Gas Prices Reach Highest Point of the Year
The national and Oregon averages for a gallon of gasoline are both at their highest prices of the year so far and will keep...
Armand Larive Band to Host Potato Bar
The Armand Larive Middle School band will host a potato bar fundraiser on Tuesday, April 18.
The event will go from 5 to 7 p.m....
Chamber to Host Meeting on Italian Trip Offer
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is looking for travelers who want to get a taste of Italy.
The chamber is now booking a nine-day adventure...
HHS Still Hoping to Play Washington State Teams
The clock is ticking on a decision that would allow Hermiston High School to join the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and compete against...
Hermiston to Discuss Conference Center, Chamber
The Hermiston City Council will consider turning over the operations of the Hermiston Conference Center to the city's Parks and Recreation Department at tonight's...
Boardman to Hold Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday
Children through fourth grade who are able to walk and adults are invited to Boardman’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Boardman Marina Park...
Trout, $50 Reward Tags Await Willow Creek Anglers
In April and May the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be releasing a total of 1,500 trophy-sized trout into Willow Creek Reservoir...
Armand Larive Receives $3,555 Grant
Armand Larive Middle School was awarded the Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant in the amount of $3,555.
OSU Extension Center and Armand Larive Middle...
Two Rivers Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections inmate died unexpectedly Friday morning of apparent natural causes at a Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla.
As with all...
Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Friday Event
Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Fridays event today.
From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., participants, at no charge, can have their blood...
Libraries Forgiving Fines During Library Week
The 12 public libraries in Umatilla County will be celebrating National Library Week, April 9-15, with two very special opportunities for their patrons. As...
Wyden to Hold Town Hall Meetings in E. Oregon
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town hall meetings in Morrow and Umatilla Counties as part of his 11-county swing through Eastern and Central...
Letter: Why Good Schools Are Necessary
To the editor:
Historically, Hermiston has strongly supported its schools. Looking purely at the dollars and cents; we can see that our community as...
BMCC to Host Smithsonian Exhibition April 10-21
Blue Mountain Community College and the Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery will host a special traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution April 10-21 that...
HHS Junior Selected as a LEDA Scholar
Hermiston High School junior Heidy Mejia-Puerta has been accepted into the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) Scholars Program.
The LEDA Scholars Program...
Oregon Celebrates Its Official State Beverage
Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed April to be Oregon Milk Month in a year that happens to be the 20th anniversary of milk being...
Fire Chief Credits New Station with Saving Home
Umatilla County Fire District #1 Fire Chief Scott Stanton is crediting the newly-staffed station with saving a family's home Monday night.
Around 7:17 p.m. on...
Umatilla, Morrow Counties Rank High in Tax Rate
The Oregonian newspaper has ranked each of Oregon’s 36 counties in their average tax rate for residential properties.
Wheeler County, with an effective...
Irrigon Students Earn Scholarships
Two Irrigon Junior-Senior High School students have won scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association.
Marlina Avila Serratos and Brandy Quezada-Hermosillo were named 2017 State...
Hermiston Payless Store Not Among Those Closing
Payless ShoeSource has announced that it has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close nearly 400 stores.
Payless ShoeSource in Hermiston and Pendleton will not...
