Council Tables Final Assessment of Local Improvement District
The Hermiston City Council tabled plans Monday night to approve the final assessment of a Local Improvement District (LID) at the South Hermiston Industrial...
Firefighters Battling Warehouse Fire
Approximately 30 firefighters are on the scene this morning of a warehouse fire on Campbell Drive in Hermiston.
At 6:48 a.m., Umatilla County Fire District...
ODFW Offering Youth Turkey Hunting Clinic in April in Central Point
Youth interested in turkey hunting can attend a clinic on April 2 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Denman Wildlife Area in Central...
EOU & Morrow County School District Partner for Reading Program
Amid a backdrop of ongoing covid-related learning disruptions, Ignite! Reading, a Zoom-powered K-5 literacy tutoring program, announced today a new partnership with Eastern Oregon...
Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway Set for April 2 at Community Center
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department and Hermiston Rotary Club annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway is set for Saturday, April 2 in the Hermiston...
Hermiston Superintendent Named to Energy Efficiency Task Force
Dr. Tricia Mooney, superintendent of the Hermiston School District, has been appointed to the newly-created Joint Task Force on Resilient Efficient Buildings to guide...
Jaime Ubay-Farfan Gets Life in Prison for 2020 Road Rage Killing
Jaime Ubay-Farfan was found guilty of second-degree murder in Umatilla County Circuit Court and was sentenced on March 23 to life in prison.
On June...
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Celebrates City Auto Sales Expansion
City Auto Sales in Hermiston has come a long way in four years. What started off as “a trailer and a gravel lot” has...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
March 24: Jose Luis Barajas Garcia, 50, was arrested on the 1300 block of N....
Pendleton Center for the Arts Seeks Entries for Open Regional Exhibit
The Pendleton Center for the Arts (PCA) is accepting entries for the Open Regional Exhibit on Saturday April 2 from 12-4 p.m.
The exhibit is...
March Madness at the Pumps: Gasoline Prices Sink Slowly for Now
After surging to record highs earlier this month, gas prices are declining in 44 states, including Oregon. The big driver is lower crude oil...
Umatilla County Health Updates Weekly COVID-19 Dashboard
Umatilla County Health updated its COVID-19 dashboard on Wednesday which showed nine new cases were reported during the past week.
The health department stopped reporting...
ODFW Seeks Input on Steelhead Management in Columbia Basin
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the...
Hermiston High FFA Chapter Returns from Successful State Convention
The Hermiston FFA Chapter returned from a busy and successful weekend at the Oregon State FFA Convention.
After two years of COVID-forced virtual conventions, the...
OHA Wants Teenagers to Help Spend $1 Million on COVID Recovery
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is looking for young people ages 15-19 to lead a Youth Advisory Council that will decide how to spend $1 million...
Free 6-Week Beginner’s Gardening Class Offered March 29 to May 3
A free six-week course on low-cost vegetable gardening is being offered beginning March 29.
The course, Seed to Supper, is a beginner’s course open to...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, James Maurice Dunkin, died Monday, March 21.
Dunkin was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI)...
OSP Trooper’s Quick Decision Stops Wrong-Way Driver on I-84
A quick decision and selfless act by an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper stopped a wrong-way driver and quite possibly saved lives.
On March 18,...
Wildhorse Resort Becomes New Destination on the ‘Road to the LPGA’
Wildhorse Resort & Casino announced on Tuesday that it will host an Epson Tour event at Wildhorse Golf Course, Sept. 2-4, 2022.
Known as the...
InterMountain ESD Seeks Candidates to Fill Board Vacancy
The Intermountain ESD Board is seeking to fill a vacancy of the Zone 1 position on the board of directors and is now accepting...
