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....

Former Hermiston High School Student Wins $4,000 Scholarship

Seven Oregon high school graduates - including one from Hermiston High School - are recipients of the 2021 Workers’ Memorial Scholarship awards, the Oregon...

State of Oregon to Increase Emergency SNAP Benefits in August

Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in August. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month...

Firefighters Put Out Pair of Grass Fires Near Riverfront Park

Umatilla County Fire District #1 put out a couple of small fires near Riverfront Park on Thursday. Just after 11 a.m., crews responded to a...

Aug. 5: Umatilla County Health Reports 87 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 - one more than Wednesday's total. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to...

E. Oregon Summit to Focus on Economic Development Growth

The Eastern Oregon Women’s Coalition is hosting the second annual Eastern Oregon Economic Summit on Aug. 19-20 at Hermiston High School. The two-day event is an...

Hermiston School District Offering Registration Assistance Today

The Hermiston School District will offer onsite student registration assistance for the 2021-2022 school year at the district office today. Computers and bilingual staff will be...

Work by Idaho Artist Kirsten Furlong on Display at PCA Through Sept. 30

The geologic time scale is not the first thing most people think of when they think about viewing art, but the context of Kirsten...

Aug. 4: Umatilla County Health Reports 86 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 86 new cases of COVID-19 - down 10 from Tuesday's total. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to...

Oregonians Paying 43 Cents More Per Gallon of Gasoline Since May

Pump prices have steadily climbed in the last three months and Oregonians are paying, on average, 43 cents more per gallon since early May. The...
Oregon Highway Projects

ODOT Working on Multiple Highway Projects Throughout Eastern Oregon

The Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) summer construction season in Eastern Oregon continues with many projects already under way and a few more yet...

Hermiston Seeking Citizens’ Input on Shaping City’s Next 20 Years

The city of Hermiston is asking the community to help lay out the road map for the next couple of decades with its Hermiston...

Helix Becomes Highest Vaccinated Zip Code in Umatilla County

Helix Community Church and Helix Parks and Recreation joined forces to propel Helix’s vaccination rate (at least one dose) to over 60 percent, making...

Aug. 3: Umatilla County Health Reports 96 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 96 new cases of COVID-19 - down 18 from Monday's total. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to...

Easterday Dairy Near Boardman Submits CAFO Application to ODA

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) received a Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) application from Cole Easterday late last month. This new application comes...

National Weather Service Issues Heat Advisory for Lower Columbia Basin

A Heat Advisory is now in effect for the Lower Columbia Basin and beyond that will last until 11 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service...

Umatilla National Night Out Set for Aug. 3 at Village Square Park

The Umatilla Police Department and the city of Umatilla will host National Night Out this evening at Village Square Park (beside the library). National Night...

BLM to Remove 390 Wild Horses

The Bureau of Land Management Burns District announced plans to conduct a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to the Stinkingwater...

Aug. 2: Umatilla County Health Reports 114 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 114 new cases of COVID-19 - up 32 from Friday's total. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: Aug. 1: Hugo Orlando Valencia, 24, was arrested on the 200 block of W....