may have ended with the Civil War, but there’s another kind of slavery...
Canine Caregivers Have Their Day
Bark For Life Raises Money for American Cancer Society
Dogs can be a cancer patient’s best friend, and some of those friends spent Saturday morning...
Library Celebrates 100 Years of History
There were 2,509 Carnegie Libraries built between 1883 and 1929 – 1,689 of them in the United States. On Friday, the Hermiston Public Library...
On the Cutting Edge of Hydropower
Madison Farms Implementing Innovative Hydropower Technology
Madison Farms in Echo began using a regenerative drive module this spring to generate electricity during the process of...
Mailing Made Easy Celebrates Downtown Location
The crew at Mailing Made Easy celebrated their official grand opening at their new Main Street location in Hermiston Thursday.
Friends, associates and Hermiston Chamber...
Thanks, Pat!
300-Plus Friends Attend Pat Hart's Retirement Party
For almost four decades, Pat Hart put out fires in Umatilla County. Saturday night, the community returned the...
Pearl Harbor Survivor Overcame Early Tragedies
Longtime Hermiston Resident, George Bennett, Passes Away at Age 90
George Bennett was a mere 17-year-old radioman stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked...
Ideas Taking Root at Community Garden
On Saturday morning, volunteers and gardeners began preparing a plot of land behind Good Shepherd Medical Center to become Lovin’ Spadefuls, the Hermiston community...
Smitty's Expands with Outdoor Post
Campers, hunters and anglers in the Hermiston area have a new and convenient place to find the gear they need.
Smitty’s Outpost, situated on Highway...
Altrusans Take Up Diaper Duty for Peruvians
Yards of donated flannel are being transformed into cloth diapers by the capable volunteers of Altrusa International of Hermiston. Next month, those garments will...
MYSTERY SOLVED: Diploma to Go to Grad's Son
A diploma lost for almost a century will soon be on its way home.
The Umatilla School District recently received a package from the Oregon...
Umatilla Business Receives $10,000 Grant
Another Umatilla business will be getting a facelift, courtesy of the city’s Downtown Revitalization Small Grant program.
The Umatilla City Council has approved a $10,000...
Water Recedes From Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park is beginning to look like Riverfront Park again.
The park, much of which was submerged in water after the Umatilla River overflowed late...
Small Lifestyle Changes Make Big Difference
Developing a healthy lifestyle is as simple as taking a daily 10-minute walk, according to author and walking expert Robert Sweetgall.
Sweetgall has walked across...
Umatilla Honors Community Stars
The theme was “Night of a Thousand Stars” in Umatilla on Friday, but one star both opened and closed the evening at the Umatilla...
Hermiston Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Monday night's Hermiston City Council meeting drew a packed house with the overflow spilling into the city hall lobby. And they weren't there to...
