Restless Vocal Band to Perform at HHS on April 15

Restless Vocal Band will wrap up the Desert Arts Council's season with a performance in Hermiston on April 15. The group's powerful acapella music will...
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HHS Finishes 5th in Dance Championships

Hermiston High School came in fifth while Pendleton finished second recently at the OSAA Dance/Drill Championships in Portland. Hermiston finished in the 5A division with...

Hermiston Man Involved in Fatal Highway Accident

A Hermiston man was involved in a fatal accident last week that took the life of an Idaho resident. According to KIFI/KIDK in Idaho, Kathleen...

Garcia Breaking Down Walls in Hermiston

A recent article in OregonLive puts Hermiston resident Jose Garcia squarely in the spotlight. Garcia is the current chairman of the Hispanic Advisory Committee in...

Oregon Bottle Deposit to Increase to a Dime in April

The incentive to recycle cans and bottles will soon get a little sweeter. Beginning on April 1, cans and bottles will be worth a dime...
Flashback: Cinco de Mayo

Changes Coming to This Year’s Cinco de Mayo Event

A few changes are coming to the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Hermiston set for next month. For one thing, the event will take...

Boardman to Sponsor Spring Cleanup in April

The City of Boardman will sponsor a community-wide clean up the month of April. The city has garbage vouchers available, with a fifty dollar...

Happy Canyon Announces 2017 Kick-Off Concert

Country music artist Gary Allan will kick off the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon week when he takes the stage in the Happy Canyon...
Tree Giveaway

Rotary, Parks & Rec to Give Away Trees on April 1

The Hermiston Rotary Club and the Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 1 with the annual tree giveaway...

Crashed Vehicle To Be on Display in Hermiston

As part of a distracted driver safety campaign the crashed vehicle of 19-year-old Alexxyss Therwanger will be on display at the Hermiston High School...

State Jobless Rate Hits Record Low at 4 Percent

According to the Oregon Employment Division, Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in February, from 4.3 percent in January. This was the lowest...
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Hermiston Chamber Luncheon Set for March 28

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business to Business Luncheon on Tuesday, March 28. The guest speaker will be Nick Bejarano,...

Dinner to Benefit Joe and Laurie Ball-Kiser

A benefit dinner will take place on Sunday, March 26 for Joe and Laurie Ball-Kiser, organizers of the annual Community Holiday Dinners in November...

Oregon’s Studded Tire Season Ends on March 31

Drivers in Oregon are reminded to remove studded tires by Friday, March 31. “We encourage drivers to not wait until the March 31 deadline...

Hermiston Fails to Land AutoZone Warehouse

Hermiston was one of five prospective locations for an AutoZone distribution center that is nearing completion at Pasco, the Tri-City Herald reports. The $50...

J.C. Penney Closures Hit Eastern Oregon

Three of J.C. Penney’s four stores east of the Oregon Cascades will close – in Pendleton, La Grande and The Dalles, the company said...

Head Start Hosts ‘A Day for Dudes’

The Umatilla-Morrow County Head Start on Tuesday hosted an event just for dads, grandpas, uncles, older brothers and all male role models who play...

Library District Executive Session Re-Scheduled

The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's executive session meeting scheduled for today has been re-scheduled for March 30. The session, set for 5:15 p.m.,...

Columbia Grange to Celebrate 80th Anniversary

The Columbia Grange will celebrate its 80th anniversary with an open house on Saturday, April 29. The event will take place at 1 p.m. and...

Hermiston Gearing Up For Spring Clean-Up Week

Got Junk? The city of Hermiston is encouraging residents to take part in a week-long clean sweep at the Transfer Station (two miles north...