Hermiston Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s Unfinished Legacy
For the 18th straight year, Hermiston residents took to the streets on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The event, organized each year...
Police Chief ‘Frustrated’ with Umatilla County Mental Health Services
A Hermiston man was recently jailed for shattering a window at the Hermiston Police Department and the Hermiston police chief is frustrated.
Police Chief Jason...
Pursuit Leads to Felony Arrest
A Umatilla County Sheriff’s deputy arrested a College Place man following a pursuit Sunday afternoon.
Just before 3:45 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a report...
Hermiston Police Officers Recognized for Saving Student’s Life
The Hermiston Police Department is giving special recognition to a pair of officers whose actions helped save a student’s life after a suicide attempt...
Good Shepherd Women’s Center Welcomes New Practitioner
With the new Good Shepherd Nancy Rudd-McCoy Women’s Center poised to open in late January, Good Shepherd Medical Group administration has applied more emphasis...
Boardman City Council Renews Development Incentives
In an effort to encourage new construction in Boardman, the Boardman City Council passed a resolution that temporarily waives water and sewer system development...
County Library District to Hold Monthly Board Meeting on Jan. 18
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's August meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18.
The meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. in the...
CTUIR to Host Film Festival at Wildhorse Cineplex on Jan. 15
Looking for something to do on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? Check out the Sprout Film Festival 2018 on Monday, Jan. 15 at the Wildhorse...
SAGE Center Plans Fun for the Whole Family During SAGE Saturday
The next SAGE Saturday event is set for Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road in...
Pendleton Man jailed on Multiple Fish & Wildlife Charges in Umatilla County
After a lengthy investigation involving troopers of the Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division, a Pendleton area man was arrested on Jan....
Oregon Unemployment Rate Essentially Unchanged in November
Oregon’s November 2017 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.2 percent remained near the U.S. rate of 4.1 percent, essentially unchanged from October’s 4.3 percent.
The...
Sun Terrace to Host Old-Time Fiddlers’ Jam on Sunday
Sun Terrace will host an old-time fiddlers’ jam on Sunday, Jan. 14 beginning at 2:30 p.m. The event is free to attend.
For more information,...
Dalles Dam to Host Eagle Watch
The eagles have landed! The Dalles Dam Visitor Center is a popular site for visitors to see bald eagles as they congregate along the...
Anglers: Turn in 2017 Combined Angling Tags, Hatchery Harvest Cards
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) reminds anglers to turn in their 2017 Combined Angling Tags and/or Hatchery Salmon/Steelhead Harvest Cards (aka...
Hermiston Council Approves 15-Year Tax Break for Lamb Weston
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to give Lamb Weston a 15-year property tax break, following the company’s recent announcement that it would...
Boardman’s SAGE Center to Show ‘Back to the Future’ This Weekend
The SAGE Center in Boardman will host a movie event this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-13.
“Back to the Future” will be showing at 7:15...
Boardman Little League Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 11
There will be a meeting for the 2018 Boardman Little League season on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. at the SAGE Center.
This open...
2018 Kicks Off With Most Expensive Gasoline Prices Since 2014
Drivers are paying the highest prices for gasoline at the start of a new year since 2014 when pump prices were more than $3...
Hermiston High Senior Gets Accepted to Ivy League’s Brown University
Hermiston High School was recently notified that Heidy Mejia-Puerta, a high school senior, was accepted to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island as an early...
Feves Gallery Features Award-Winning Water-Color Paintings
The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery will host an exhibit of 20 award-winning paintings selected from the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s (WSO) bi-annual juried exhibition...
