Skate Park Design Workshop to Take Place Thursday at Hermiston High
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a second design workshop for the city’s new skate park tomorrow, April 18 at Hermiston High...
Hermiston, County Officials Break Ground on New Water Tower
The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County Commissioners officially helped break ground on a new $4.1 million project to add stored water capacity to...
Irrigon Chamber of Commerce to Honor Top Citizens at Annual Banquet
The Irrigon Chamber of Commerce will host this year’s citizen award banquet, Time to Shine 2019, on Friday, April 19 at the Irrigon Senior...
Easter Bunny Making Pre-Easter Stop at 60 Minute Photo on Saturday
The Easter Bunny is making an appearance at 60 Minute Photo in Hermiston this Saturday, April 20.
Photos will be taken from 11 a.m. to...
Flood Waters Continue to Recede; Officials Urge Continued Caution
Emergency management officials are reporting that the flood waters in Umatilla County continue to recede, but are asking residents to continue to take caution.
The...
Downtown District Seeks Artists, Vendors for Hermiston Art Festival
The Hermiston Downtown District is calling all artists to help celebrate the arrival of spring by joining the Hermiston Art Festival, an indoor-outdoor celebration...
Aquatic Invasive Species Inspection Station in Umatilla Opens Today
The aquatic invasive species inspection station in Umatilla opens today meaning watercraft entering Oregon must stop for inspection.
Aquatic invasive species inspections are required for...
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 to Host Fund-Raising Movie Event for Riverside High
The SAGE Center in Boardman will host a fund-raising movie event this Friday and Saturday, April 19-20. Funds raised will benefit the Riverside Jr/Sr...
Breakfast of Champions to Recognize Area Students on April 18
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold the next Breakfast of Champions this Thursday, April 18 at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S. Highway...
HPD Weekend Activity Report
The Hermiston Police Department posted its weekly recap of weekend activities. These are cases from night shift Friday through night shift Sunday:
16 warrant...
Former Umatilla Mayor George Hash Passes Away at the Age of 96
Former longtime Umatilla Mayor George Hash died on Friday at the age of 96.
Hash served his country and community throughout his life, serving in...
Hospital Auxiliary to Hold Bake Sale
The Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary will hold its annual bake sale from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17.
The sale will...
Hermiston Church of the Nazarene Plans Easter Fun for Whole Family
Hermiston Church of the Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard Ave., invites the community to take part in the full Easter weekend they have planned. All...
Flood Waters Beginning to Recede
Flooding levels are slowly receding throughout Umatilla County as well as along McKay Creek as of Monday morning. Emergency officials, however, say it is...
Living Faith Church to Offer Up Easter Fun for Children on April 21
Living Faith Church in Hermiston will hold regular Easter celebration services and a special children’s event on Sunday, April 21 at 9 and 10:45...
Hermiston Police Chief Asks Public for Help in 4-Year-Old Murder Case
The Hermiston Police Department announced last week that two people have been charged in the June 2018 shooting death of Erik Navarrete of Hermiston.
Another...
Emergency Officials Continue to Monitor Flooding Throughout County
Flooding is continuing to be monitored throughout Umatilla County while residents, volunteers and emergency management personnel work to prevent further damage.
According to the city...
Truck Driver Dies in I-82 Wreck
A commercial truck driver died in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 84 near milepost 10.
Oregon State Police troopers were called to the scene around...
Second Person Charged in Connection to 2018 Shooting Death
A second person has been charged in connection with the June 2018 shooting death of Erik Navarrete, just days after the first suspect was...
