District to Host Educator Job Fair on April 11

The Hermiston School District will hold a Northeast Oregon Educator Job Fair on April 11 at Hermiston High School. The free event lasts from 10...

School District to Hold Educator Job Fair

The Hermiston School District will hold a Northeast Oregon Educator Job Fair on April 11 at Hermiston High School. The free event lasts from 10...
Sumpter Fire Rescue

Elderly Woman Rescued from Burning Home

An Oregon State Police trooper carried an elderly woman from her burning home Wednesday in the small Northeast Oregon town of Sumpter. Trooper Brad Duncan...
Sumpter Fire Rescue

Elderly Woman Rescued from Burning Home

An Oregon State Police trooper carried an elderly woman from her burning home Wednesday in the small Northeast Oregon town of Sumpter. Trooper Brad Duncan...
Chamber China Trip

Chambers to Highlight China Trip Opportunity

Have you ever wanted to visit the Great Wall of China, tour the Bund in Shanghai or take a boat ride on the West...
Umatilla Easter Egg Hunt

Umatilla Chamber to Host Easter Egg Hunt

The annual Umatilla Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 4 at West Park near McNary Lock...
Tree Giveaway

Trees to Be Given Away on Saturday

The Hermiston Rotary Club and the Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 4 with the annual tree giveaway...

Kiwanis Scholarship Deadline Looming

The deadline to apply for the Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club's Perry Johnson and Russell Dorran Post-Secondary Education Scholarships is fast approaching. Seniors from Hermiston High...

Umatilla Prison Inmate Found Dead

An inmate died unexpectedly Thursday evening at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla. Prison staff found inmate George Phillip Murphy, Jr., 70, in the infirmary...
Bill Hansell Town Hall

Hansell Touches Base with Hermiston Constituents

Bill Hansell and his fellow Republicans may be outnumbered in the Oregon Senate and House, but that hasn’t stopped the state senator from Athena...

Walden Touts Extension of Rural Schools Program

The U.S. House today passed a two year-extension of the Secure Rural Schools program. The extension, which was included in a bipartisan bill that reforms...

Vote 'Yes' for BMCC Bond

To the editor: For more than 50 years, Blue Mountain Community College has provided students, young and old, the opportunity to increase their education and...

Umatilla Center Serving Senior Lunches on Fridays

The Umatilla School District is offering lunches for senior citizens each Friday at the Umatilla Center. Lunches will be served from noon to 1 p.m....

Alzheimer's Support Group Meets Monday

The Greater Hermiston Area Alzheimer Association support group will meet from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 30 at Good Shepherd Medical Center. The...

Good Shepherd to Host Medicare Info Session

Are you or anyone you know going to turn 65 in the next six months? If so, Good Shepherd Medical Center is the place...

Irrigon Senior Center Serving Breakfast on Saturday

The Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon will serve its monthly breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 28. The cost is $4.50...

IMESD Names New P.R. Officer

The Intermountain Education Service District has announced the hiring of Michele Madril as its new communications specialist. Madril replaces Casey White-Zollman, who recently took a...
BMCC Bond Preview

BMCC Hopes Scaled-Back Bond Fares Better

A year and a half ago, voters in Umatilla and Morrow counties voted down a Blue Mountain Community College bond renewal measure that would...
HCC 3-23-15

Hermiston Council Passes Supplemental Budget

The Hermiston City Council passed a supplemental budget at this week’s meeting. The action Monday night was part of an annual process of adjusting the...

Fair Board to Hold Budget Workshop

The Umatilla County Fair Board will hold a budget workshop on Thursday, March 26. The board will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. at the...