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Oregon Legislators working on record school funding, accountability measures

SALEM, Ore.-Bills that would provide the largest K-12 education budget in Oregon state history and expand accountability guidelines for schools passed through the Joint...

Pendleton to run Summer Adventure Camps thanks to grant funding

PENDLETON, Ore.-Pendleton Parks and Recreation will be offering its comprehensive Summer Adventure Camp series again this year thanks to a grant from the Roundhouse...

Business Spotlight: Broken Barrel

Northeast Oregon Now’s “Business Spotlight” highlights a local business in the greater Hermiston area. Know of a great local business in the community? Feel...

Good Shepherd Health Care System Welcomes Board-Certified Pulmonologist Manmohan Biring, MD

HERMISTON, OR – Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) is excited to announce the addition of Manmohan Singh Biring, MD, to our esteemed team...

Graduations set throughout Northeast Oregon

HERMISTON, Ore.-The season of pomp and circumstance, and caps and gowns is here, with graduations for local schools scheduled around the region. Here’s a list...

Hundreds enjoy Good Shepherd’s Family Health and Fitness Day

HERMISTON, Ore.-Good Shepherd Health Care System’s (GSHCS) Annual Family Health and Fitness Day was May 17. “Family Health & Fitness Day was a huge success...

Good Shepherd Orthopedics to host open house at new location

HERMISTON, Ore.-Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) is hosting an open house and ribbon cutting event for its new Orthopedics space at 1122 W....

Hermiston PD arrest log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: May 4: Logan Charles Wilson, 26, was arrested on the 600 block of W....

Turning the Page: Longtime Hermiston Librarian retiring

HERMISTON, Ore.-Longtime Hermiston Librarian Delia Fields is retiring at the end of the school year. Fields taught in the Hermiston School District for 18 years,...

Applications now open for vacant Umatilla City Council seat

UMATILLA, Ore.-The Umatilla City Council is now accepting applications for residents interested in filling the recently vacated Council Seat 4. Councilor Ashley Wheeler resigned from...

Umatilla voters reject bond for new police station

UMATILLA, Ore.-Umatilla residents rejected Bond Measure 30-167 in the May 20 special election. The $19.8 million bond measure, which would have authorized the use of...

Hunters rescued after being stuck in the snow near Meacham

UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore.-Two hunters were rescued after getting stuck in the snow near Meacham on the night of May 19. Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Search...

Making Their Rounds: Hermiston School District’s Health Sciences Program Writes the Script for Careers...

As communities in Umatilla and Morrow counties continue to grow, so too has Good Shepherd Health Care System. In the past year alone, Good Shepherd has...

Good Shepherd hosting free Mental Health First Aid Workshop May 23

Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering a free Mental Health First Aid workshop this Friday, May 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants...

Umatilla County literary magazine to launch with discussions, author readings in Pendleton

PENDLETON, Ore.-The first-ever issue of the “Quill of the Umatilla” literary magazine is set to debut on May 30. A launch party for the magazine...

Nonprofit Spotlight: Sweet Potato’s Closet

Each month, Northeast Oregon Now will highlight a nonprofit in the greater Hermiston area with its Nonprofit Spotlight. Know of a nonprofit doing good...
Umatilla County Sheriff Patrols

Umatilla County Sheriff gives statement after arrest on suspicion of DUI

GILLIAM COUNTY, Ore.- Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan was cited on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) on May 16. A Gilliam County Sheriff’s...

Annual Morrow County Children’s Fair set for May 22

Community Counseling Solutions will present the 23rd annual Morrow County Children’s Fair on Thursday, May 22. The event is at a new location this year...

Pendleton’s Heritage Station Museum hosting Art and Antique Sale May 17

Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton invites everyone to the first annual Art & Antique Sale tomorrow, May 17. The event goes from 10 a.m. to...

Hermiston’s Jaysen Rodriguez going the distance on the track

HERMISTON, Ore.-Jaysen Rodriguez has rewritten the Hermiston High School distance record book over the course of his cross country and track career for the...