Boardman Offering Low-Cost Rabies Vaccinations on June 15

The city of Boardman will hold a low-cost rabies vaccination event on Saturday, June 15. Rabies is a fatal disease of the brain and spinal...

Umatilla School District Breaks Ground on New School, CTE Buildings

The Umatilla School District on Tuesday, June 11, celebrated the groundbreaking of a new intermediate school and a career technical education building. The intermediate building...

Good Shepherd Offering Free 12-Week Class on Tai Chi for Better Balance

Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering a free Tai Chi for Better Balance course at the Hermiston Senior Center, 255 N.E. Second St. The...

Boardman to Hold Community Input Session on Municipal Codes

The city of Boardman will hold a community input session on Monday, June 24. The session is from 6 to 7 p.m. at Boardman City...

Proud River Leadership Academy Opening in Eastern Oregon

Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) has announced the launch of the Proud River Leadership Academy, an evolution of the former Leadership Hermiston program. In a press...

HPD to Add Seven Officers With Adoption of 2024-25 City Budget

The city of Hermiston’s recently-adopted budget will allow the Hermiston Police Department to add seven new full-time officer, four of which will be funded...

City of Pendleton Names Jeff Brown Director of Public Works

Jeff Brown has been named the new public works director for the city of Pendleton. He will take over the leadership position on July...

Eastern Oregon Women’s Coalition to Host Economic Summit in Hermiston

The Eastern Oregon Economic Summit is a two-day event that includes industry tours, state and federal legislative updates, and industry developments. According to a press...

It’s Calf and Fawn Season – Keep Your Distance from Elk and Deer

Oregon's deer and elk give birth from May through July. It's natural for mother animals to leave their young alone and hidden for extended...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: June 10: Brandie Kay Lynn Lorenzo, 32, was cited and released on the 100...

Stalemate on Columbia Development Authority Chessboard

Members of the Columbia Development Authority said commercial developers looking to launch their next big enterprise on or near the former Army Chemical Depot...

Federal Rebates Help Local School Districts Buy Electric Buses

Four Eastern Oregon school districts are beneficiaries of the Biden-Harris administration’s latest initiative aimed at improving air quality and student health. The U.S. Environmental Protection...

City Council OKs New Stop Signs – After They Already Were Put Up

The Hermiston Street Department jumped the gun recently by putting up new stop signs in town before the Hermiston City Council approved them. A resolution...

Hermiston City Council Adopts Budget for 2024-25 Fiscal Year

The Hermiston City Council approved Monday night a $109,564,064 budget for the city’s 2024-25 fiscal year. The budget is approximately $26.3 million (19.3 percent) less...

Hermiston Cinema Offering Free Movies for Kids this Summer

A variety of children’s movies can be viewed for free on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting June 19 at Hermiston Stadium 8 Cinema, 355 W....

Umatilla District to Break Ground Tonight on New Middle School

The Umatilla School District will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for its new intermediate school this evenng, June 11, at 7 pm. The event will be...

Good Shepherd Hosting Memorial Service, Butterfly Release on June 15

Good Shepherd Health Care System’s Vange John Memorial Hospice is holding a Community Memorial Service & Live Butterfly Release on Saturday, June 15 in...

Man Sues Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 for $700,000

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 faces a $700,000 lawsuit claiming one of its staff ran a red light in an ambulance and caused...
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ODOT Begins Work on Intersection of SW Dorion Avenue-SW First Street

The Oregon Department of Transportation has begun work in downtown Pendleton to replace signal poles, upgrade traffic signals and make ADA improvements at the intersection of...

UEC Taking Registrations for 2024 Hydromania Summer Science Camp

Umatilla Electric Cooperative is now registering students for the free 2024 Hydromania Summer Science Camp. The camp is designed for students who have completed the...