Gas Prices Slip for First Time in 2018 as Crude Prices Plunge
Retail pump prices are lower this week in Oregon and most other states, due in part to falling crude oil prices. For the week,...
Ag, Energy Job Fair Set for SAGE Center in Boardman March 7
The fifth annual Agriculture, Energy and Processing Job Fair is set for March 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the SAGE Center,...
Boardman City Council to Hold Special Meeting on Feb. 20
The Boardman City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
The council will discuss an ordinance regarding an access easement vacation and...
Sunset Staff to Participate in McTeacher’s Night on Feb. 20
Sunset Elementary will participate in McTeacher’s Night on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Hermiston’s McDonald's Restaurant.
School Principal Jared Farley and mascot Rocky Raccoon, along with...
IMESD Celebrates Dental Health Month with School-Based Events
The month of February is Dental Health Month, but the InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) is hoping that children in eastern Oregon are thinking...
Boardman’s SAGE Center to Show ‘Wonder’ This Weekend
The SAGE Center in Boardman will host a movie event this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17.
Wonder will be showing at 7:15 p.m. on Friday...
HPD Reminds Public of Safe Way to Dispose of Old Prescriptions
The Hermiston Police Department is reminding residents of a safe way to dispose of unused prescription drugs.
The police department has a prescription drug drop...
Wildhorse Resort & Casino to Hold Career Fair in Pendleton on Feb. 20
Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton will host a Career Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Cayuse Hall. The...
Boardman Pool & Rec Center to Offer Youth Swim Lessons
Registration ends Feb. 26 for Boardman Pool & Recreation Center’s March youth swim lessons.
Levels 1-6 will be taught on each Friday of the month....
Hermiston Energy Services to Conduct System Inventory
Hermiston Energy Services (HES) has selected Toth and Associates, Inc. to perform a full-asset inventory of its electrical distribution system starting today.
Toth and Associates...
25 Words, 25 Years: ‘Personal Ad’ Love Match Stands the Test of Time
Thelma Wynne was a mental health therapist, living on a small acreage near Eugene. She was 48 and lonesome, having divorced a few years...
Learn to ‘Spot the Weather’ During Special Training Class
In cooperation with Umatilla County Emergency Management, the National Weather Service will hold a weather spotter training class at the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office...
Umatilla County, Volunteers Help Family Recover From Flooding
Saturday morning a group of volunteers from around the region assembled along with Team Rubicon and Umatilla County Emergency Management to provide recovery assistance to...
2 Charged with DUII During Super Bowl Sunday in Umatilla County
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office conducted enhanced patrols immediately before and after the Super Bowl on Feb. 4. Deputies contacted 13 subjects during the enhanced patrols,...
Hermiston School Board Moving Spring Break to April
The Hermiston Board of Directors approved the 2018-19 school calendar at its regular board meeting on Monday.
There will be two full weeks of winter...
Hermiston Seeks to Fill Three Planning Commission Positions
The city of Hermiston is seeking applications for three vacancies on the Planning Commission – positions #7, #8 and #9 – for the unexpired...
Children’s Theater to Present Murder Mystery Dinner, Workshops
Hermiston Children’s Theater will present Murder Mystery Dinner and Workshops, a new program that takes kids in grades 7 through 12 inside the world...
Domestic Violence Services Offering Volunteer Training Sessions
Domestic Violence Services, Inc. of Umatilla and Morrow counties is offering free volunteer training at the Pendleton Advocacy Office from Feb. 28 through March...
Good Shepherd’s Commitment to Excellence Recognized
The 18th Annual Night of Excellence Summit Awards Celebration was the culmination of this year's Health Care Service Excellence Conference (HCSEC) held at the...
County Library District to Hold Monthly Board Meeting on Feb. 15
The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's August meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 15.
The meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. in the...
