Morrow County Cultural Coalition Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is now accepting proposals for the 2019 grant period.
Categories for qualifying groups or projects are: literary, historical preservation, visual...
Hermiston Police Searching for Suspect in Saturday Night Shooting
The Hermiston Police Department are looking for a man described as a person of interest in a shooting that took place in Hermiston Saturday...
Boardman to Offer Rabies Clinic
The city of Boardman will host a low-cost rabies vaccination clinic given by Dr. Burgess of Country Animal Hospital.
Rabies is a fatal disease of...
BMCC Art Students Displaying Their Work at Feves Memorial Gallery
The annual Blue Mountain Community College Student Art Show is ongoing at the Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery.
This Student Art Show is the final...
Nighttime Paving of Exits 207 and 209 in Pendleton Begins This Week
The Oregon Department of Transportation’s contractor Roy Houck Construction will perform nighttime paving activities to resurface the on and off ramps of Interstate 84 Exit...
UHS Principal Honored with Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award
Bob Lorence, principal of Umatilla High School, has been honored as the 2018 Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award winner.
The award was announced at the...
BMCC Names Pendleton Native as New Head Women’s Soccer Coach
Blue Mountain Community College has hired Jordan Hillmick as its new head women’s
soccer coach, effective May 16. Hillmick replaces Art Mota, who coached the...
Four BMCC Baseball Players Selected for NWAC East Region All Stars
Four Blue Mountain Community College baseball players have been named to the Northwest Athletic Conference’s (NWAC) East Region All Star teams for their outstanding...
9 Riverside High Students to Earn High School & College Degrees
On June 2, when the graduating class of 67 Riverside High School students walks across the stage to receive their high school diplomas, a...
Hermiston Parks Department Plans Summer of Fun for Kids of All Ages
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is serving up several great opportunities for kids to learn from new experiences while enjoying their summer break....
Wildhorse to Feature Live Music
Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton will feature live music Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
Concerts kick off at...
County Library District to Hold Monthly Board Meeting on May 24
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, May 24.
The meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. in the...
“Crafters in the Pasture’ to Feature Fun-Filled Day with Local Artisans
Local artisans and crafters will gather on Saturday, May 19 for Crafters in the Pasture, a day filled with fun, food and shopping for...
UEC, Hermiston Energy Services Customers Experience Power Outage
A series of outages affecting about 7,000 Umatilla Electric Cooperative and Hermiston Energy Services accounts began at 10:49 a.m. Wednesday.
The outage was due to...
Hermiston Chamber to Host Network Event at Sun Terrace on May 23
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a Network Hermiston Chamber event at Sun Terrace Hermiston on Wednesday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Dylan Wells,...
Echo Kiwanis Awards Three Seniors
The Echo Kiwanis Club has awarded scholarships to three Echo High School seniors.
The club awarded Natalie Sherbahn and Alyssa Ray $1,500 scholarships and Monique...
2 Hermiston Council Incumbents Win, Another to Face November Opponent
Hermiston City Council incumbents Jackie Myers and Doug Smith were re-elected Tuesday night while incumbent Lori Davis will have to wait until November to...
Voters in Both Counties Say No to Funding Extension Service District
Umatilla and Morrow county residents voted Tuesday night against forming and paying for service districts for the Oregon State University Extension Service.
In Umatilla County,...
Oregon’s Low Unemployment Rate Continues in Month of April
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in March and April.
For 16 consecutive months, the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest level...
First Baptist Church in Boardman to Hold Two-Day Yard Sale
The youth of First Baptist Church in Boardman will hold a yard sale this Friday and Saturday, May 18-19. The sale runs from 6:30...
