Their Words: Those Running for Governor Answer for Rural Matters
By Les Zaitz
Rural Oregon would get a lot more attention from Salem based on positions staked out by those running for governor.
Every candidate running...
Express Employment Professionals Celebrate New Location
Anyone looking for employment knows how frustrating and stressful the job market can be. Likewise for businesses looking to fill a job opening. Finding...
Local Group Brass Fire to Pay Tribute to the Band Chicago on Oct. 22
When Brad Rozema describes the band Brass Fire, often he first has to dispel the stereotype that those unfamiliar with the group jump to;...
Oregon Students Still Have Time to Apply for the Oregon Promise Grant
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC ) encourages Oregon’s graduating high school seniors and GED test graduates to...
Downtown District Launches Business Incubator Space Program
Have you ever wanted to dip your toes into the retail business world without making a full-on commitment? Well, now’s your chance.
The Hermiston Downtown...
Lawmakers: No New Water Rights Permits Until State Audits Resources
By Alex Baumhardt
Oregon’s water basins are being overdrawn year after year, and a strategy to protect them for future generations is desperately overdue, according...
Tribes: Pacific Lamprey Returning to Umatilla River in Record Numbers
Pacific lamprey, a prehistoric fish native to the Columbia River Basin and treasured by Native American people, are returning to Oregon’s Umatilla River in...
Hermiston School Board Approves Free School Meals to All Students
Hermiston School District students are getting free breakfasts and lunches for the 2023-24 school year.
The Hermiston School District Board of Education at its meeting...
Greater Hermiston Community Foundation Awards $15,000 in Grants
The Greater Hermiston Community Foundation (GHCF) announced today it would award one area city and six local nonprofits grants ranging from $5,000 to $1,000...
Eastern Oregon Photographer’s Works to Go On Display in PCA
An exhibit of photographer Brian Purnell’s work, Inside Out: Recent Portraits & Landscapes, will open at the Pendleton Center for the Arts on Thursday,...
Photo Gallery: 2021 Umatilla County Fair Parade
Another sign that life is slowly beginning to return to normal took place Saturday evening with the return of the Umatilla County Fair Parade....
Hermiston Council OKs Plan to Develop Belt Park Greenway Trail
The Hermiston City Council approved a resolution Monday night to accept a grant that will fund a Belt Park Greenway Trail.
The project will result...
Life Flight Network to Open New Base on Good Shepherd Campus
Area patients who need air ambulance service will have a much shorter wait time after Life Flight Network opens a new base in Hermiston.
A...
Hunger on the Rise in Oregon Following Downward Trend
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
A quarter of a century ago, Oregon had one of the highest rates of food insecurity and hunger in the...
Transportation EV-olution: Oregon Reaches Electric Vehicle Milestone
The state of Oregon recently passed a milestone in its effort to bolster public opinion of electric vehicles.
In April, the state surpassed 50,000 registered...
UEC Returning $8 Million to Members via Capital Credits Program
Umatilla Electric Cooperative members who purchased power in 2010, 2015 and 2016 will receive a refund in December as part of the utility’s Capital...
Hermiston Seeks to Expand, Enhance Senior Center Activities
The city of Hermiston is forming the Harkenrider Advisory Committee to enhance and expand the programs and events offered at the Harkenrider Senior Activity...
Hermiston Airport to Receive Federal Funding to Combat COVID Spread
Hermiston Municipal and Roseburg Regional Airports will each receive $23,000 in federal funds to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
The funds will be used...
More Mosquito Pools with West Nile Virus Found in Morrow County
West Nile virus has been detected in seven additional mosquito pools captured on Sept. 2 from various testing sites in the rural areas of...
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...
