HPD to Pet Owners: Be Cool and Don’t Leave Your Buddy in a Hot...

Spring is here with warmer weather on the horizon and the Hermiston Police Department has your pooch in mind. Cpt. Travis Eynon is reminding all...
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Umatilla Looking for Volunteers, Sponsors for Slam Dunk the Junk

The first week of April is Community Cleanup Week in Umatilla, and the city is asking for volunteers and sponsors to help with Slam...

Hermiston Parks Department Offering Puppy, Dog Training Classes

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is offering puppy obedience and adult dog training classes from April 7 through Oct. 6. Dogs will be...

Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt Set for March 30 at Hermiston’s Butte Park

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Simmons Agency, will take place on Friday, March 30 beginning at...

Special Ops Exercise to Include Training in Pendleton, Hermiston

Soldiers from an element of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., will conduct a routine military exercise March 26-30...

Oregon Studded Tire Season Extended Through Sunday, April 15

The Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation have extended studded tire season in the two states until the end of the day Sunday April...

Heppner Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident North of Lexington

A Heppner man died Wednesday evening in a single-vehicle rollover just north of Lexington. According to the Oregon State Police, a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500...

$321 Million Contract Awarded to Install 14 Turbines at McNary Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District on Wednesday awarded a $321.3 million contract to Alstom Renewable US LLC to design, manufacture...
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Portions of Boardman Avenue Will Be 1-Way Only During Utility Work

Boardman city officials have issued a traffic alert on N.E. Columbia Avenue for utility work being done for the new apartment complex currently under...

Stanfield Motorcyclist Dies After Crash Involving Commercial Truck

A Stanfield man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash near Hermiston involving a motorcycle and semi-truck. The OSP is reporting that a 2001 Harley...
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SAGE Center in Boardman to Show Double Feature on March 24

The SAGE Center in Boardman will host a double feature movie event on Saturday, March 24. “Jumanji” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” will be...

Average Price of a Gallon of Gas in Oregon Inching Toward $3 Mark

Demand for gasoline in the U.S. is at the highest level on record for March and that’s putting upward pressure on pump prices. For the...

Mountain Lion Euthanized After Wandering into Hotel in The Dalles

A two-year-old male cougar that traveled all the way into downtown The Dalles and into a hotel complex was euthanized today after wildlife managers...
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Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon Tickets Now on Sale

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon on Tuesday, April 24 at 11:30 a.m. The event will take...

Irrigon Residents Receive Fee Waiver for Large Disposable Items

The Morrow County Public Works Department is reminding residents in the Irrigon area that they can dispose of certain large items at the local...
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Agape House to Hold Parking Lot Sale

The Agape House in Hermiston will host a parking lot sale from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 24. Clothing, furniture, bikes and miscellaneous...

Superintendent Selects Daniel Greenough as Desert View Principal

Interim Superintendent of Schools Tricia Mooney announced on Monday that she will recommend Daniel Greenough as the next Desert View elementary principal to the Board...
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Blue Mountain Community College to Host Forum on Opioid Crisis

Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton will host Our Opioid Crisis on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Science & Technology Building,...
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Tri-Cities’ Desert Praise Quartet to Perform at Hermiston Sun Terrace

The Desert Praise Quartet from Tri-Cities will perform a concert on Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Sun Terrace. They have been singing...
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Hermiston Community Center To Be Site of Yoga Classes for Children

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is offering yoga classes for kids age 3 through 7 on Tuesday, March 27 and Thursday, March 29...