Community Health Foundation’s Scramble for Scholarships Returns
The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation has announced the return of the annual Scramble for Scholarships Golf Tournament, to be held on Friday, June...
Hermiston Launches New Survey Tool to Better Understand Local Concerns
The city of Hermiston has launched a new public survey tool to better understand local priorities and concerns on a wide range of city...
Overtime Pay for Farmworkers Will Start Phasing In Next Year
By Lynne Terry
Farmworkers in Oregon will get overtime pay next year with the adoption of the contentious farmworker bill.
Gov. Kate Brown signed Oregon House...
Wyden Honors Shearer’s Workers & Mayor During Visit to Hermiston
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden made a stop in Hermiston on Tuesday to honor the workers of Shearer’s Foods and the city’s efforts to support...
National Weather Service: Despite Some Rain, No Flooding Expected
Despite a forecast of rain in the coming days, the National Weather Service out of Pendleton said there is no flooding expected.
According to the...
DEQ Seeks Public Comment On Water Permit for Port of Morrow
By Alex Baumhardt
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is asking the public to weigh in on a revised water permit for the Port of Morrow, after...
Local OSEA Chapter Offering Pair of $500 Scholarships
Oregon School Employee Association (OSEA) Chapter 10 of Hermiston is offering two scholarships worth $500 each to help those planning to continue their education...
Hermiston’s Lamb Weston Plant Found to Have Polluted Groundwater
By Alex Baumhardt
Lamb Weston’s French fry production plant in Hermiston has been discharging too much nitrate-loaded water onto area farms, according to the Oregon...
Wyden to Hold Virtual Town Hall Today in Umatilla County
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is holding 12 live online town halls hosted by People’s Town Hall in April for residents of Umatilla, Morrow, Coos, Curry, Yamhill,...
Author to Read from His Works at Pendleton Center for the Arts
The April First Draft event at the Pendleton Center for the Arts features a writer who puts wrestling with the “real, wonderful, complicated world...
Construction Industry Gains Help Cut Oregon’s Jobless Rate to 3.8%
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in March, down from 4 percent in February, continuing its rapid decline of recent months.
According to the...
HHS Offering Summer Drivers Education Classes May 18-July 1
Hermiston High School is offering Summer Drivers Education classes beginning in May and signups begin on April 18.
The cost is $300, with a $75...
Hermiston Altrusa Awards $1,000 Scholarships to Three Local Students
Altrusa International of Hermiston has awarded $1,000 Dorothy Juve Memorial Scholarships to three local students.
The scholarships are awarded each spring to worthy applicants who...
Eighth Annual DVS Fund-Raising Walk Set for April 30 at Good Shepherd
The eighth annual In Her Shoes fundraising walk, hosted by Domestic Violence Services, Inc., is set for Saturday, April 30 at the Good Shepherd...
Good Shepherd Offering Healthy Cooking for Seniors on a Budget
Good Shepherd Health Care System will offer the free Healthy Cooking for Seniors on a Budget class on Wednesday, April 20 from 2 to...
Juan Rodriguez Named New Principal of West Park Elementary School
Hermiston School District Superintendent Tricia Mooney announced on Friday that Armand Larive Middle School Assistant Principal Juan Rodriguez will serve as West Park Elementary...
Work Resumes on Highway 395 Next Week; to Conclude in May
The Oregon Department of Transportation will resume work on Highway 395 this month.
This project, along U.S. 395 between S.E. 4th in Hermiston and Interstate...
I-84 Eastbound Lane Now Open
The Interstate 84 eastbound freeway is now open in eastern Oregon, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
OR 204 (Tollgate Highway) and OR...
Still Time to Register for the Virtual Entrepreneur Day on April 19
There is still time to register for the virtual Entrepreneur Day which takes place Tuesday, April 19.
The event is hosted by the Eastern Oregon...
I-84 Westbound Lane Now Open to Single-Lane Traffic After Crashes
Updated as of 1:07 p.m.: Interstate-84 is now closed eastbound between Exit 216 (six miles east of Pendleton) and Exit 374 in Ontario due...
