Ordnance Brewing in Boardman to Host Brewery Tour on Saturday

The 10th annual Zwickelmania Oregon Brewery Tour kicked off in Portland last weekend, and the celebration moves to other regions of the state, including...

Hermiston DMV to Operate at New Location Beginning March 12

The Hermiston office of the Department of Motor Vehicles is moving to a new location, the office announced on Wednesday. The DMV office will be...

Hermiston Honors Its Own

Two longtime Hermiston residents who have dedicated their time and energy to serving their community were honored Wednesday night at the Hermiston Chamber of...

Get Hunter Education Certified Now – Classes Coming Up Statewide

Now is a great time to complete a hunter education course in Oregon, as many classes are available in late winter and early spring...
Agape House

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, Feb. 24. Clothing, furniture, bikes and miscellaneous...
Rocky Heights Elementary

Children’s Author Visiting Hermiston Elementary Schools This Week

Megan Wagner Lloyd, the author of Finding Wild and Fort-Building Time is scheduled to visit all five elementary schools in the Hermiston School District...
Police Response

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Alleged Robbery in Milton-Freewater

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery in Milton-Freewater and the suspects are still at large. At approximately 10:19 p.m. on Monday, Deputy...

Hermiston Woman Suffers Serious Injuries in Motorcycle Accident

A Hermiston woman was flown to a Portland hospital Sunday after being injured in a motorcycle accident on W. Harper Road. According to the Hermiston...
Police Car

Diesel Fuel Spills onto Highway 395 After Two-Vehicle Collision

A HAZMAT team was called to the scene of an accident on Highway 395 in Hermiston on Monday after a pickup collided with a...

BMCC Gallery to Host Exhibit Focusing on ‘Perception of Failure’

The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery at Blue Mountain Community College will host a unique exhibit that explores the idea that failure is partly about...
Watermelons

Irrigon Watermelon Festival Committee Seeks New Logo

The 34th annual Irrigon Watermelon Festival will take place on July 28 and the festival committee is looking for a new logo. All logo entries...

AARP Offering Tax Preparation Help at Boardman Senior Center

AARP will be providing free tax preparation help every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boardman Senior Center. Appointment scheduling is not...

Want to Be A Pendleton Round-Up Expert? Take the University Classes

In 2011, Pendleton Round-Up publicity director Randy Thomas decided that every local person, business, community volunteer, fan and novice should be able to have...

Rep. Smith Welcomes Leadership Hermiston Class to Salem

Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) hosted the 2017-18 Leadership Hermiston Class at the Oregon State Capitol. The class began their two-day visit in Salem...

CASA to Host French-Themed Fundraiser on Feb. 24

Local Court Appointed Special Advocate program, CASA, is hosting an Evening in Paris fundraising gala on Feb. 24 at the Hermiston Community Center. The event...

Local Farmers Among Top 3 in State for Vegetable Production

When you were growing up, your mom probably told you to eat your vegetables. If those vegetables were grown in Oregon, she likely was doing you...

High Winds Knock Down Tree, Causing Power Outage

Winds gusting above 50 miles per hour on Saturday caused a power outage in the Umatilla-Stanfield-Hermiston area that lasted about three hours. More than 12,600...

Umatilla, Pendleton Prisons to Hold ‘Recruiting’ Event on March 2

Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) in Pendleton and Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla will be holding a one-day recruiting event on Friday,...
Good Shepherd Health Care System

Hermiston Community Invited to ‘Talk About Dying’ on Feb. 28

What do we think about when we think of dying? When we think about our own dying, what do we want most? Conversations about death...

Gas Prices Slip for First Time in 2018 as Crude Prices Plunge

Retail pump prices are lower this week in Oregon and most other states, due in part to falling crude oil prices. For the week,...