Rocky Heights to Host Carnival on Friday
It’s carnival season – at least for the local elementary schools.
Rocky Heights Elementary School will host its annual school carnival on Friday, May 15.
The...
HHS Jazz, Percussion Concert Set for Thursday
Hermiston High School will host a jazz and percussion concert on Thursday, May 14.
The concert is set for 7 p.m. in the HHS auditorium....
ODFW Offering Free Kids Fishing Event at McNary
Kids will have a chance to hone their fishing skills at a free youth fishing event at the McNary Channel Ponds near Hermiston on...
Chamber to Host Grand Opening Event Tonight
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Outside Vintage Market at C&R Mercantile Co., at 5:30...
Hermiston Father-Son Team Charged with Theft
A father and son from the Hermiston area have been arrested in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of items in...
HAREC's Grass Seed Field Day Set for May 19
The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its Grass Seed Field Day on May 19.
The event gets under way at 8:30 a.m....
School District, Head Start to Focus on At-Risk Kids
The Hermiston Board of Education unanimously approved a plan for the district to partner with Umatilla-Morrow County Head Start in providing an integrated early...
MC Cultural Coalition Seeks Grant Proposals
The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is now accepting proposals for the next grant period.
Categories for qualifying groups or projects are: literary, historical preservation, visual...
Sturgeon Retention Closing in The Dalles Pool
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington announced today that white sturgeon retention fishing will close effective Thursday, May 14 on the Columbia River and...
Girl Scouts Help Out Local Food Banks
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington in Service Unit 22 collected a total of 1,496 pounds of nonperishable food and $10 in donations...
Wildhorse Foundation Awards $191,000 in Grants
The Wildhorse Foundation announced that 33 organizations have received grants totaling more than $191,000 during the first quarter of 2015.
The recipients were announced during...
City Paves Way for Taxi Service Competition
Move Aims to Improve Quality of Service
For more than a half a century, the city of Hermiston has been served exclusively by one taxi...
Sheriff's Office to Conduct Seat Belt Safety Blitz
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, will be participating in extra patrol and enforcement with an emphasis on seatbelts/child...
Hermiston Council to Seek Better Taxi Service
The Hermiston City Council will consider establishing a new taxi program tonight designed to encourage better competition.
The council will also vote on a resolution...
BMCC Players Sign with 4-Year School
Two Blue Mountain Community College baseball players signed letters of intent with the University of Minnesota Crookston to continue their athletic careers.
Matthew Dallas and...
Blue Mountain Students Honored in Salem
Two Blue Mountain Community College students were honored by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown as members of the 2015 All-Oregon Academic Team, which recognizes students...
Fair Board to Hold Workshop on May 19
The Umatilla County Fair Board will hold a workshop on Tuesday, May 19 at the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center site to discuss...
Umatilla Landing Days Seeks More Volunteers
The Umatilla Landing Days is seeking volunteers to serve on its planning committee.
Committee member Karen Hutchinson-Talaski said the group is finding it a challenge...
Umatilla Ponders Dropping Mail Boxes
The city of Umatilla will research replacing individual mailboxes with centralized units across the city.
Tuesday night, Robin Kasiska, postmaster for the Umatilla Post Office,...
