Leisure: Art Gallery

Hillsboro Artist’s Work to Open New Season at BMCC Art Gallery

The Betty Feves Memorial Gallery will feature the work of Barbara Martin, a painter from Hillsboro, in its first exhibit of the 2019-20 season. The...

Groups Come Together to Help Fund Helix City Hall, Library Renovation

The Helix Advancement Partnership Network (HAPN) began renovation to repurpose and update the Helix City Hall and Library building. The renovation project, which is 15...
Theater Curtain

Parks Department to Hold Auditions for Holiday Theater, Choir Productions

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for the Hermiston Community Theater and Holiday Choir productions of "A Christmas Carol" and “How...
Blue Mountain Community College

Blue Mountain C.C. Seeks Community Input for FARM II Facility Name

The new Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) agriculture complex and arena project, known as "FARM II", needs an official name, and the college is...

Certified Nurse Midwife Joins Good Shepherd Women’s Center

Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced the addition of Certified Nurse Midwife Cynthia Rice. Rice is the second midwife to join the Good Shepherd...

Hermiston School District Students Perform Well in State Assessments

State assessment data shows that nearly 56 percent of all assessed students in the Hermiston School District met the proficiency standard for their grade...

Health Foundation Offers Tax Deduction for Donating Old Vehicle

The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation has a program that lets you get rid of your run-down vehicle and receive a tax deduction, as...
Barbecue

Columbia River Health to Show Customer Appreciation with Barbecue

Columbia River Health, 450 Tatone St. in Boardman, will host a Community Appreciation Barbeque this Friday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone...

Walden Announces $3 Million Grant to Improve E. Oregon Regional Airport

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement on Tuesday after the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3 million grant to the...

Out of the Darkness Walk in Pendleton to Raise Awareness of Suicide

The public is invited to join the Umatilla County Out of the Darkness Walk this Saturday, Sept. 21 at Roy Raley Park, S.W. Court...

Irrigon Library to Host Free Training on Mental Health First Aid

The Irrigon Library, 490 N.E. Main Ave., will host a free Mental Health First Aid training workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The event goes...
Hermiston Fourth of July crowd

Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Hosting Kiwanis Kids Day at Butte Park

The Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club is hosting Kiwanis Kids Day this Saturday, Sept. 21 at Butte Park in Hermiston. The event goes from 11...

‘I Love My Bulldogs’ Day a Hit With Hermiston’s Younger Students

Hermiston High School student-athletes kicked off the fall sports season last Friday with a tour of the district’s elementary and middle schools in the...

SAGE Center in Boardman Showing ‘Aladdin’ on Friday, Saturday

The SAGE Center in Boardman will host a movie event this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. "Aladdin" (2019) will be showing at 7:15 p.m. on...
Hermiston Library

Friends of Hermiston Library to Hold Annual Book Sale Sept. 19-21

The Friends of the Hermiston Library are holding their annual book sale Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 19-21. Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. is Member...
Hermiston Hopper

Transportation Fund Head to Focus on Public Transit In Umatilla County

The Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund Coordinator Staci Kunz is entering her second year on the job with a goal of promoting public transit in...

Draft Conservation Plan for Lampreys Available for Public Comment

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s draft conservation plan for lampreys is now available for public review and comment. The draft plan can be...

Indian Relay Races Set for Sept. 20-22 at Walla Walla County Fairgrounds

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will present the Championship of Champions Indian Relay Races this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20-22 at the...

Hermiston Altrusa Accepting Applications for Scholarships

Altrusa International Foundation of Hermiston is accepting applications for their spring term memorial scholarship, to be awarded to a west Umatilla County or north...

Hermiston Downtown District to Hold ‘Farm to Junk’ on Sept. 21

The Hermiston Downtown District will present Farm to Junk on Saturday, Sept. 21 on Festival Street. The fun family event goes from 9 a.m....