Chamber Event Set for NW Metal Fabricators

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a Network After Hours event on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Northwest Metal Fabricators. The public is invited to...

Ex-Homeland Security Officer Coming to Hermiston

Former Homeland Security officer Philip Haney, author of the book See Something Say Nothing, will speak in Hermiston on Sunday, Oct. 16. The appearance is...

Gas Prices High, But Steady on West Coast

Retail gas prices are fairly stable on the West Coast this week while the national average has increased for 12 of the past 14...

Chamber Luncheon Set for Oct. 25

The manager of the unmanned aircraft range in Pendleton will be the guest speaker at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s Business to Business Luncheon...
Festival Street Open House

City Kicks Off Festival Street Planning

The Hermiston City Council hosted an open house Monday night to kick off the planning stages for a proposed festival street that will run...

BMCC to Offer Help Applying for Financial Aid

Blue Mountain Community College’s Financial Aid Office will host multiple opportunities throughout the month of October for current and future students to learn more...

School District Says Vendor Making False Claims

A vendor from the Midwest is contacting local businesses to sell sports poster ads. The salesman claims to be a representative from Hermiston High...

UEC Lists $140,000 in Unclaimed Capital Credits

Umatilla Electric Cooperative gives notice that Capital Credit payments are now and have been available since 2012 at the office of the Cooperative at...

Workshops Scheduled for Those with Disabilities

FACT Oregon is offering two workshops this fall for individuals with disabilities and their families about transitioning to adulthood. The workshops are offered in partnership...

Parks Department Offering Photography Class

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is offering a fall photography workshop on Oct. 25 focusing on a local tree farm. Special permission has been...

City of Echo Plans Innaugural Oktoberfest

Echo Kiwanis and Desert Arts have announced the first ever Echo OktoberFest set for Oct. 22 at the Echo Ridge Cellars. The event will offer...

Festival Street Kick-Off Event Set for Tonight

The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency (HURA) will hold an open house tonight to kick off the planning and design of the new downtown festival...

GSHCS Touts Patient Safety Improvements

Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced on Friday patient safety improvements as a result of participation in the Partnership for Patients (PfP) initiative,...

James, Bulldogs Shut Out Ridgeview, 54-0

There were fireworks in the air and on the field Friday night as the Hermiston Bulldogs throttled Ridgeview, 54-0, in Hermiston. Homecoming night for Hermiston...
McNary Dam

Corps Awards Contract for McNary Lock Repair

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $505,000 contract to a registered small business from Wilsonville to complete several repairs to the downstream...

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...

McKenzie Park Site of Saturday Market

Hermiston’s Saturday Market will be open for business from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 8. The market, held at McKenzie Park, will feature...

12-Year-Old Boy Charged After Gun Threats

A 12-year-old Hermiston boy, allegedly inspired by the creepy clown craze, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and charged with first-degree disorderly conduct after...

Library District Announces New Board Member

The Umatilla County Special Library District selected Hilary Stoupa to fill a vacancy. The vacancy was created by the recent resignation of Heidi Anderson, who...

Students to Get Heart, Lung Health Lesson

A Hermiston teacher will team with a local health professional today to provide hands-on learning for the students. Kelly Allen, a seventh grade social arts...