Boardman to Hold Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday
Children through fourth grade who are able to walk and adults are invited to Boardman’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Boardman Marina Park...
Trout, $50 Reward Tags Await Willow Creek Anglers
In April and May the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be releasing a total of 1,500 trophy-sized trout into Willow Creek Reservoir...
Armand Larive Receives $3,555 Grant
Armand Larive Middle School was awarded the Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant in the amount of $3,555.
OSU Extension Center and Armand Larive Middle...
Two Rivers Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections inmate died unexpectedly Friday morning of apparent natural causes at a Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla.
As with all...
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...
Libraries Forgiving Fines During Library Week
The 12 public libraries in Umatilla County will be celebrating National Library Week, April 9-15, with two very special opportunities for their patrons. As...
Wyden to Hold Town Hall Meetings in E. Oregon
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town hall meetings in Morrow and Umatilla Counties as part of his 11-county swing through Eastern and Central...
Letter: Why Good Schools Are Necessary
To the editor:
Historically, Hermiston has strongly supported its schools. Looking purely at the dollars and cents; we can see that our community as...
BMCC to Host Smithsonian Exhibition April 10-21
Blue Mountain Community College and the Betty Feves Memorial Art Gallery will host a special traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution April 10-21 that...
HHS Junior Selected as a LEDA Scholar
Hermiston High School junior Heidy Mejia-Puerta has been accepted into the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) Scholars Program.
The LEDA Scholars Program...
Oregon Celebrates Its Official State Beverage
Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed April to be Oregon Milk Month in a year that happens to be the 20th anniversary of milk being...
Fire Chief Credits New Station with Saving Home
Umatilla County Fire District #1 Fire Chief Scott Stanton is crediting the newly-staffed station with saving a family's home Monday night.
Around 7:17 p.m. on...
Umatilla, Morrow Counties Rank High in Tax Rate
The Oregonian newspaper has ranked each of Oregon’s 36 counties in their average tax rate for residential properties.
Wheeler County, with an effective...
Irrigon Students Earn Scholarships
Two Irrigon Junior-Senior High School students have won scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association.
Marlina Avila Serratos and Brandy Quezada-Hermosillo were named 2017 State...
Hermiston Payless Store Not Among Those Closing
Payless ShoeSource has announced that it has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close nearly 400 stores.
Payless ShoeSource in Hermiston and Pendleton will not...
Tattoo Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
The owner of a tattoo shop in Pendleton pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug charges in the Sixth Circuit Court, but will not spend time...
UHS to Host Annual Chili Contest
Umatilla High School will host its annual chili contest on Friday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The cost is $3 and there will also be...
HPD Identifies Bicyclist Killed in Accident
The Hermiston Police Department has identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a semi-truck Monday night as 55-year-old Javier Gutierrez Estrada of...
Public Weighs In On Columbia River System EIS
More than 2,300 people attended a series of public meetings and webinars provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and...
Umatilla, Morrow County Jobless Rates Fall
Umatilla County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point in February to 4.9 percent, ranking 23rd among Oregon’s 36 counties, just behind...
