Umatilla Parks Department Offering Fun Science Day Camp on Nov. 19

The Umatilla Parks and Recreation Department will host Wacky Science Day on Saturday, Nov. 19 for kids ages 6-12. The class goes from 10 a.m....
Good Shepherd Health Care System

Good Shepherd to Offer Free Tips to Reduce Risk of Diabetes

Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering a free virtual/in-person Lunch & Learn session on diabetes on Thursday, Nov. 17. Come learn about Good Shepherd's...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: Nov. 13: Stephen Scott Rodriguez, 42, was arrested on the 200 block of E....

Hermiston Council to Consider Supporting OMA’s Homeless Plan

At its meeting tonight, the Hermiston City Council will consider giving its support to a plan put forward by the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA)...

Commission Rules Out Air Pollution Regulations for State’s Large Dairies

By Alex Baumhardt Dairies with hundreds of cows won’t face regulations for air pollution for now, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission decided. The five governor-appointed commissioners...

Altrusa International of Pendleton Hosting Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 19

Altrusa International of Pendleton will host the 2022 Holiday Bazaar fund-raising event on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate. The bazaar...

Hermiston Parks Department Offering Holiday Craft Class

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is again offering the Let's Get Crafty holiday decoration class for those 16 years and over. The class is...

Photo Gallery: 2022 Veterans Day Breakfast

A capacity crowd turned out Friday morning for the Veterans Day Breakfast hosted by city of Hermiston and American Legion Post 37. The free event, held...

Associated Press Calls Oregon Governor’s Race for Tina Kotek

By Julia Shumway Democrat Tina Kotek, the former speaker of the Oregon House, has fended off Republican Christine Drazan and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson and...

Arc of Umatilla County Set to Host Baked Potato Dinner on Sunday

The Arc of Umatilla County, 215 W. Orchard Ave. in Hermiston, will host their 2022 Baked Potato Dinner fund-raising event this Sunday, Nov. 13...

Hair Nation & Weird Science to Play Live at Wildhorse Sports Bar

Hair Nation and Weird Science will perform live on Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton. Hair Nation is a glam...

Umatilla School District Celebrates Passage of School Bond

The Umatilla School District is celebrating the unofficial passage of its General Obligation bond in Tuesday's election. As of Wednesday, votes received by the county...
Sturgeon

Fishery Managers Modify Rules for 2023 Sturgeon Retention Seasons

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington modified the permanent rules for 2023 Columbia River sturgeon retention seasons upstream of Bonneville Dam during a hearing...

Morrow County Voters Approve ‘Greater Idaho’ Ballot Measure

Morrow County voters approved a nonbinding ballot measure on Tuesday aimed at eventually expanding the borders of Idaho into parts of Oregon. Ballot Measure 25-88...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: Nov. 6: Armando Medina Verdin, 22, was arrested on the 1300 block of N....

Umatilla Voters Pass $45.2 Million School District Bond

Voters in Umatilla approved a $45.2 million general obligation bond for the Umatilla School Distridct on Tuesday. Bond Measure 30-158 received 744 “Yes” votes or...

Tina Kotek Holds Slight Lead Over Drazan in Oregon Governor’s Race

By Julia Shumway Oregon’s race for governor remained too close to call Tuesday night. The latest count has Democrate Tina Kotek with a narrow 14,000 vote...

E. Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Sales of Psilocybin

Voters in Eastern Oregon on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to prohibit the sale of psilocybin, otherwise known as magic mushrooms. Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic chemical obtained...
Oregon Vote-by-Mail

Roundup of Local Election Results

Incumbent Umatilla County Commissioner John Shafer cruised to re-election Tuesday night and will be joined on the commission by Cindy Timmons who turned back...

New 1,500-Square-Foot Event Center to Be Built in Spring at SAGE Center

The Port of Morrow announced that the SAGE Center in Boardman will be expanding in the first quarter of 2023. The port announced plans to...