Fireworks

Parks Department, Union Club Planning New Year’s Fun, Fireworks

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department and the Union Club are teaming up to host a New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The...
Live Music

Shanks Pony to Play at Wildhorse

Shanks Pony will perform live on Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton. The band plays a variety of genres and will...

Midway Bar & Grill Invites Public to ‘Roaring Twenties’ Party

Midway Bar & Grill in Hermiston is hosting a Roaring Twenties New Year's Eve Party – complete with pearls, pinstripes, feathers – on Tuesday,...

2020 Hermiston Resolution Run Set for Jan. 1 at Riverfront Park

The 2020 Hermiston Resolution Run is taking place on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at Riverfront Park and the Oxbow Trail. The event goes from 10...
Salmon

Steelhead Fishing Closure Upstream of McNary Extended Through March

Fishery managers in Oregon and Washington are extending the Columbia River steelhead fishing closure upstream of McNary Dam to the Oregon-Washington state line through...
Hermiston City Hall

Hermiston City Hall to Remain Closed Through January Due to Fire Damage

Hermiston City Hall will remain closed longer than originally anticipated due to the severity of damage caused by a Dec. 17 fire. City staff now...

RecDawg Teen Night Set for Dec. 27

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is hosting #RecDawg Teen Night this Friday, Dec. 27 at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S. Highway 395. From...
Hermiston Library

Hermiston Library Holding Scavenger Hunt on Day After Christmas

The Hermiston Public Library invites everyone to a special Scavenger Hunt on Thursday, Dec. 26. To participate in the drop-in activity, come to the library...
Hermiston Conference Center

Hermiston Parks Department Hosting ‘Family Friday Night’ on Friday

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will host Family Friday Night on Dec. 27 at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S. Highway 395. The...
Theater Curtain

Schoolhouse Village in Pilot Rock to Present Dinner Theater on Dec. 31

Schoolhouse Village in Pilot Rock will be serving fun and a prime rib dinner on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 as they present the...

Umatilla County Historical Society Receives $1,500 Grant

The Umatilla County Historical Society was recently awarded a grant for $1,500 from the Pacific Power Foundation. The money will be used to improve and...
Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner Preview

Community Fellowship Dinner Set for Hermiston on Christmas Day

Community Fellowship Dinner Hermiston will be serving a free Christmas Day meal on Wednesday, Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the...

Harkenrider Senior Center Closed for Week of Christmas

The Harkenrider Senior Center is closed this week for the Christmas holiday. The center serves lunch Monday through Friday. The cost is $4 while children...
SAGE Center

Santa Handing Out Gifts at SAGE Center on Christmas Eve

SECO Pallets in Boardman will host the fourth annual Santa Drive on Tuesday, Dec. 24. The event starts at 4 p.m. Santa Claus will be...
Wyden on Floor

Wyden, Merkley Tout Benefits to Oregon in 2020 Spending Bill

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced key provisions in the fiscal year 2020 spending bill that will help Oregon’s agriculture...

Oregon Jobless Rate Hits New Low

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in November, the lowest on comparable records dating back to 1976, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The...

Gas Prices Fall in Time for Holidays

A drop in demand and increase in gasoline stocks are sending pump prices lower in time for the busy holiday travel season. For the week,...

Sheriff’s Office Increasing Patrol Deputies During Holiday Season

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office has increased the number of patrol deputies on duty during the holiday season as part its participation in the...

Six Timberwolf Soccer Players Selected for NWAC All-Region Team

Three student-athletes from the Blue Mountain Community College men’s soccer team and three from the women’s soccer team have been named to the Northwest...

Tough Enough To Wear Pink Donates $25,000 to Local Organizations

The Pendleton Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink campaign donated $25,000 to two local cancer support organizations during a presentation Monday at the Pendleton...