UEC Among Cooperatives Honored for Customer Service Survey Results
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is one of 99 cooperatives honored for results on its member survey.
Touchstone Energy® Cooperative, Inc. announced that 99 member cooperatives earned an...
State Offers More Free Water Testing for Umatilla, Morrow Counties
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The water woes are not over for hundreds of households in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon Health Authority has asked about 1,600...
Big River Golf Course Implements Online Tee Times, GPS Technology
According to a press release from the city of Umatilla, big changes have come to Big River Golf Course.
Golfers hitting the links at Big...
2024 Umatilla County Fair Preview
Only a few days are left to register for the Umatilla County Fair Kick-Off Parade, exhibitor camping, Open Class and 4-H exhibitor entries.
The deadline to...
Hermiston Teams Up with Amazon Web Services to Plant Trees at EOTEC
The city of Hermiston worked with more than 30 volunteers from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Umatilla County Fair, and the Arbor Day Foundation to...
Driver Suffers Broken Neck After Being Ejected in Highway 11 Crash
Two vehicles crashed Monday, July 8, on state roads on opposite sides of Umatilla County. The first happened early in the morning, Oregon State...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
July 1: Amber Danielle Gomez, 36, was arrested on the 1300 block of N....
Good Shepherd Offering CPR/AED, First Aid Combo Class on July 19
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering CPR/AED and first aid combo classes on Friday, July 19.
Classes include adult, infant and child CPR, AED...
LEGAL NOTICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Tutuilla Solar LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No...
Pair of Hermiston Businesses to Celebrate in July & August
A couple of Hermiston businesses will be celebrating with open houses this month and next.
At noon on July 24, the Next Chapter Bookstore &...
OHA Offering Free Testing for LUBGWMA Well Users
The Oregon Health Authority is encouraging people in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area to get their well water retested for nitrates for...
Irrigon Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing from Place of Employment
An Irrigon man was arrested and jailed Wednesday, July 10 for allegedly stealing from his place of employment and then filing a false report...
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man for Felony Vandalism
A Umatilla man faces 10 counts of felony vandalism and more following his arrest Monday, July 8.
Umatilla County sheriff's Capt. Paul Wolverton said Joshua...
Hermiston Approves Annexation of Nearly 26 Acres Into City Limits
The Hermiston City Council amended its Comprehensive Plan Map prior to approving the annexation of nearly 26 acres into the city limits at its...
Jeremy Wayne McKern & Whiskey Bound to Play at Wildhorse Sports Bar
Jeremy Wayne McKern & Whiskey Bound will play live this weekend at Wildhorse Sports Club in Pendleton.
The Pacific Northwest country and bluegrass band takes...
Umatilla Electric Taking Proactive Approach to Wildfire Mitigation
The term "wildfire mitigation" has gained increasing attention recently, but Umatilla Electric Cooperative has been well-acquainted with the concept for many years.
Wildfire mitigation involves...
Oregon Is 1 of 13 States Seeing Decline in Gasoline Prices
Gas prices are fairly steady even as Hurricane Beryl ravaged the Gulf Coast and made landfall in southeast Texas.
While gas prices and crude oil...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet Via Zoom on July 11
The Columbia Development Authority Board will hold a meeting and executive session on Thursday, July 11 via Zoom.
The meeting will get under way at...
Beginning in January 2025, Hermiston Businesses Will Pay License Fees
Beginning in January 2025, businesses operating in Hermiston will have to pay an annual business license fee.
The Hermiston City Council voted unanimously on Monday...
12 Community Organizations Receive Funding from TRT/Tourism Account
The Hermiston City Council approved more than $96,000 in funding to 12 local organizations at its Monday meeting.
The funding comes from the city's Transient...
