Big River Golf Course

Health Foundation Golf Scramble June 9

The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is gearing up for its 24th annual Scramble for Scholarships golf tournament. The tournament is set for Friday, June...
Desert View Elementary School (Photo: Hermiston School District

Laura Jacobsma Selected as Desert View Principal

Laura Jacobsma will be recommended to become the next principal at Desert View Elementary School. Hermiston School Superintendent Fred Maiocco will recommend to the school...
Mosquito Treatment

District to Spray for Mosquitoes Today

The West Umatilla Mosquito Control District will be conducting targeted aerial mosquito control spraying with a twin engine airplane after sunset on Thursday, May...
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AYSO Soccer Registration Set for Thursday

AYSO Soccer will be registering players for the fall league on Thursday, May 25 at Rocky Heights Elementary School gym. Registration will take place from...
Umatilla County Fire District #1

Fire District to Hold Open House on June 3

The public is invited to attend an open house at the Umatilla County Fire District #1's Station 22 on Diagonal Road on June 3. The...
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Transportation Commission to Meet June 1

The North East Area Commission on Transportation will hold its next meeting on June 1 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oregon Department...
Joe Franell

Oregon Business Profiles EOT General Manager

Oregon Business magazine has a feature profiling Joe Franell, general manager of Eastern Oregon Telecom (EOT). The profile is in the form of a question-and-answer...
Heidi Sipe

Umatilla’s Sipe Wins Leadership Award

Heidi Sipe, superintendent of the Umatilla School District, was honored as the 2017 Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award winner at the InterMountain Education Service...
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City Seeks Applicants for Vacant Committee Seats

The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on two city committees. There are currently three openings on the Library Board for a...
HHS

HHS to Hold First Annual Research Night

Hermiston High School will be the site of the first annual Research Night at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. The event will be held...
Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP)

Local Cancer Support Groups Receive Funding

More than $19,000 was distributed between two local cancer support organizations from the Pendleton Round-Up’s 2016 Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP) campaign during...
Hermiston Conference Center

Oregon Water Coalition to Meet on Thursday

The Oregon Water Coalition will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 25 from 8 a.m.- noon. This meeting will be held jointly with...
2017 OSAA Track and Field Championships

HHS Track Teams Finish 3rd, 5th at State Meet

Hermiston High School girls finished third and boys fifth at the 5A OSAA Track & Field Championships at Eugene’s Hayward Field Saturday. With 53...

Senior Center in Hermiston Serving Lunches

Lunch will be served at noon on Tuesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 25 at the Hermiston Senior Center. The cost is $3.50 for seniors,...
Steelhead

Input Sought on Columbia Basin Steelhead Seasons

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a public meeting on Wednesday, May 24 to hear input for recreational summer steelhead fisheries...
Crystal Apple

Districts Honor Educators with Crystal Apple Awards

The Intermountain Education Service District has honored a number of area educators with the 2017 Crystal Apple “Excellence in Education” Awards. A total of 44...
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Barton Named HHS Distinguished Alumnus

Hermiston's Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fred Maiocco announced Robert “Bob” Barton as the 2017 Hermiston High School Distinguished Alumnus during the recent HHS Evening...
Bark for Life

Hermiston Bark for Life Set for Saturday

The annual Hermiston Bark for Life fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 20 at Riverfront Park. The event gives dog owners and their dogs...
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Wildhorse Gives Out $264,541 in Grants

The Wildhorse Foundation, a community benefit fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), hosted their annual Recipients Luncheon recently...
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, May 20. Clothing, furniture and miscellaneous items...