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Umatilla County Special Library District Board to Meet on July 25

The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's monthly meeting will be held Thursday, July 25. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the district...

U.C. Housing Authority to Host National Night Out Block Party

The Umatilla County Housing Authority will host its first National Night Out Block Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 at Victory Square...

Survey: Driver Behavior Top Safety Concern Among Hermiston Residents

Hermiston residents’ primary safety concern on public roads is driver behavior, especially around schools, parks and other community centers. That concern was revealed in a...

Firefighters Continue to Attack Battle Mountain Complex Fire

Firefighters continue to battle the heat and extreme fire conditions on the Battle Mountain Complex near Ukiah, successfully catching and lining a spot fire...

HSD Now Registering Students

The Hermiston School District is now registering students for the upcoming school year. Families of current students can complete the process by logging into ParentVue...
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Irrigon Watermelon Festival Gearing Up for for Day of Fun on July 27

The Irrigon Watermelon Festival will crescendo during its 40th-anniversary celebration with its first-ever fireworks show. However, before the splendid sights and sounds soar above the...
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Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet on July 23

The Columbia Development Authority Board will meet on Tuesday, July 23 at the Port of Morrow, 2 Marine Drive in Boardman. The meeting is at...

Good Shepherd Celebrates New Location of Cancer Center

Physicians, staff and cancer survivors celebrated the new location of the Good Shepherd Cancer Center on Thursday. Board-Certified Hematologist & Oncologist Dr. Stephen Iacoboni helped...

HPD Arrest Log

The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department: July 10: Maximiliano Aguilar Godinez, 27, was arrested on a warrant on the 900...

City, Education Department Offering Free Lunches for Kids This Summer

The Oregon Summer Meals program has resumed in Hermiston. The free lunches are available to all children and youths, ages 1-18. Registration is not required...

Crowd Stays Cool During Chamber’s Summer Mixer

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s annual Summer Mixer on Thursday featured an evening of food, beverages, music and socializing. And, despite a temperature of 100...

Fire Crews Work Overnight to Control Pilot Rock/Juniper Canyon Blaze

The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office the evening of Thursday, July 18, reported firefighting crews in the Pilot Rock/Juniper Canyon fire completed burnouts around the...

NWS Issues Extreme Heat Warning for Lower Columbia Basin

An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Lower Columbia Basin in Oregon and Washington. The warning is in...

UEC Now Taking Applications for Proud River Leadership Academy

Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) is now taking applications for the Proud River Leadership Academy, an evolution of the former Leadership Hermiston program. The academy is...

Kotek Invokes Emergency Conflagration Act for Pilot Rock Fires

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for a series of fires in Umatilla County near Pilot Rock and a Level 3...

Umatilla County Fair Announces Performers for Latino Night

Four musical acts — including headliner Banda Rancho Viejo — will take the stage during Latino Night at the 2024 Umatilla County Fair. Fair Manager...

Hermiston Senior Center Serving Lunch on Tuesdays, Thursdays

The Hermiston Senior Center serves meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those planning to attend lunch are asked to call 541-567-3582 before 11 a.m. so the...

Oregon Gas Price Average Edges Below $4 for First Time Since March

The Oregon average for regular gas drops below $4 a gallon for the first time since March 14. Pump prices are barely budging with almost...

U.C. Dispatch Manager Karen Primmer Wins Manager of the Year

Umatilla County Dispatch Manager Capt. Karen Primmer has received the 2023 911 Manager of the Year Award from The Oregon Chapter of Association of...

Property Owner Opposes Hermiston’s Gettman Road Project

By Tori Shuller and Phil Wright/East Oregonian The city of Hermiston is looking to use eminent domain to continue its project to expand West Gettman...