Explosive Ordnance Disposal Activity Set for Boardman Training Site

Boardman-area residents will hear detonations and may feel ground vibrations Monday during demolitions at the Naval training facility. On Monday, during daylight hours the Navy...
Police Car

Pendleton Woman Dies in Rollover

A 21-year-old Pendleton woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Tuesday. According to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report...

Open House for Student-Built Home Set for June 3 at Angus Court

Students in the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders Program (CBSHP) invite the community to the Open House of Fieldstone #5, located in the Fieldstone Crossing...

Heritage Station Museum Offering Free Visits for Military & Family

Now through Labor Day (Sept. 2), Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton is inviting active military members with valid military ID, and up to five...
Ribbon Cutting

Hermiston Chamber to Host Ribbon Cutting for Ranch & Home on Friday

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting event for Ranch & Home, 2500 S. Highway 395, on Friday, May 31 at noon. The...
Hermiston High School

Hospital, School District Partner to Open Wellness Clinic at High School

The Hermiston School District and Good Shepherd Health Care System are collaborating to open a Wellness Clinic at Hermiston High School to assist in...
Big River Golf Course

Umatilla Police Officer’s Association Holding Annual Scramble on June 8

The Umatilla Police Officers’ Association is inviting the public to the seventh annual four-man scramble golf tournament on Saturday, June 8 at Big River...

Hermiston School District Registering Kindergarteners on Thursday

The Hermiston School District is offering another opportunity for kindergarten students to be registered for the 2019-2020 school year. On Thursday, May 30 from noon...

Results of Local Housing Study to Be Focus of Open House on Thursday

The cities of Echo, Stanfield and Umatilla are hosting a second and final open house for the public to learn more about the West...
Big River Golf Course

Health Foundation Golf Scramble Set for June 7 at Big River Golf Course

The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is gearing up for its 26th annual Scramble for Scholarships golf tournament. The tournament is set for Friday, June...

M.C. Employers Invited to Free Workshop on New Intern Program

The Port of Morrow has been selected to host an Oregon Works Community Internship Workshop. The community-wide summer intern program makes connecting talented young...

New Morrow County Intern Program Aims to Connect Students to Jobs

Morrow County students will have the opportunity to work right in their own backyard through a new program - the Morrow County Student Internship...

Good Shepherd Begins Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Renovation

The Diagnostic Imaging Lobby and Laboratory Draw Station (Lab) located within the hospital at Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) are undergoing a major...

Hermiston Chamber to Host Open House for Lifestyle Eye Care

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host an open house event for Lifestyle Eye Center and Precision Surgery Center on Tuesday, May 28 from...
Salmon

Fishery Managers Announce Summer, Fall Columbia River Salmon Seasons

Oregon and Washington fishery managers recently announced seasons and regulations for 2019 summer and fall Columbia River fisheries. Although coho returns are projected to be...
Highway

Motorists Should Expect Traffic Delays Along Highway 335

Motorists can expect smoother roads along OR335 south of Helix in Umatilla County after state contractors resurface the cracked and deteriorating pavement. During construction, travelers...

Walden Leads All House Members in Holding Town Halls in 2019

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) has held more town hall meetings than any other lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019, according...

IMESD’s Outdoor School Site Gets a Trio of New Flag Poles

InterMountain Education Service District’s Outdoor School (ODS) site celebrated Kick-Off Day of this year’s program on May 8, 2019. That day, the group of...

Rep. Smith Calls Loss of Nearly 200 Jobs at Hinkle Yard ‘Devastating’

Union Pacific announced today that it will lay off nearly 200 employees at the Hinkle yard in Hermiston, a move that State Rep. Greg...

Annual Morrow County Children’s Fair Takes Place Thursday in Boardman

The annual Morrow County Children’s Fair will take place on Thursday, May 23 at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center in Boardman. The event...