Hermiston High School

Hermiston High Principal Announces Pair of Administrative Changes

Hermiston High School Principal Tom Spoo is announcing administrative changes for the 2019-2020 school year. Assistant Principal Scott Depew is being promoted to serve as...
Big River Golf Course

Hermiston High Golf Association Sponsoring 2-Player Scramble

The Hermiston High School Golf Association is putting on a 2-person scramble on April 20 at the Big River Golf Course in Umatilla. The cost...

HPD Seeks Man Wanted in Connection to August Arson Attempt

The Hermiston Police Department is asking the community to help locate a man wanted on three warrants and who is a suspect in an...

Corps Covers Fish-Counting at Dams; New Contractor Slated for June

Adult salmon passing through U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fish ladders on the Columbia and Snake rivers this spring will be counted and recorded,...

Hermiston to Break Ground on New Water Tower on E. Punkin Center

The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County Commissioners will come together at noon on April 17 to celebrate the start of work on a...

SAGE Center Seeks Actors to Appear in TV, Social Media Commercial

The SAGE Center in Boardman is seeking actors of all ages to appear in a commercial that will air on Tri-Cities and Portland television...

Bake Sale to Raise Money for Boardman Students’ Trip to Houston

Cafe Cultura, 101 N.W. Front St. in Boardman, is hosting a bake sale fundraiser this Friday, March 29 starting at 8 a.m. Proceeds will help...
Ag in Classroom

IMESD Seeks Nominations for Annual Crystal Apple Awards for Education

The deadline is looming to submit nominations for the 2019 Crystal Apple “Excellence in Education” Awards. The awards recognize outstanding individuals in the education field...
Police Response

Man Faces Tampering Charge After Allegedly Swallowing Meth Packets

A Hermiston man was arrested and jailed following a 36-hour stay in the hospital after he allegedly swallowed 10 grams of methamphetamine. According to the...

Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Locates, Rescues Pair of Stranded Boaters

Two men out fishing along the Columbia River were rescued after their boat became stranded on a sand bar. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office responded...

HPD Weekend Activity Report

Here’s a look at the weekend activity of the Hermiston Police Department. According to Lt. Randy Studebaker, the department responded to the following incidents: ...
Meeting

Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet on April 5

The Columbia Development Authority (CDA) will hold a regular board meeting on Friday, April 5 at the Port of Morrow. The meeting will be at...

Pendleton Gallery to Show Exhibit of Landscape Painter Richard Thompson

The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery will feature the work of Richard Thompson, a landscape painter from Dayton, in “Home Grown,” opening Thursday, April...

Spring Arts and Crafts Show Takes Place This Weekend at TRAC Center

Custer's 20th annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show is taking place this weekend, March 22-24 at the TRAC Center in Pasco. The show is...

M.C. Education Foundation Donates $23,645 to Ione School District

The Morrow County Education Foundation recently donated $23,645 to the Ione School District for the purchase of new technology for classrooms. Principal Rollie Marshall said...

Boardman Pool & Rec Center Offering Classes in March and April

The Boardman Pool & Recreation Center has a special offer going on during the remainder of March and all of April. Several classes will...
Theater Curtain

Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre Set for A.C. Houghton

All Boardman and Irrigon students in grades K-12 are invited to audition on Monday, March 25 for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of “The...

‘Winter Weakens, Spring Kills’

In January, deer and elk in Oregon were in good body condition, and it looked like another mild winter for the state. Then came...
Leisure: Theater

Deadline to Sign Up for Hermiston Youth Theater is Friday

The deadline to sign up for the Hermiston Youth Theater program, presented by the Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department, is tomorrow, Friday, March 22. The...
Landing Days park

Umatilla Chamber Seeking Vendors for Annual Umatilla Landing Days

Umatilla Landing Days will take place on June 21-22, and the Umatilla Chamber of Commerce is busy lining up vendors. Those interested in being vendors...