BMCC to Offer Help Applying for Financial Aid

Blue Mountain Community College’s Financial Aid Office will host multiple opportunities throughout the month of October for current and future students to learn more...

School District Says Vendor Making False Claims

A vendor from the Midwest is contacting local businesses to sell sports poster ads. The salesman claims to be a representative from Hermiston High...

UEC Lists $140,000 in Unclaimed Capital Credits

Umatilla Electric Cooperative gives notice that Capital Credit payments are now and have been available since 2012 at the office of the Cooperative at...

Workshops Scheduled for Those with Disabilities

FACT Oregon is offering two workshops this fall for individuals with disabilities and their families about transitioning to adulthood. The workshops are offered in partnership...

Parks Department Offering Photography Class

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is offering a fall photography workshop on Oct. 25 focusing on a local tree farm. Special permission has been...

City of Echo Plans Innaugural Oktoberfest

Echo Kiwanis and Desert Arts have announced the first ever Echo OktoberFest set for Oct. 22 at the Echo Ridge Cellars. The event will offer...

Festival Street Kick-Off Event Set for Tonight

The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency (HURA) will hold an open house tonight to kick off the planning and design of the new downtown festival...

GSHCS Touts Patient Safety Improvements

Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) announced on Friday patient safety improvements as a result of participation in the Partnership for Patients (PfP) initiative,...

James, Bulldogs Shut Out Ridgeview, 54-0

There were fireworks in the air and on the field Friday night as the Hermiston Bulldogs throttled Ridgeview, 54-0, in Hermiston. Homecoming night for Hermiston...
McNary Dam

Corps Awards Contract for McNary Lock Repair

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $505,000 contract to a registered small business from Wilsonville to complete several repairs to the downstream...

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...

McKenzie Park Site of Saturday Market

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

12-Year-Old Boy Charged After Gun Threats

A 12-year-old Hermiston boy, allegedly inspired by the creepy clown craze, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and charged with first-degree disorderly conduct after...

Library District Announces New Board Member

The Umatilla County Special Library District selected Hilary Stoupa to fill a vacancy. The vacancy was created by the recent resignation of Heidi Anderson, who...

Students to Get Heart, Lung Health Lesson

A Hermiston teacher will team with a local health professional today to provide hands-on learning for the students. Kelly Allen, a seventh grade social arts...

Boardman Gets Clean Audit Report

The Boardman City Council heard good news at its meeting on Tuesday. The council heard from the city’s auditor, Chris Cockburn of Cockburn and McClintock,...

Agape House to Hold Parking Lot Sale

The Agape House in Hermiston will host a parking lot sale from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 Clothing, furniture and miscellaneous items...

Heppner Farmer's Market Set for Friday

The Heppner Farmer’s Market will take place on Friday, Oct. 7 at the Heppner City Park. The market will be open from 9 a.m. to...
Solar Array

UEC Receives $250,000 Grant for Solar Array

Umatilla Electric Cooperative has received a $250,134 federal grant to help offset the cost of its $2.5-million solar array at Umatilla. UEC received the second...

Police Blotter: Creepy Clown Alert!

Northeast Oregon Now has dug into the Hermiston police logs to pluck out some of the more unique reports received by the HPD: RP =...