Funshine Open Golf Fundraiser Tees Off in Boardman Sept. 21

The Funshine Open golf tournament will raise money for the Community Women’s Club of Irrigon and Boardman. In its seventh year, the event is Sept...

ODFW Offering Free Youth Pheasant Hunts Statewide in September

Youth hunters (age 17 and under) who will have completed hunter education by the time of the event can sign up now for the...
Music

40 Hour Week to Perform Live This Weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar

40 Hour Week will perform this weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar. The E. Oregon country cover band will take the stage at 8 p.m. on...
Blue Mountain Community College

Blue Mountain Community College Board Approves New Faculty Contract

Faculty at Blue Mountain Community College will have a three-year labor contract after a months-long collective bargaining process. The contract, which will be retroactively applied,...

Red Cross to Hold Blood Drive on Sept. 16 at Good Shepherd

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, Sept. 16 at Good Shepherd Health Care System in Hermiston. The blood drive will...

Celebration on Sept. 21 to Mark McNary Dam’s 70th Anniversary

Games, a raffle, prizes and special guest speakers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are featured during the 70-year celebration of McNary Lock...

Bond Committee Reviews Structural Upgrades to Irrigon Jr/Sr High School

Morrow County School District developed a Community Bond Advisory Committee composed of community members to develop recommendations for district bond projects. The CBAC has met...

Additional Fall Salmon Fishing Days in Store for the Columbia River

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added additional recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing Tuesday afternoon. Chinook...

Hispanic Heritage Month to Be Celebrated in Hermiston on Sept. 22

The Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee will host a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Sunday, Sept. 22 on Hermiston’s Festival Street. The event, which takes place...

House Bill 2005 Now in Effect Banning Ghost Guns in Oregon

By Lauren Dake/OPB “Ghost guns,” which are 3D-printed firearms without serial numbers, are now prohibited across Oregon as of Sunday, Sept. 1. The unserialized guns are...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: Aug. 23: Nataly Sevilla, 24, was arrested near N. First Street and E. Elm...

Hermiston Seeks to Remedy Land Shortage Through UGB Expansion

The city of Hermiston is facing a shortage of buildable land to accommodate what is expected to be a 50-percent increase in jobs over...

Hermiston City Hall Hosts Library Programs During Renovation

While the Hermiston Public Library undergoes renovations, programs will be across the street at Hermiston City Hall, 180 NE Second St. The children's story time...

TRCI Holding Hiring Event on Sept. 11

Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) will hold a hiring event on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Job seekers will have an opportunity to meet the TRCI recruitment...

For Many, Health Insurance Plans Will Cost Hundreds More a Year

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double...

Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Warrant Scam Circulating

The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a warrant scam circulating in the county. According to UCSO, the scammer calls a potential...

AWS to Hold Hiring Event on Sept. 10

Amazon Web Services will hold a job fair Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Hermiston Community Center. The job fair will go from 6 to 7:30...

CTUIR Selected for Federal Investment Pilot Program

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) learned Sept. 3 that it is one of 12 communities around the country chosen for a...
Hermiston High School

OSP, SafeOregon Offer Tips for Keeping Schools Safe

SafeOregon and the Oregon State Police remind students, parents, school staff, and community members that everyone plays a role in school safety. SafeOregon is...

Ribbon Cutting Set for Liquidation Store in Downtown Pendleton

A new liquidation store is opening in downtown Pendleton. Couple and co-owners Karen and Shawn Martin are stocking their shelves with a variety of discounted...