Turns Out Paul McCartney Has Written a Few Songs
Time to break out the running diary of the Kane family’s trip to Seattle to see Paul McCartney at Safeco Field on Friday (with...
Group Proposes Family Cultural Center in Hermiston
A group of community members are in the early planning stages for a Family Cultural Center in Hermiston. The goal is to provide a...
Photos Tell Story of Hermiston During WWII
The Library of Congress is one of the two largest libraries in the world (the other being The British Library). Its possessions include...
Looking For a Blast From the Past?
A Friendly Guide to Buying a Classic Car
It’s a simple equation, really: X + Y = Z.
In this case, X is that certain age...
Both Sides of Coal Project Issue Make Their Case
One-hundred and fifty people signed up to speak in Hermiston at Tuesday’s hearing before the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on a coal export...
Ordinance Could Put Damper on Smoke City
Smoke City has been in business in Hermiston for about a year. After Monday night’s Hermiston City Council meeting, however, it’s unclear how much...
A Big-Time Fourth of July Celebration
America turned 237 on Thursday and towns around Eastern Oregon played host to the big event.
In Hermiston, an all-day patriotic birthday bash was held...
Cities Offer Meals for Children and Adults
Fifty-eight children and eight adults enjoyed chili, cornbread, ice cream and a salad bar Thursday night at Umatilla High School.
For the kids, the meal...
Bike Program Gives Kids New-Found Independence
Most of us learn to ride a bike around age 5 or 6. It’s a rite of passage in early childhood that represents no...
Umatilla Program Offers Educational Summer Fun
The sun was shining, but a chill hung in the air inside Tamástslikt Cultural Institute on Tuesday as students huddled around an electronic campfire...
Tall Ships Pass Through McNary Dam
The Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain made their way through McNary Dam Tuesday afternoon on their way to an overnight stay at the...
Mobile Food Vendors – In Search of a Consenus
A small, but keenly interested group of citizens attended the third of four public hearings Monday aimed at shaping an ordinance that would regulate...
Remembering the Men of Camp Stanfield
Violet Able's Book Chronicles the Story of the CCC in Stanfield
The year was 1933 and the country was in the deepest depths of the...
Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness
Counselor Opens Private Practice in Hermiston
Nina Sobotta isn’t afraid of hard work. That, in part, explains why the full-time minority affairs officer with the...
The Clock Doc
Dick Jackson Brings Dead Clocks Back to Life
Dick Jackson has no excuse for ever being late to anything. After all, the Hermiston man has...
A Life of Hard Work Pays Off for Berger
Here’s a not-so-bold prediction: A few short years from now the Hermiston High School Robotics Club will have several championship banners hanging from the...
Soccer Tourney Set for May 3-5
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will hold the Hermiston Cup Soccer Tournament May 3-5 at the soccer fields at Rocky Heights Elementary School.
Players...
Hoffert, Walchli Earn Hoop Honors
Hermiston High School girls basketball coach Steve Hoffert was named Coach of the Year and Heidi Walchli was named to the second team of...
Little League Volunteers Prepare For Season
With just three weeks until opening day, volunteers began the annual ritual of readying the Field of Dreams for the 2013 Hermiston Little League...
