Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet on July 23
The Columbia Development Authority Board will meet on Tuesday, July 23 at the Port of Morrow, 2 Marine Drive in Boardman.
The meeting is at...
Good Shepherd Celebrates New Location of Cancer Center
Physicians, staff and cancer survivors celebrated the new location of the Good Shepherd Cancer Center on Thursday.
Board-Certified Hematologist & Oncologist Dr. Stephen Iacoboni helped...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
July 10: Maximiliano Aguilar Godinez, 27, was arrested on a warrant on the 900...
City, Education Department Offering Free Lunches for Kids This Summer
The Oregon Summer Meals program has resumed in Hermiston.
The free lunches are available to all children and youths, ages 1-18. Registration is not required...
Crowd Stays Cool During Chamber’s Summer Mixer
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s annual Summer Mixer on Thursday featured an evening of food, beverages, music and socializing.
And, despite a temperature of 100...
Fire Crews Work Overnight to Control Pilot Rock/Juniper Canyon Blaze
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office the evening of Thursday, July 18, reported firefighting crews in the Pilot Rock/Juniper Canyon fire completed burnouts around the...
NWS Issues Extreme Heat Warning for Lower Columbia Basin
An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Lower Columbia Basin in Oregon and Washington.
The warning is in...
UEC Now Taking Applications for Proud River Leadership Academy
Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) is now taking applications for the Proud River Leadership Academy, an evolution of the former Leadership Hermiston program.
The academy is...
Kotek Invokes Emergency Conflagration Act for Pilot Rock Fires
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for a series of fires in Umatilla County near Pilot Rock and a Level 3...
Umatilla County Fair Announces Performers for Latino Night
Four musical acts — including headliner Banda Rancho Viejo — will take the stage during Latino Night at the 2024 Umatilla County Fair.
Fair Manager...
Hermiston Senior Center Serving Lunch on Tuesdays, Thursdays
The Hermiston Senior Center serves meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Those planning to attend lunch are asked to call 541-567-3582 before 11 a.m. so the...
Oregon Gas Price Average Edges Below $4 for First Time Since March
The Oregon average for regular gas drops below $4 a gallon for the first time since March 14.
Pump prices are barely budging with almost...
U.C. Dispatch Manager Karen Primmer Wins Manager of the Year
Umatilla County Dispatch Manager Capt. Karen Primmer has received the 2023 911 Manager of the Year Award from The Oregon Chapter of Association of...
Property Owner Opposes Hermiston’s Gettman Road Project
By Tori Shuller and Phil Wright/East Oregonian
The city of Hermiston is looking to use eminent domain to continue its project to expand West Gettman...
Good Shepherd Cancer Center to Celebrate New Location on Thursday
The public is invited to attend the open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Good Shepherd Cancer Center’s new location on Thursday, July 18.
The...
The Shades to Perform This Weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar
The Shades will perform live on Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
The Northwest band plays classic rock and pop...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
July 5: Luis Abraham Contreras, 29, was arrested near W. Elm and N.W. 11th...
Driver in 2023 Crash Near Boardman Faces Manslaughter, Other Charges
The Morrow County District Attorney’s Office has charged a man with criminally negligent homicide and more related to a November 2023 crash near Boardman...
School District Receives Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting
The Hermiston School District has been awarded us the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
The designation comes from the Government Finance Officers Association of...
30,000 Kids in Low-Income Families Missing Out on Food Benefits
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Thousands of low-income Oregon families are leaving food money on the table this summer.
The Department of Human Services said Monday...
