Businesses Invited to Promote 'Family-Friendliness'
The Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub is rolling out a new opportunity for community businesses and organizations.
A “Family Friendly Business” designation is available to...
Hwy. 395 Work Schedule for Week of May 9
Construction update for U.S. 395 improvement project in Hermiston
Day and nighttime construction activities continue in Hermiston along U.S. 395 for the Oregon Department of...
Eagles Lodge to Serve Breakfast Sunday
The Hermiston Eagles will serve breakfast on Sunday, May 8.
Breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. at the lodge, 160 N.W. Second...
BMCC Car Show Set for Saturday
Blue Mountain Community College will host its Cruisin’ for Scholarships Car Show on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The show...
Chinook Season Extended Through Weekend
Salmon fishermen will get an additional two days of spring Chinook fishing in the Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam.
Fishery managers today extended the...
Hermiston Library Offers Storytime
The Hermiston Public Library is offering storytime for children twice each week.
Storytime on Wednesday takes place at 11:15 a.m., and on Friday at 10:15...
Op-Ed: Help Victims Who Are In An Emergency
On December 1, 2013, Kari Rene Hunt was brutally murdered by her estranged husband in the bathroom of a motel room in Marshall, Texas....
BMCC-Hosted Network Earns National Accreditation
The Oregon Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network has been awarded national accreditation without conditions by America’s SBDC, its national association. Blue Mountain Community...
Walden Puts Focus on Opioid Epidemic
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
On Tuesday, Congressman Greg...
Agape House to Hold Murder Mystery Fundraiser
The Agape House will host a Murder Mystery & Dessert Fundraiser on Sunday, May 8.
The fun begins at 6 p.m. at the Agape House,...
Fire Crews Busy Putting Out Brush Fires
For the second day in a row, Hermiston firefighters responded to a brush/grass fire.
With temperatures above normal for the last month and little rainfall,...
ODFW to Host Town Hall on Budget on May 12
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a town hall meeting Thursday, May 12 at Island City Hall, Community Room, 1605 Island...
Boardman Council Ponders Multi-Use Building
The Boardman City Council reviewed site plans for a multi-purpose building proposed by Boardman resident Lisa Mittelsdorf during its meeting Tuesday night.
Mittelsdorf has been...
Names Released of Officers Involved in Shooting
The Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office has released the names of the officers involved in the April 28 shooting of a Washington man.
Three officers...
Oregon Gas Prices at 5-year High
Gas prices in Oregon are at their highest levels since December 2015, while the national average is at its highest price since November of...
BMCC's Olson Named to All-Oregon Academic Team
A Blue Mountain Community College student with dreams of becoming a veterinarian was honored on Tuesday as one of just 36 community college students...
Local Scouts Collect 1.5 Tons of Food
Members of Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Boy Scouts of America Blue Mountain Council Pack 645 teamed up to collect almost...
Walden Meets with Constituents in Boardman
U.S. Congressman Greg Walden met with the public in Boardman on Tuesday to talk about bills he is working on and issues that concern...
Brass Fire to Play at Pendleton Red Lion on Saturday
Brass Fire will play live at the Pendleton Red Lion on Saturday, May 7.
The band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m.
Arrest of Mentally Ill Woman Frustrates HPD Chief
The Hermiston police chief says “the system failed” a woman who was in need of medical help, but instead was arrested on a charge...
