Letter: Vote 'Yes' for BMCC Bond

To the editor: As a result of my time in Salem, I have become even more impressed with Blue Mountain Community College. BMCC and President...

Fair Board to Hold Budget Workshops in May

The Umatilla County Fair Board will hold a workshop on Thursday, May 21, 2015 and Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., in the...

Agape House to Hold Parking Lot Sale

The Agape House in Hermiston will host a parking lot sale from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. Items include clothing (three items...

FFA Plant Sale Set for May 8-9

The Hermiston High School FFA Plant Sale will be Friday, May 8, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, from 9...

United Way Raffling Off Big Prizes

The United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties is holding its annual benefit raffle, with prizes being drawn on July 24 at the benefit...

Hospital Auxiliary Holding Book Sale

The Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary is holding a book sale Wednesday, May 6 and and Thursday, May 7. The sale goes from 7:30 a.m....

Walden, Ranchers Tout Sage Grouse Bill

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a provision in the annual defense authorization bill that would prohibit the Obama Administration from declaring...

Snake River Open For Spring Chinook

Spring Chinook fishing in northeast Oregon kicked off Saturday, May 2 with the opening of the upper Snake River to salmon fishing. It is...
Cardio Crush

Goodbye Fat, Hello Fun

Irrigon Couple Fill Fitness Void The first thing you see when you approach 1HR Cardio Crush in Irrigon is a sign that welcomes you to...
BMCC Rodeo Team

BMCC Rodeo Teams Atop NW Region Standings

The Blue Mountain Community College men’s and women’s rodeo teams swept the Northwest Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals on May 1-2 in Hermiston. Both teams topped the...

BMCC to Host Cruisin' for Scholarships Car Show

Tired of car shows in hot parking lots? Then come enjoy the stunning views of Pendleton and the Blue Mountains from BMCC’s central lawn...

Celebrate the Arts During Weekend Festival

The arts will be celebrated in Hermiston during the Eastern Oregon Arts Festival on May 8-9. Many new activities, entertainment and artists have been added...

Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Saturday Event

Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Saturdays event on Saturday, May 9. From 10 a.m. to noon, participants, at no charge, can...
2015 Cinco De Mayo

Cinco de Mayo Draws Huge Crowd to Hermiston

Hermiston’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration on Sunday was the biggest yet, but organizers have plans to make the party twice as big in...
UEC Boardman

UEC Building New Operations Center in Boardman

Because of ongoing expansion in the Boardman area, Umatilla Electric Cooperative will soon begin building a 23,970-square-foot operations center off Columbia Avenue, next to...

Delegation Wants Speedy Release of County Payments

Oregon Reps. Greg Walden, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici today urged the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land...
Bark for Life

Hermiston Bark for Life Set for May 16

The fifth annual Hermiston Bark for Life fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 16 at McKenzie Park. The event gives dog owners and their...

College Rodeo Finals Set for Today, Saturday

The nationally-ranked Blue Mountain Community College rodeo team will host the Northwest Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals today and Saturday (May 1-2) at the Farm City...
Cinco de Mayo Preview

Thousands Expected for Hermiston's Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo organizers are expecting the biggest turnout ever on Sunday in downtown Hermiston. The annual celebration will get under way at 11:30 a.m....

Blue Mountain Fiddlers to Put on Show in Stanfield

The Blue Mountain Olde Time Fiddlers will put on a show on Saturday, May 9 at the Stanfield Community Center. Dinner will be available at...