Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Friday Event

Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Fridays event today. From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., participants, at no charge, can have their blood...

Libraries Forgiving Fines During Library Week

The 12 public libraries in Umatilla County will be celebrating National Library Week, April 9-15, with two very special opportunities for their patrons. As...
Wyden on Floor

Wyden to Hold Town Hall Meetings in E. Oregon

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town hall meetings in Morrow and Umatilla Counties as part of his 11-county swing through Eastern and Central...

Letter: Why Good Schools Are Necessary

To the editor: Historically, Hermiston has strongly supported its schools. Looking purely at the dollars and cents; we can see that our community as...

BMCC to Host Smithsonian Exhibition April 10-21

Blue Mountain Community College and the Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery will host a special traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution April 10-21 that...
Hermiston High School

HHS Junior Selected as a LEDA Scholar

Hermiston High School junior Heidy Mejia-Puerta has been accepted into the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) Scholars Program. The LEDA Scholars Program...

Oregon Celebrates Its Official State Beverage

Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed April to be Oregon Milk Month in a year that happens to be the 20th anniversary of milk being...

Fire Chief Credits New Station with Saving Home

Umatilla County Fire District #1 Fire Chief Scott Stanton is crediting the newly-staffed station with saving a family's home Monday night. Around 7:17 p.m. on...

Umatilla, Morrow Counties Rank High in Tax Rate

The Oregonian newspaper has ranked each of Oregon’s 36 counties in their average tax rate for residential properties. Wheeler County, with an effective...

Irrigon Students Earn Scholarships

Two Irrigon Junior-Senior High School students have won scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association. Marlina Avila Serratos and Brandy Quezada-Hermosillo were named 2017 State...

Hermiston Payless Store Not Among Those Closing

Payless ShoeSource has announced that it has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close nearly 400 stores. Payless ShoeSource in Hermiston and Pendleton will not...

Tattoo Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

The owner of a tattoo shop in Pendleton pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug charges in the Sixth Circuit Court, but will not spend time...

UHS to Host Annual Chili Contest

Umatilla High School will host its annual chili contest on Friday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $3 and there will also be...

HPD Identifies Bicyclist Killed in Accident

The Hermiston Police Department has identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a semi-truck Monday night as 55-year-old Javier Gutierrez Estrada of...

Public Weighs In On Columbia River System EIS

More than 2,300 people attended a series of public meetings and webinars provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and...

Umatilla, Morrow County Jobless Rates Fall

Umatilla County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point in February to 4.9 percent, ranking 23rd among Oregon’s 36 counties, just behind...
Wildhorse Resort & Casino

MMA Returning to Wildhorse in May

Mixed Martial Arts is returning to Wildhorse Resort & Casino on May 29 and tickets go on sale on Friday, April 7. Beginning at 10...

Hermiston Bicyclist Killed in Collision with Semi

A Hermiston man was struck and killed by a semi-truck Monday night while riding his bike near the Highway 395-Elm Street intersection. Hermiston Police Chief...

Parks Department Offering Puppy, Dog Training

Do you own an undisciplined puppy or older dog and need help training it? The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is here to help...

Oregon Bear Cubs Sent to Rehab Facility

A male bear cub picked up by a hiker along the Santiam River Trail has been sent to, a wildlife rehabilitation facility today to...