District Moving to Full-Day Kindergarten
The Hermiston School District will begin implementing full-day kindergarten pilot programs at each of its five elementary schools next fall.
The pilot programs come a...
‘RIVERFLOOD’ PARK
Visitors to Riverfront Park were in for a surprise today after the Umatilla River overflowed and began flooding the grounds.
The entire parking lot and...
HHS Student Competes in State Poetry Contest
A Hermiston High School student will compete in the state Poetry Out Loud contest in Salem on Saturday.
Sofia Gispert Tello of Hermiston placed in...
GEODC Seeks Community Input
The Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC) will hold a series of public outreach meetings as it begins its economic development planning process.
Every five...
Stanfield Offers Cover Oregon Assistance
A Cover Oregon Application Fair is taking place every Friday in March at the Stanfield Public Library.
Attendees can learn more about Cover Oregon and...
Chamber Offers Funfest Sponsorship Packages
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is offering several sponsorship packages for this summer’s Funfest in downtown Hermiston.
Funfest, a day-long event that brings thousands of...
Local Battle of the Books Teams Move On
After an intense literary competition, two Umatilla County teams came out of top of the Battle of the Books Region 6 Match.
Nine middle school...
Foghat Added to 2014 Fair Lineup
Foghat will be the headlining act on Friday during the 2014 Umatilla County Fair.
Umatilla County Fairgrounds Manager Peggy Anderson made the announcement today, along...
City Offers Opportunity to Enhance Community
Do you have an eye for aesthetics? Are you interested in helping to enhance the visual appeal and livability of Hermiston? If so, then...
Umatilla Honors Community Stars
The theme was “Night of a Thousand Stars” in Umatilla on Friday, but one star both opened and closed the evening at the Umatilla...
Students Jump Their Way to $5,338.30
McNary Heights Elementary students jumped, skipped and hopped this year to raise more than $5,000 for the American Heart Association (AHA) in the school’s...
Man Dies in Crash Near Hermiston
Hermiston Woman Flown to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
An Ione man died and a Hermiston woman was seriously injured early Friday morning in a wrong-way...
Tamástslikt Offers Family Day on March 22
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is bringing back last summer's popular Family Day on Saturday, March 22.
Both kids and adults can get their faces painted, make...
Ione Man Dies in Car Crash Near Hermiston
Hermiston Woman Flown to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into the cause of an early Friday morning...
GOP to Honor Jensen, Nelson on March 16
The Umatilla County Republican Party will host a luncheon to pay tribute to two of the county’s top Republicans.
The event, to be held at...
Young Actors Needed for Rapunzel Production
Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theater’s production of Rapunzel will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 24 at the Windy River Elementary School...
Domestic Violence Services to Hold Benefit
Domestic Violence Services will hold its annual Soup Bowl Supper and Silent Auction on March 15.
The event will be held from 6 to 8...
Radie Wins Food Processor Award
Debbie Radie is the 2014 recipient of the Northwest Food Processors Association Eagle Award.
Radie, vice president of operations for Boardman Foods, received the award...
UHS Student Takes 3rd in Writing Contest
Umatilla students have been reading and writing frantically to prepare for the 2014 Cavalcade of Authors. For one Umatilla student, that writing has already...
Boardman Chamber Luncheon Set for March 19
The March membership meeting of the Boardman Chamber of Commerce will be at noon on Wednesday, March 19 at the Port of Morrow.
The guest...
