The Holidays Are Bringing the Gift of Falling Gasoline Prices
Holiday shoppers may have a little more jingle in their pockets thanks to plunging pump prices.
All 50 states are seeing prices fall again this...
Nuketown to Perform Live This Weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar
Nuketown will perform live tonight and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
The band plays a variety of genres and will take...
Weather Advisories in Effect as More Snow Expected to Fall
The National Weather Service out of Pendleton issued two weather advisories Friday morning as wind chills are forecast to reach 10 below zero in...
Hermiston Community Foundation Introduces Valley Giving Guide
The Greater Hermiston Community Foundation (GHCF) is involved in a new effort to bring donations and attention to several nonprofits making a difference in...
SECO Pallets Annual Christmas Light Show Set for Friday in Boardman
The seventh annual SECO Pallets Christmas Lights Parade and Santa Drive is set for tomorrow, Dec. 23 in Boardman.
The parade starts in town at...
Small-Scale Farms in Oregon Receive $1.5M in State Disaster Assistance
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Hermiston Herald and is part of a content-sharing partnership between Northeast Oregon Now and the Hermiston...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Dec. 20: Christopher Lee Macias, 32, was arrested on the 1000 block of N....
House Speaker Concludes 3-Day Trip with Visits to Hermiston, Boardman
Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis) concluded a three-day tour of Central and Eastern Oregon today with stops in Hermiston, Boardman, and the Port...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet Today
The Columbia Development Authority will hold an emergency board meeting virtually on today, Dec. 22.
The meeting will take place at 8 a.m.
The public is...
Community Fellowship Dinner Takes Place Christmas Day at HHS
Community Fellowship Dinner – Hermiston invites everyone to the annual Christmas Day dinner this Sunday, Dec. 25 at Hermiston High School, 600 S. First...
Hamley Café in Pendleton Launches Online Ordering Option
Hamley Café in Pendleton announced that it has launched an online ordering system to provide an added convenience for customers. The official launch was...
Motorist Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 84 on Monday
A motorist was killed Monday in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84, near milepost 188, in Umatilla County.
According to the Oregon State Police (OSP),...
No Injuries Reported in Accidental Structural Fire in Boardman
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Hermiston Herald and is part of a content-sharing partnership between Northeast Oregon Now and the Hermiston...
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Participates in Joint Rescue Training
Search and rescue volunteers from Umatilla and Union counties braved heavy snow and freezing temperatures on Saturday to take part in training exercises near...
UEC Taking Steps to Secure Electric Grid in Light of National Incidents
News of vandalism, tampering and destruction of substations, powerlines and other electric structures in the United States have made headlines in recent weeks.
Umatilla Electric...
New Law Means Curbside Recycling Coming to Hermiston by 2025
Hermiston is one of just six cities in Oregon with a population of more than 4,000 that currently does not have a curbside recycling...
Christmas Express Delivers Donations to Agape House for Distribution
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Hermiston Herald and is part of a content-sharing partnership between Northeast Oregon Now and the Hermiston...
Investigation to Look into Possible Ethics Violations in Morrow County
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Hermiston Herald and is part of a content-sharing partnership between Northeast Oregon Now and the Hermiston...
Morrow County 4-H Offering Christmas Gift Wrapping Today
The 2022-23 Morrow County 4-H Ambassadors's final day of offering gift wrapping ends today, Dec. 20.
Ambassadors will be at 127 Main St. in Heppner...
State Audit Finds More Oversight Needed of Community Colleges
By Alex Baumhardt
The commission tasked with overseeing Oregon’s 17 community colleges must do more to increase student performance, achievement and access, according to an...
