Pivot Irrigation

OSU Field Day Set for Tuesday in Adams

Oregon State University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will host the Pendleton Research Station Field Day on Tuesday, June...
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BMCC Grad ceremony Set for Thursday

The 55h annual Blue Mountain Community College Commencement Ceremony will take place this Thursday evening, June 15, and will honor 393 graduates. The Commencement Ceremony...
Highway

Highway 730 Work Put on Hold

Travelers moving along U.S. 730 in northern Umatilla County will get a reprieve from the nighttime paving that had been occurring between Southshore Drive...

HHS Bids Farewell to Largest Graduating Class

Saturday’s graduation ceremony at Hermiston High School ran a little long, but then handing out more than 300 diplomas does take some time. The 332...
Bikes

Parks Department to Host Kids Triathlon

Hermiston Parks and Recreation is registering now for the Kids Triathlon event taking place on Saturday, June 24, at 9 a.m. This swimming, bicycling...
Pool

Aquatic Center Set to Open on Saturday

The Hermiston Family Aquatic Center opens this Saturday, June 10, with public swim opening at 3:10 p.m. Here’s the 2017 daily operational schedule: preseason runs...
Books

HHS Inducts 20 into National Honor Society

Hermiston High School inducted 20 students as new members of the National Honor Society. The new members were selected by the chapter’s faculty council for meeting...
Meeting

Boardman Changes July Council Meeting Date

The Boardman City Council has changed their July meeting to Tuesday, July 11 due to its regularly scheduled meeting falling on the 4th of July...
Baseball Glove

BMCC Names Athletes of the Year

Blue Mountain Community College on Tuesday named softball player Sarah Bonner and baseball player Jared Rogers as the 2016-17 Wallace McCrae Student-Athletes of the Year. The...
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BMCC’s Feves Gallery Receives Grant

The Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery at Blue Mountain Community College is the recipient of a Umatilla County Cultural Coalition grant. The $650 grant will pay...
Traffic Signal

ODOT to Host Traffic Signal Meeting in Hermiston

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host a public open house meeting on June 22 at 2 p.m. at Good Shepard Health Care System, Room...
City of Boardman

Boardman Adopts City, URA Budgets

The Boardman City Council adopted the 2017-2018 city budget of $20,686,642.00 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted its 2017-2018 budget of $2,835,850.00 on Tuesday. City property...
Brass Fire Band

Brass Fire Band to Play on Saturday in Hermiston

Brass Fire Band will be performing on the outdoor patio of the Midway Bar and Grill this Saturday, June 10, from 8 to 11...
Wine Glass

Wine-Tasting Set for Tonight at Wildhorse’s Plateau

Wine enthusiasts and novices alike are invited to Plateau at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton the first Wednesday of every month for a...

HPD, 7-Eleven Team Up for Operation Chill

In conjunction with 7-Eleven, the Hermiston Police Department will again participate in Operation Chill. Operation Chill is celebrating its 22nd anniversary as a community relations program...
Rodeo Honors

BMCC Rodeo Receives Honors, Donations

Blue Mountain Community College rodeo standout Quincy Pendergrass on Tuesday was awarded the prestigious Riley Freeman Memorial Athlete of the Year Award. Since 2009, this...

Morrow County Municipalities to Meet Today

The Boardman City Council will meet with the Morrow County Board of Commissioners and Port of Morrow Commissioners today at 6 p.m. The meeting will be...
Sturgeon

States Set Columbia River Sturgeon Seasons

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set recreational white sturgeon seasons for the Columbia River estuary and Bonneville Pool. In the estuary, from the Wauna...
McNary Dam

Northwest Lawmakers Oppose Selling BPA

Pacific Northwest members of Congress have voiced their opposition to a proposal in the President’s budget to sell off the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA)...

Pendleton Man Dies After Jumping into Oncoming Traffic

A Pendleton man died Saturday near Pilot Rock after allegedly jumped into traffic on Highway 395. According to the Oregon State Police, troopers from the...