HPD Weekend Activity Report

The Hermiston Police Department has their weekly recap of weekend activities. These are cases from night shift Friday through night shift Sunday. "As always these...
Sturgeon

Recreational Sturgeon Fishing along John Day Pool Closes Wednesday

The recreational sturgeon season in the John Day Pool (John Day Dam to McNary Dam) and adjacent tributaries will close effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday,...
Meeting

Boardman Council Meets Tuesday

The Boardman City Council will meet Tuesday, April 2 for its regularly-scheduled meeting. The council will hear the March financial report, consider an appointment to...
Sunset Elementary School

Hermiston School District Adding Modular Buildings to 2 Schools

The Hermiston School District will add two modular buildings to a pair of school campuses to accommodate student growth across the district. The modulars will...

Local Hunters Association Chapter to Host Annual Fundraising Banquet

The Columbia Basin Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association will hold their 11th annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, April 6 at the Pendleton Convention...
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Maurices In Hermiston Holding Free Spring Styling Event on Saturday

Maurices in Hermiston is holding a free Spring Styling Event tomorrow, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The store is located at...

Crop Duster Crashes in Hermiston Field, Pilot Suffers Minor Injuries

A pilot operating a crop-dusting plane crashed onto a field in Hermiston Thursday afternoon. The pilot, whose name has not been released, was treated for...

Concert Pianist Jonathan Ferrucci to Perform in Pendleton on April 14

Italian-Australian pianist Jonathan Ferrucci will present a classical program at the Pendleton Center for the Arts on Sunday, April 14. The performance is part of...
Sturgeon

Oregon, Washington Set 11-Day Sturgeon Season in Lower Columbia

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington have set an 11-day recreational sturgeon fishing season during May 13-June 5 on the lower Columbia River. During this...
Horse

Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training Course to Be Offered

The Oregon Horse Council in Prineville will present the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue training course on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13 at the...

Hermiston Parks Department Offering Dog, Puppy Training Classes

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is offering dog and puppy training classes beginning on April 13. Classes take place on Saturdays through May...

Good Shepherd Urgent Care to Close Saturday for Maintenance Work

Good Shepherd Urgent Care (GSUC), located at 1050 W. Elm Ave in Hermiston, will be closed on March 30, due to building maintenance being...

Students Raise Nearly $6,000 for Staff Member Battling Stage 4 Cancer

Kelly Shy had no idea what was in store for her Thursday morning at Armand Larive Middle School where she works in the kitchen. An...
Veterans Day dinner

Salute to Veterans Dinner Set for March 29 at Irrigon Senior Center

The Irrigon Senior Center, Morrow County Veterans Services, and the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs will host a community-wide Salute to Veterans dinner on...

United Way, Mobile Food Vendors Team Up to Find ‘Tastiest Taco’

From April 12 through Cinco de Mayo, 10 local restaurants and food trucks are partnering with United Way of Umatilla and Morrow Counties to...
Hermiston High School

Hermiston High Principal Announces Pair of Administrative Changes

Hermiston High School Principal Tom Spoo is announcing administrative changes for the 2019-2020 school year. Assistant Principal Scott Depew is being promoted to serve as...
Big River Golf Course

Hermiston High Golf Association Sponsoring 2-Player Scramble

The Hermiston High School Golf Association is putting on a 2-person scramble on April 20 at the Big River Golf Course in Umatilla. The cost...

HPD Seeks Man Wanted in Connection to August Arson Attempt

The Hermiston Police Department is asking the community to help locate a man wanted on three warrants and who is a suspect in an...

Corps Covers Fish-Counting at Dams; New Contractor Slated for June

Adult salmon passing through U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fish ladders on the Columbia and Snake rivers this spring will be counted and recorded,...

Hermiston to Break Ground on New Water Tower on E. Punkin Center

The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County Commissioners will come together at noon on April 17 to celebrate the start of work on a...