Oregon Voters Approve Ballot Measure That Will Tighten Gun Laws
By Ben Botkin
Oregon voters passed a ballot measure that will tighten the state’s gun control laws despite deep opposition to it in rural areas.
Measure...
Oregon 1st State to Make Affordable Health Care a Constitutional Right
By Ben Botkin
Oregon will be the first state in the nation to enshrine the right to affordable health care in its constitution.
Ballot Measure 111...
SAGE Center’s Movie Night Returns with Disney Movie on Friday
Movie Night is back at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road in Boardman, beginning this Friday, Nov. 18.
Disney's Encanto will be showing at 6...
UHS Drama Club to Give Performances Thursday-Saturday
The Umatilla High School Drama Club will give three performances of "The Internet is a Distract...OH LOOK A KITTEN" this Thursday, Friday and Saturday,...
Two Rivers Correctional Institution Holding Hiring Event On Wednesday
Two Rivers Correctional Institution, 82911 Beach Access Road in Umatilla, is hosting an open house hiring event tomorrow evening, Nov. 16.
The facility is looking...
Hermiston Festival of Trees Coming to Community Center Dec. 3-4
The 2022 Hermiston Festival of Trees and Auction is set for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4 at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S. Highway...
Veterans, Gold Star Families Can Get Free Passes to Access Public Lands
The Biden-Harris administration announced that veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to access thousands...
Hermiston City Council Gets Behind OMA Homelessness Funding Plan
The Hermiston City Council voted unanimously Monday night to support an Oregon Mayors Association plan to seek state funding for communities to address the...
Umatilla County Special Library District Board To Meet on Nov. 17
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's monthly meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 17.
The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the district...
Umatilla Parks Department Offering Fun Science Day Camp on Nov. 19
The Umatilla Parks and Recreation Department will host Wacky Science Day on Saturday, Nov. 19 for kids ages 6-12.
The class goes from 10 a.m....
Good Shepherd to Offer Free Tips to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering a free virtual/in-person Lunch & Learn session on diabetes on Thursday, Nov. 17.
Come learn about Good Shepherd's...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Nov. 13: Stephen Scott Rodriguez, 42, was arrested on the 200 block of E....
Hermiston Council to Consider Supporting OMA’s Homeless Plan
At its meeting tonight, the Hermiston City Council will consider giving its support to a plan put forward by the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA)...
Commission Rules Out Air Pollution Regulations for State’s Large Dairies
By Alex Baumhardt
Dairies with hundreds of cows won’t face regulations for air pollution for now, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission decided.
The five governor-appointed commissioners...
Altrusa International of Pendleton Hosting Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 19
Altrusa International of Pendleton will host the 2022 Holiday Bazaar fund-raising event on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate.
The bazaar...
Hermiston Parks Department Offering Holiday Craft Class
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is again offering the Let's Get Crafty holiday decoration class for those 16 years and over.
The class is...
Photo Gallery: 2022 Veterans Day Breakfast
A capacity crowd turned out Friday morning for the Veterans Day Breakfast hosted by city of Hermiston and American Legion Post 37. The free event, held...
Associated Press Calls Oregon Governor’s Race for Tina Kotek
By Julia Shumway
Democrat Tina Kotek, the former speaker of the Oregon House, has fended off Republican Christine Drazan and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson and...
Arc of Umatilla County Set to Host Baked Potato Dinner on Sunday
The Arc of Umatilla County, 215 W. Orchard Ave. in Hermiston, will host their 2022 Baked Potato Dinner fund-raising event this Sunday, Nov. 13...
Hair Nation & Weird Science to Play Live at Wildhorse Sports Bar
Hair Nation and Weird Science will perform live on Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
Hair Nation is a glam...
