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BMCC Offering Onlne Real Estate Broker License Training Course

Blue Mountain Community College is partnering with other Oregon community colleges to offer an online real estate broker license training course. Classes will take place...

Good Shepherd Offering Free Exercise, Nutrition Class

Good Shepherd Health Care System is offering a free class on exercise and nutrition for a healthy life this Wednesday, Sept. 30. Everyone is...

Hermiston City Council Receives Preview of New City Hall Design

The current design plans for the new Hermiston City Hall received positive reviews Monday night from the Hermiston City Council. City Manager Byron Smith presented...

Sept. 28: Umatilla County Health Reports 24 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 24 newly-confirmed cases of coronavirus. Those cases include positive tests confirmed from Friday through Sunday. The new cases bring the county's...

Boardman Senior Center to Begin Meal Delivery for Seniors on Oct. 6

The Boardman Senior Center will begin hot meal delivery on Oct. 6 for seniors 55 and older only. Due to COVID-19, there will be...

COVID Backslide? Oregon Reports Highest Coronavirus Case Count

On Friday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced 457 new and presumptive COVID-19 cases – the highest daily case count since the beginning of...

Camp Umatilla Secures Federal Funding for Several Projects

Camp Umatilla, a National Guard training center in Umatilla, has secured federal funding for improvements to the camp. Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) said...

Boardman Chamber to Host Series of Live Facebook Candidate Forums

Beginning on Monday, Sept. 28, the Boardman Chamber of Commerce will host a series of six forums live on Facebook to introduce local candidates...

Sept. 25: Umatilla County Health Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 18 newly-confirmed cases of coronavirus - up 13 from Thursday. That is the largest single-day uptick in cases in the...

Downtown Pendleton Exhibit to Feature Work of Laurie Doherty

The year 1970 was marked by many things that became part of the fabric of the United States. Scientists brought the damaged Apollo 13...

Oregon Releases Top 20 Agriculture Commodities List for 2019

Agriculture remains vital to Oregon’s economy. The state is home to more than 37,200 farms and ranches and with the commercial fishing industry, the...

Artist Hiroko Cannon’s Work on Display at Pendelton Arts Center

When the exhibit committee at the Pendleton Center for the Arts invited Hiroko Cannon to create work for her third solo exhibit in the...

Sept. 24: Umatilla County Health Reports 5 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 5 newly-confirmed cases of coronavirus - down seven from Wednesday. The new cases bring the county's overall total to 2,781. There...

Altrusa Now Accepting Applications for Memorial Scholarship

Altrusa International of Hermiston is currently accepting applications for its Memorial Scholarship. To be eligible, applicants must be college students residing in West Umatilla County...

TruCare Pregnancy Clinic in Hermiston Continuing Fundraiser

TruCare Pregnancy Clinic in Hermiston will continue its annual fundraiser as a live-stream event this evening as well as on Friday, Sept. 25. The Choose...

Boardman Chamber Hosting Info Sessions on Fire District Bond

The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of information sessions regarding the Boardman Rural Fire Protection District’s 2020 General Obligation (GO) Bond...

Sept. 23: Umatilla County Health Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases

Umatilla County Health today reported 12 newly-confirmed cases of coronavirus - up six from Tuesday. The new cases bring the county's overall total to 2,776. There...

Oregon Jobless Rate Falls in August; Still Double What It Was Year Ago

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent in August from 10.4 percent in July, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The unemployment rate was more...
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Cottage Flowers in Hermiston In Final Days of Liquidation Sale

The final days of Cottage Flowers’ liquidation sale continues today through Saturday, Sept. 26.. The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....

WorkSource Oregon Holding Job Fair on Wednesday at Hermiston BMCC

WorkSource Eastern Oregon is holding a drive-through job fair tomorrow, Sept. 23 in the parking lot of Blue Mountain Community College’s Hermiston campus, 975...