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Blue Mountain CC to Welcome More Than 200 New Students Sept. 18

More than 200 new students will learn about all the ways Blue Mountain Community College can support them in their educational journeys and connect...

East Theater Lane Project To Be Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget

East Theater Lane between 8th and 10th streets will get paved sooner than expected and at a lower cost to taxpayers. The Hermiston City Council...

Even With Looming BPA Hike, UEC Rates Among Lowest in Nation

Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s general manager updated the Hermiston City Council on several topics Monday night, including potential rate changes and a program to help...

Boardman Chamber Luncheon Set For Sept. 18 at Riverfront Center

The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive. The event goes from...

Boardman Community Extravaganza Set for Tuesday at Sam Boardman

Boardman residents are invited to a Community Extravaganza tomorrow, Sept. 10 in the Sam Boardman Elementary School gym, 301 Wilson Lane. The free event goes...

Rep. Greg Smith to Host Community Block Party in Hermiston Sept. 12

State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) will host a Community Block Party on Festival Street in downtown Hermiston this Thursday, Sept. 12. The event goes...
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Children’s Rodeo Set for Thursday

Children from Eastern Oregon will Let ‘er Buck in the Round-Up Arena on Thursday for the InterMountain Education Service District’s (IMESD) annual Children’s Rodeo. The...
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BMCC Board Votes to Support Upcoming Hermiston School Bond

The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education added its support for the Hermiston School District’s construction bond to make room for ongoing student...

Umatilla Officials to Gather Citizen Input on Draft Master Trail Plan

Umatilla officials will host an open house on Tuesday, Sept. 10 to collect input on the draft master trail plan. The event goes from 5:30...
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Hermiston to Be Site of Rip City Rally

The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Health will hold the seventh annual Rip City Rally this month, with several Eastern Oregon cities hosting events...

Pasco Tops Hermiston on Opening Night in Battle of the Bulldogs

The Pasco Bulldogs overcame a fast start by their counterparts from Hermiston Friday night to score a comeback victory, 27-20, at Edgar Brown Stadium. Hermiston...

Banner Bank Holding Food Drive

Banner Bank is having a Fall Family Food Drive the entire month of September to help in getting assistance to local families in greatest...

Popular Bluegrass Band to Play at Pendleton Center for the Arts

Just as the traditions of Round-Up Week come back around each September, top-notch bluegrass returns to the Pendleton Center for the Arts this month,...
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Grand Opening for CrossFit Hermiston Takes Place on Saturday

CrossFit Hermiston, 2100 S. Highway 395, will host a Grand Opening event this Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. All are welcome to...

Oregon, Washington to Close Chinook Season Below Bonneville Dam

Fisheries managers from Oregon and Washington today announced that recreational Chinook salmon retention in the Columbia River between Warrior Rock and Bonneville Dam will...

Walden Announces $67.6 Million to Expand Rural Broadband in Oregon

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that the Federal Communications Commission has authorized $67.7 million for rural broadband in Oregon over the next 10 years for...

Umatilla to Remove Underground Storage Tank Beginning Sept. 17

The city of Umatilla has announced that removal of an underground storage tank located at 1010 Sixth St. (the Texaco gas station) will begin...
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Commissioning Ceremony for Cancer Center Set for Saturday

Cancer patients, survivors and family members are invited to help commission the walls of the treatment room in the new Eastern Oregon Cancer Center...

Chamber Invites Shoppers to Take Part in ‘First Thursday’ Event

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone to come downtown this Thursday, Sept. 5 between 4:30 and 7 p.m. for the Hermiston Downtown...
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Education Service District to Provide Free Hearing Screenings

The Intermountain Education Service District (IMESD) will provide free hearing screenings to public elementary school students at area schools this fall. Hearing screenings are conducted...