UEC Business Resource Center Gets Grant to Help Small Businesses
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Business Resource Center (BRC) has received a $75,000 grant from Business Oregon to provide technical assistance to under-served and under-resourced...
Feb. 28: Umatilla County Health Reports 14 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 - up one from Friday's total.
Today's new cases - which include new cases reported...
Oregon to Lift Mask Requirements for Indoor Spaces, Schools March 19
Oregon will lift mask requirements for indoor public places and Oregon’s schools on March 19, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced, as hospitalizations drop and...
Good Shepherd Offering ‘Babysitter Basics 101’ Class on March 19
Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering a “Babysitting Basics 101” class on March 19.
Participants will learn child-care techniques, children’s developmental stages and what...
HHS Girls Basketball Team Advances in Tourney on Buzzer Beater
The Hermiston Bulldogs girls basketball team advanced to the 3A Hardwood Classic after topping the Everett Seagulls on a buzzer beater Saturday, 53-51.
Izzy Simmons...
States Set Initial 2022 Columbia River Spring Chinook Recreational Seasons
After reviewing stock status and a slightly improved upriver spring Chinook forecast from last year's actual return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted...
Health Foundation Accepting Grant, Scholarship Applications
The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is now accepting both grant applications and scholarship applications through Feb. 28.
Grant applications may be submitted online at https://www.gshealth.org/awards and...
Feb. 25: Umatilla County Health Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 - up three from Thursday's total.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to...
Fire District Gives Update on Aftermath of Shearer’s Foods Fire
Umatilla County Fire District #1 provided an update on its Facebook page on the fire at Shearer’s Foods and the aftermath.
Crews conducted a fire...
Weather Service Briefing Eases Fears of Flooding in Umatilla County
Despite a forecast of rain and snow this weekend, there is no expectation of flooding in Umatilla County, according to the National Weather Service...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Feb. 21: Luis Barajas Cardenas, 68, was arrested on the 100 block of N.First...
Feb. 24: Umatilla County Health Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases
The number of new COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the county has Umatilla County Health today reported 10 new cases - down 11...
Feb. 23: Umatilla County Health Reports 201st COVID-19 Death
Umatilla County Health today the 201st county resident has died from COVID-19.
Umatilla County’s 201st death with COVID-19 is a 79-year-old male who tested positive...
WorkSource Oregon to Host Job Fair for Two Rivers Prison in Umatilla
WorkSource Oregon will hold a virtual job fair for Two Rivers Correctional Institution on Thursday, Feb. 24.
The event will be held from 1 to...
Crews Work to Remove 170-Plus Vehicles From Interstate 84
More than a dozen agencies and towing companies worked together throughout Monday and early Tuesday to clear Interstate 84 following a series of crashes...
Desert View Elementary School to Hold Auction & Raffle on Feb. 24
Desert View Elementary will hold its annual Auction & Raffle on Thursday, Feb. 24.
The family event goes from 5-7 p.m. and will include games...
Explosion, Massive Fire at Shearer’s Foods Sends Seven to Hospital
An explosion at Shearer’s Foods Tuesday afternoon sent several people to the hospital and closed down roads leading to the fire on Highway 207.
The...
Feb. 22: Umatilla County Health Reports 200th COVID-19 Death
Umatilla County Health today the 200th county resident has died from COVID-19.
Umatilla County’s 200th death with COVID-19 is a 71-year-old male who tested died...
BMCC, Elgin Opera House to Present ‘Little Women’ Musical Feb. 24-26
The Blue Mountain Community College Department of Theatre and Music, in partnership with Friends of the Opera House in Elgin, will present Little Women:...
I-84 Now Open
Interstate 84 eastbound and westbound lanes are now open in eastern Oregon following Monday’s multi-vehicle pileup.
A series of crashes occurred on I-84 Monday afternoon...
