Good Shepherd Offering Lifestyle Improvement Program
Good Shepherd Health Care System will be offering the Achieve, Conquer, Thrive (ACT) lifestyle improvement program in March.
Led by registered dietitian nutritionists, the program...
Hermiston Council to Hear Update on Proposed Homeless Shelter
The Hermiston City Council will hear a report tonight on the city's industrial lands study, as well as an update on the regional homeless...
Battle of the Books to Celebrate 40th Anniversary on March 14
In 1983, Linda Turner was a teacher at West Park Elementary School. She read about a book contest Alaska had on short wave radio to...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet Via Zoom on Feb. 28
The Columbia Development Authority Board will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. via Zoom.
An agenda will be posted prior to the CDA...
UCFD #1 Taking Part in Firefighter Stairclimb Fundraiser in Seattle
Umatilla County Fire District #1 will be participating in the 32nd annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stairclimb fundraiser on Sunday, March 12 at...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Feb. 21: Marialee Pabone, 30, was arrested on the 200 block of W. Hartley...
Umatilla Middle School Robotics Teams Heading to Championship
Four FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams from Umatilla have advanced to the Oregon
Championship taking place this weekend, Feb. 25-26, in Hillsboro.
The 7th and 8th-grade robotics...
Ordnance Brewing in Boardman Set to Re-Open Tap House on Friday
Ordnance Brewing, 405 N. Olson Road in Boardman, is re-opening their tap house this Friday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
For the time being the...
Lawmakers, Again, Consider Allowing Self-Pumping Gas Stations Statewide
By Grant Springer
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is once again trying to give Oregonians the power to pump their own gasoline.
House Bill 2426 would...
ODOT Warns Travelers to Expect Snow, Ice While Traveling in Oregon
Travelers should prepare for winter driving conditions throughout the state over the next few days. Snow, low temperatures, and high winds are all in...
Rock-Bot Set for Wildhorse Sports Bar
Rock-Bot is on the agenda this weekend at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
The "rockaroke" fun gets under way at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb....
Initial Columbia River Recreational Spring Chinook Seasons Set
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today.
Effective March 1 (downstream...
Food Drive to Collect Items for Families in Heppner & Boardman
Mid Columbia Bus - Morrow County is joining with Family Foods in Heppner and Harvest Town Foods in Boardman to feed families in the...
Jonathan McDonald Gets Minimum 20 Years for Roles in Series of Crimes
Umatilla Circuit Court Judge Dan Hill sentenced Jonathan Lee McDonald to 20 years in prison for his role in a series of crimes committed...
Umatilla County Special Library District Board to Meet on Thursday
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's monthly meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 23..
The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the district...
Thousands of Oregonians Could Lose Free Health Care Coverage
By Lynne Terry
For the first time in three years, the Oregon Health Authority is poised to examine its Medicaid rolls to determine who still...
Nearly $19 Million to Oregon for Clean Drinking Water in Rural Communities
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced Oregon will receive $18.9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants...
Pacific Northwest Veterans’ Alliance Offering Scholarships
Pacific Northwest Veterans' Alliance has announced a scholarship opportunity available to veterans, children and grandchildren of veterans, and spouses of veterans in Morrow, Umatilla...
Two Hermiston Schools Put in Lockdown Following Report of Shots
Hermiston School District placed Hermiston High School in lockdown today due to a “swatting” report of shots fired at the high school. Due to...
Smith Calls for Audit of the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) called for an independent fiscal audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission during the Joint Committee on Ways...
