Smith Bringing Transportation Hearing to Hermiston

Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) and the Joint Committee on Transportation Preservation and Modernization will hold public hearings in Hermiston today. The committee is...

Hermiston Offers Golf Tourney for Juniors

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will host a junior golf tournament on July 13. The event is for children ages 6-14 and costs $15...
2015 Hermiston Fireworks Preview

Hermiston, Boardman Gearing Up for July 4th

Hermiston’s Butte Park will be the place to be on Monday when the city’s Fourth of July celebration takes place from early afternoon until...

Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Friday Event

Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Fridays event on Friday, July 1. From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., participants, at no charge, can...

Hermiston Brand to Be Launched at Funfest

The city of Hermiston and the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host the public launch of the “Where Life is Sweet” Hermiston community brand...

Hispanic Advisory Committee Gets 2 New Members

The Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC) will soon have a couple of new members. The Hermiston City Council approved the appointment of Jose Garcia and...

Brass Fire to Play in Pendleton on Saturday

Brass Fire will be performing, Saturday, July 2, from 7 to 10 at the Red Lion in Pendleton. The audience will be in for an...

Imnaha River Chinook Season Closes July 3

The Chinook salmon season on the Imnaha River will close on Sunday, July 3. According to Jeff Yanke, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife fish...
HCC 6-27-16

Hermiston Council Adopts Legislative Priorities

The Hermiston City Council spent their work session Monday night prioritizing legislative proposals for the next session of the Oregon Legislature. The council took about...

Spring Chinook Season on Wallowa Opens Soon

A significant upturn in the forecasted run to the Lostine River prompted the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife to open the Wallowa River...

Zac Grooms to Give Free Concert Tonight

Country singer Zac Grooms will perform for the Music in the Parks free outdoor summer concert series at 7 p.m. tonight at the Boardman...

Hermiston Council to Tackle Legislative Priorities

The Hermiston City Council will meet tonight to adopt priority proposals for the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) legislative agenda. The LOC identifies legislative priorities...
City of Hermiston Logo

City of Hermiston Offers Municipal Database

Did you ever want to know how much tax revenue Hermiston loses each year due to compression? Have you ever been curious what Oregon...

Library District Discontinues Mango Program

The Umatilla County Special Library District Board recently adopted its 2016-2017 budget and it doesn't include money for a foreign language learning program. During the...

Corps Apprentice Program Graduates 6 Journeymen

Six students graduated today from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District's Power Plant Apprentice Program during a 10 a.m. ceremony on...

Earthquake Preparedness Topic of Chamber Luncheon

Earthquake preparedness will be the topic of the next Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Business to Business luncheon on Tuesday, June 28. Joe Franell, CEO of...

McKenzie Park Site of Saturday Market

Hermiston’s Saturday Market will be open for business from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 25. The market, held at McKenzie Park, will feature...

IMESD Receives Innovation Awards

The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) was awarded two New Ideas in Education Innovation Awards for 2015-16 by The Oregon Association of Education Service...

Pet Owners Beware: Flea Season is Heating Up

Summer has officially arrived and the Oregon Department of Agriculture is offering advice to pet owners who can take several steps themselves in providing...
Court Club Fire

Electrical Fire Damages Court Club

An electrical fire caused considerable smoke and water damage to the Columbia Court Club in Hermiston. Firefighters responded to the club on Monday and found...