Earth Day Event set for Boardman
Castle Rock Apartments in Boardman will be the site of an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 20.
The event, which takes place from 1...
Board to Take Up Headings Selection Tonight
The Hermiston School Board will consider tonight the recommendation that Kevin Headings be the next principal at West Park Elementary School.
The board will hold...
Nearly 300 Register for Kindergarten in Hermiston
Nearly 300 Hermiston children were registered for kindergarten during the Hermiston School District’s kindergarten registration day on Friday.
The event was held at the Hermiston...
Robotics Team Fundraisers Net Nearly $3,000
A host of fundraisers on Saturday netted the Umatilla Robotics Club nearly $3,000 to help fund a trip to the FIRST Robotics Competition World...
UHS Robotics Team Yard Sale Happening Today
The Umatilla High School robotics team is holding a fund-raising yard sale until 4 p.m. today (Saturday, April 13) at the Umatilla School District...
'One Thing That's Impacted Is People'
Jobs Disappearing as Depot Closure Progresses
Less than two years ago, more people, approximately 1,350, worked out at the Umatilla Chemical Depot than anywhere else...
District May Add Weekly Early Releases or Late Starts
Survey On Proposal Found at End of Article
The Hermiston School District is considering adding a late release or early start one day per week...
What's to Become of the Depot Land?
For 71 years, the Umatilla Chemical Depot served as an Army installation, storing both conventional and chemical weapons.
By 2011, all of the chemical weapons...
Leadership Hermiston Class Spends Day in Salem
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Leadership class spent Tuesday, April 9 at the state capitol in Salem.
The class was greeted on the capitol steps...
Concert Set for Methodist Church on Saturday
Bob and Heidi Muller will give a concert of their original, Northwest and Appalachian music at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 at the...
UHS Robotics Team Heads to Championships
Fundraisers Set for Saturday
Tuesday evening, Umatilla High School students hammered the lid down onto a 4-foot-tall plywood box. On Wednesday, the bulky-shaped housing “Rambo”...
Enterprise Zone Has Added 240 Jobs Since 2009
Companies taking advantage of the Hermiston Enterprise Zone property tax abatement program have created nearly 240 full-time jobs between 2009 and 2012, according to...
City to Name Playground After Severson
For years, Bob Severson operated his grocery store, Bob’s Red Apple, right across the street from Victory Square Park.
It's only fitting then that a...
Commissioner Candidate Forum Set for April 16
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Team and KOHU/The Q will host the Umatilla County Commissioners Forum on Tuesday, April 16 at 7...
Festival of Lights Seeks Volunteers
The Festival of Lights committee is looking for volunteers to help sort and store displays on Saturday, April 20 at 9 a.m. at the...
Umatilla Chamber Seeks Volunteers for Cleanup
The Umatilla Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is hosting a spring clean-up day at the center at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 13 to...
Opening the Doors of Mystery
High School Students Gain New Insights into Hermiston's City Government Thanks to Alexis Pursel and Her Role as Student Representative
Alexis Pursel keeps a pretty...
UHS Heading to Robotics Competition Finals
Umatilla High School was among the winners of the regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and will now head to the FRC Championships in St....
Subcommittee Zeroes in on Food Vendors
The city of Hermiston’s ongoing effort to regulate mobile vendors resumed Monday night with a consensus to focus its attention on four key areas,...
City Looks to Turn Over All Misdemeanors to DA
In an effort to stem the rising costs of prosecuting cases in Municipal Court and to improve an “unhealthy criminal justice system,” the city...
