Zoom Meetings to Focus on Rescue Plan’s Impact on Restaurants
Over the next few weeks, the Independent Restaurant Coalition is hosting a series of conversations to offer insight into the restaurant grant program included...
Drive to Collect Long-Sleeve Shirts Being Held for Local Farmworkers
March 23-31 is National Farmworker Awareness Week, and the Oregon Human Development Corporation in Hermiston is participating again this year in the National Long-Sleeve...
March 26: Umatilla County Health Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 18 new COVID-19 cases - up seven from Thursday.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 7,913. There are...
Altrusa International Awards Scholarships to Three Local Students
Altrusa International of Hermiston has awarded Dorothy Juve Memorial Scholarships to three area students.
Scholarships are awarded each spring to worthy recipients who are approximately...
Hermiston Parks & Rec Department Selling Easter Activity Kits
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department has put together Easter activity kits that are loaded with fun for all ages.
Kits are $10 each and...
March 25: Umatilla County Health Reports 11 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 11 new COVID-19 cases - up four from Wednesday.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 7,895. There are...
Applications Being Taken Now for Competitive & Recovery Grants
The application process for the Competitive & Recovery Grants program is now open with applications being accepted through March 31.
Travel Oregon believes improved infrastructure...
States Approve 2021 Sturgeon Retention Seasons Below Bonneville
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington recently adopted two recreational white sturgeon retention fisheries for the lower Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam.
The first...
Bark Park ‘Unleashing’ Postponed Due to Construction Delays
The 'Grand Unleashing' of the Hermiston Bark Park has been postponed due to construction delays.
The event will be rescheduled for late April. In the...
March 24: Umatilla County Health Reports 83rd COVID-Related Death
Umatilla County Health today reported the death of a county resident due to COVID-19 - the 83rd resident to die from the virus.
No additional...
Umatilla, Morrow Counties to Remain in Respective Risk Categories for Now
Umatilla County will remain in the High Risk category for COVID-19 spread and Morrow County will remain in the Moderate Risk category after the...
Hermiston School District Set to Hire Contractor for Loma Vista Elementary
The Hermiston School District Board of Education has authorized district administration to enter into contract negotiations with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company for the Loma...
Port of Morrow, BMCC Partnering to Bring Forklift Training to Region
The Port of Morrow and Blue Mountain Community College have partnered to purchase a forklift simulator and begin offering training. There is a high...
All Hermiston Students to Return to School Full Time Beginning April 13
New guidance issued by the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority will allow all students in the Hermiston School District to...
Pilot Project to Vaccinate Farm, Food Processing Workers in Morrow County
Morrow County is partnering with Oregon Health Authority on a pilot project focused on vaccinating farm and food processing workers in Morrow County against...
March 23: Umatilla County Health Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases
Umatilla County Health today reported 10 new COVID-19 cases.
Today's new cases bring the county's overall total to 7,877. There are currently 364 presumed cases of...
HPD Weekend Activity Report
Here’s a rundown of the Hermiston Police Department's cases from night shift Friday through night shift Sunday:
One theft report and that resulted in...
Hermiston Pharmacist, Businessman Jerry Sobotta Passes Away at 85
Longtime Hermiston businessman Jerry Sobotta died on Sunday at the age of 85.
Sobotta owned Hermiston Drug with his brother, Jack, after working as a...
Pendleton Artist’s Work to Go On Display at Center for the Arts
Loree McKenna is perhaps best known in Pendleton as a talented cellist, but back in 1970, after graduating from San Francisco State University with...
Sale of Raffle Tickets to Support Graduating Seniors at Riverside High
You don’t have to be golfing in the 33rd annual Boardman Chamber of Commerce Frostbite Scholarship Golf Tournament on March 27 to support graduating...
