Meeting

March 13 Open House to Give Overview of County Housing Study

An open house focusing on the West Umatilla County Housing Study will be held on Wednesday, March 13 at the Stafford Hansell Government Center. The...

HPD Weekend Activity Report

Here’s a quick look at how the Hermiston Police Department spent the past weekend: Responded to 2 motor vehicle crashes Made 4 warrant arrests ...
Back to School

West Park Staff to Take Over McDonald’s Tonight for Fundraiser

Tonight is McTeachers Night at McDonald’s, and starting at 5 p.m., West Park Elementary School’s staff will be doing everything from greeting customers and...

Put Your Knowledge of Umatilla County to the Test on March 9

The Umatilla County Historical Society will present Trivia Games 2019 this Saturday, March 9 in the Roy Raley Room at the Pendleton Round-Up grounds....

BMCC Hires New President

The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Dennis Bailey-Fougnier as BMCC’s next President at a special board meeting...

Campus Life to Host Fundraiser March 9 at Community Center

Campus Life in Hermiston will host The Gathering, a fundraising event, on March 9 at the Hermiston Community Center. Campus Life is a chapter...

Hermiston Schools Give Public Peek Into The Modern Classroom

Anyone who hasn’t been inside a high school in a generation or more might be in for a bit of culture shock when visiting...

Open House to Provide Overview of West Umatilla County Housing Study

Three cities in West Umatilla County are hosting an open house to review preliminary reports for the West County Housing Study. The open house is...

NW Energy Supplies Tight, Consumers Asked to Conserve Electricity

Unseasonably cold temperatures, low stream flows for hydropower production, transmission import constraints and high natural gas constraints are putting pressure on the regional electricity...

Boardman Council Meets Tuesday

The Boardman City Council will hold its regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 5. The council will consider a pair of police-related grants as well as...
Calendar: Ribbon Cutting

Chamber to Host Ribbon-Cutting Event for Maxwell Event Center

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Maxwell Event Center & Pavilion on Friday, March 8 at noon. The event...

Hermiston Church of Nazarene to Hold Annual Diaper Dash on Saturday

The Hermiston Church of the Nazarene will hold the fifth annual Diaper Dash tomorrow, March 2 to benefit parents and agencies in need in...
Music

Night of Food, Music to Raise Money for Regional Event Center

The Woolery Project in Arlington will present Country Cowboy Experience on March 2 in the Let 'er Buck Room in Pendleton. The fundraiser will...

Mill Creek Running Company Announces Spring Race Series Details

Mill Creek Running Company in College Place, Wash. has announced the details of their spring race series. The series runs March through June and...

Celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week with Shirt Donation

The week of March 24–31 is National Farmworker Awareness Week, and Oregon Human Development Corporation is participating in the annual National Long-Sleeve Shirt Drive...

Walden Honored for Protection of BPA, Promotion of Hydropower

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) yesterday received the Public Service Award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for his efforts to protect...

Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Takes Part in Youth Outdoor Skills Day

Members of the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office (UCSO) spent a day earlier this month attending the second annual Eastern Oregon Youth Outdoor Skills Day. UCSO...

Cost of Gallon of Gasoline in Hermiston Among Lowest in State

Retail gas prices are rising in most states but not Oregon as refineries gear up for spring gasoline production and maintenance season. For the...
Theater Curtain

College Community Theatre to Present Production of ‘Godspell’

The College Community Theatre will present its final performances of the modern musical "Godspell" over the next few days in the Bob Clapp Theatre...
Red 2 Red Race, Echo Oregon

11th Annual Red 2 Red Bike Race Kicks Off in Echo on Saturday

Sno Road Winery in Echo will hold the 11th annual Red 2 Red Cross Country Mountain Bike Race on Saturday, March 2. The race starts...