Good Shepherd Health Care System

Grief Support Group Meets Twice Monthly in Hermiston

On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, Good Shepherd Medical Center offers Hope for Healing, an ongoing bereavement support group dealing with...
Stage Microphone

Wasteland Kings to Play Live in Hermiston

Wasteland Kings will be performing an outdoor concert at Nookie’s this Friday, June 16, from 6:45 to 9:45 p.m. The next concert will be on...
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Army Depot Land May Tap Into Umatilla’s City Sewer System

The local agency that will oversee the Umatilla Army Depot’s industrial lands is exploring the option of hooking into the City of Umatilla’s wastewater...
Umatilla I-82 Bridge

Historic I-82 Bridge to Close in July for Repairs

The historic I-82 Columbia River Bridge at Umatilla will be closed in July to receive a $9.4 million deck replacement, with work lasting until...
Carnegie Building

Chamber Declines City’s Offer for Office Space

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday that it is declining the city’s offer to use the basement of the Carnegie Building on...
Healthy Lunch

Head Start Offering Free Meals to Children

Free meals will be offered to children 18 and younger beginning June 19 in Hermiston. Meals will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,...
Police Crime Scene

Police Arrest ‘Person of Interest’ in May 27 Shooting

Police have arrested the man described as a person of interest in the May 27 shooting death of James Cragun. Tyree Houfmuse, 34, was arrested...
Pivot Irrigation

OSU Field Day Set for Tuesday in Adams

Oregon State University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will host the Pendleton Research Station Field Day on Tuesday, June...
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BMCC Grad ceremony Set for Thursday

The 55h annual Blue Mountain Community College Commencement Ceremony will take place this Thursday evening, June 15, and will honor 393 graduates. The Commencement Ceremony...
Highway

Highway 730 Work Put on Hold

Travelers moving along U.S. 730 in northern Umatilla County will get a reprieve from the nighttime paving that had been occurring between Southshore Drive...

HHS Bids Farewell to Largest Graduating Class

Saturday’s graduation ceremony at Hermiston High School ran a little long, but then handing out more than 300 diplomas does take some time. The 332...
Bikes

Parks Department to Host Kids Triathlon

Hermiston Parks and Recreation is registering now for the Kids Triathlon event taking place on Saturday, June 24, at 9 a.m. This swimming, bicycling...
Pool

Aquatic Center Set to Open on Saturday

The Hermiston Family Aquatic Center opens this Saturday, June 10, with public swim opening at 3:10 p.m. Here’s the 2017 daily operational schedule: preseason runs...
Books

HHS Inducts 20 into National Honor Society

Hermiston High School inducted 20 students as new members of the National Honor Society. The new members were selected by the chapter’s faculty council for meeting...
Meeting

Boardman Changes July Council Meeting Date

The Boardman City Council has changed their July meeting to Tuesday, July 11 due to its regularly scheduled meeting falling on the 4th of July...
Baseball Glove

BMCC Names Athletes of the Year

Blue Mountain Community College on Tuesday named softball player Sarah Bonner and baseball player Jared Rogers as the 2016-17 Wallace McCrae Student-Athletes of the Year. The...
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BMCC’s Feves Gallery Receives Grant

The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery at Blue Mountain Community College is the recipient of a Umatilla County Cultural Coalition grant. The $650 grant will pay...
Traffic Signal

ODOT to Host Traffic Signal Meeting in Hermiston

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host a public open house meeting on June 22 at 2 p.m. at Good Shepard Health Care System, Room...
City of Boardman

Boardman Adopts City, URA Budgets

The Boardman City Council adopted the 2017-2018 city budget of $20,686,642.00 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted its 2017-2018 budget of $2,835,850.00 on Tuesday. City property...
Brass Fire Band

Brass Fire Band to Play on Saturday in Hermiston

Brass Fire Band will be performing on the outdoor patio of the Midway Bar and Grill this Saturday, June 10, from 8 to 11...