Montana Picnic Set for McKenzie Park on Saturday

A Montana Picnic will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 at McKenzie Park. Anyone with a Montana connection is encouraged...

District to Host Parent University Nights

The Hermiston School District will host Parent University Nights with guest speaker Dr. Luis Cruz, an education reformer from inner-city Los Angeles, to assist...
Physical Premier Therapy opening

Pain in the Neck? New Clinic is Here to Help

Most people, at one time or another, find themselves trying to cope with physical pain. Maybe they fell and injured their back, suffered an...

Immigration Supporters Increase Pressure on Walden

For months, local supporters of immigration reform have been working to persuade Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to give his full support to the...

80 MPH Gust Recorded in Sunday Storm

Below is the National Weather Service's summary of Sunday's windstorm as it ripped through Northeast Oregon. Quarter-sized hail hit Ione at 4:30 p.m., a...
Project Spooky

Want to Investigate Ghosts? Here's Your Chance

Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a paranormal investigator? Well now you will have a chance to find out, thanks to...

Grand Opening Set for New Hermiston Business

The public is invited to help the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce celebrate the grand opening of Premier Physical Therapy. The new business and Physical Therapist...

Girl Scouts Holding Open House on Friday

The Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington in Service Unit 22 are holding an open house on Friday for current members, and girls...
Chuckwagon Cook-off Preview

Chuckwagon Cafe to Host Cook-Off Saturday

Food, auctions and fundraisers will fill the back parking lot at the Chuckwagon Cafe on Saturday, Sept. 21, as the restaurant celebrates its 43rd...

Power Still Out for 380 Butter Creek Residents

3:30 p.m. Monday update About 380 Umatilla Electric customers remain out of power – mostly in the Butter Creek area – following Sunday’s powerful windstorm. Among...
HHS-Sherwood

No. 1 Ranked Sherwood Routs Bulldogs, 63-9

The Hermiston Bulldogs had the tables turned on them Friday night as the defending 5A state champs and No. 1 ranked Sherwood Bowmen built...

Broken Power Pole Touches Off Outage

Some 9,450 Umatilla Electric and Hermiston Energy Services customers lost power early today when a 115-kilovolt line was damaged during a farm harvesting operation. Beginning...

Hermiston Students Show Achievement Gains

Hermiston School District student test results showed improvement in several key areas, according to results announced earlier today. The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills...

EOTEC Could Soon Have Project Manager

The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center board is currently in contract negotiations with a Denver company to serve as its project manager. If the...

Council, Rotary Proclaim Sept. 21 Day of Peace

The Hermiston City Council unanimously approved a proclamation presented by the Hermiston Rotary Club Monday to recognize Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, as the International...

HHS Offers Pre-Sale of Sherwood Game Tickets

In an effort to reduce ticket lines on Friday night, the Hermiston High School Athletic Department is pre-selling tickets to Friday, Sept. 13, game...

Farm Service Agency Reminds Producers of Deadlines

Oregon USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director SED Bob Perry reminds producers of two important Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) deadlines this...

City to Contribute $20,000 to Airport Fencing

The Hermiston City Council voted this week to contribute $20,000 toward the installation of a security fence at the Hermiston Airport. The bulk of the...
Mobile Food Vending Ordinance

Done! Hermiston Passes Mobile Vending Ordinance

When it comes to the saga of Hermiston’s efforts to regulate mobile food vending, the Grateful Dead may have said it best: What a...

HPD Arrests Hermiston Man on Gun Charge

Two weeks after Hermiston police arrest five individuals and seized four stolen and dismantled vehicles, officers arrested a known felon at the same residence...