Umatilla to Host Family Fun Day

The city of Umatilla is hosting Family Fun Day on Friday, June 18 at Umatilla Marina Park. The free event goes from 2 to 5...

June 11: Umatilla County Health Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 10 new COVID-19 cases - up two from Thursday. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 8,543. There are...

UEC Business Resource Center Offers Help in Filling Job Openings

The Umatilla Electric Cooperative Business Resource Center wants to help you and your business fill your next job opening. The center will be conducting Zoom...

More Fishing Days for Spring Chinook Before Summer Season Begins

State fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added four retention days (June 12-15) for spring Chinook above Bonneville Dam and increased the adult hatchery...

Public Funeral Service for UCSO Deputy Jason Post Set for Sunday

Update: This story has been updated with the newest information, specifically that the service at Skyview Memorial Park will be private. A funeral service for...

Tickets on Sale for Heppner Chamber’s Community Awards

Tickets are now available for the Heppner Chamber of Commerce annual Town and Country Community Awards, set for Thursday, June 17 at 6 p.m....

Prineville Couple on Hook for $1,400 for Illegally Selling Crab in Hermiston

A Prineville couple has been sentenced to pay $1,200 in restitution after illegally selling recreationally-caught crab in Hermiston. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife...

June 10: Umatilla County Health Reports 8 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported eight new COVID-19 cases - up one from Wednesday. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 8,533. There are...

Little Change in Price of Gas

Retail gas prices are showing minimal movement again this week with pump prices changing by three cents or less in 41 states including Oregon....

June 9: Umatilla County Health Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported seven new COVID-19 cases - down six from Tuesday. The last time there were new cases totaling seven or...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: June 8: Adrian Torres Nava, 22, was arrested on the 300 block of N....

Hermiston School District Hires New HHS Girls Basketball Coach

Jay Ego will be the new Hermiston High School head girls basketball coach. Ego is a Hermiston native, born and raised, and he played basketball...

HPD Weekend Activity Report

Here’s a rundown of the Hermiston Police Department's cases from night shift Friday through night shift Sunday: Seven information reports Three crash investigations Two...

June 8: Umatilla County Health Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 13 new COVID-19 cases - down two from Monday. Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 8,518. There are...

Pendleton Photographer’s Work to Go On Display at Arts Center

The photographs of Debbie McIntosh will fill the East Oregonian Gallery at the Pendleton Center for the Arts (PCA) beginning Thursday, June 10. The solo...

UEC Business Resource Center Holding Youth Entrepreneur Contest

Umatilla Electric Cooperative Youth Entrepreneur Contest is accepting applications from all incoming high school students for the next 10 days. Applications will close on June...

Area Between Umatilla, Irrigon to Be Sprayed Tonight for Mosquitoes

The West Umatilla Mosquito Control District and the North Morrow Vector Control District will be conducting targeted aerial mosquito control spraying with a twin...

June 7: Umatilla County Health Reports 15 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 15 new COVID-19 cases - up three from Friday. Today's new cases - which include new cases reported Friday through...

Greater Hermiston Community Foundation Awards $15,000 in Grants

The Greater Hermiston Community Foundation (GHCF) announced today it would award one area city and six local nonprofits grants ranging from $5,000 to $1,000...

U.C. Sheriff’s Office Senior Deputy Drowns in Rafting Accident

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Senior Deputy Jason Post, who died Saturday in a rafting accident near the Minam...