Large Crowds Flock to Cinco de Mayo
In just four short years, Hermiston’s Cinco de Mayo celebration has become so popular that it may have outgrown downtown Hermiston.
Another large crowd gathered...
This Week's HWY. 395 Construction Schedule
Day and nighttime construction activities continue in Hermiston along U.S. 395 for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s $3.7 million highway improvement project. Most of...
Girl Scouts to Host Tea Party for Young Girls
Girls in kindergarten through the fifth grade are invited to attend a tea party with the Girl Scouts on May 14 from 2 to...
First Ever: HHS Soccer Player Signs with BMCC
Blue Mountain Community College signed its very first women’s soccer recruit during a signing ceremony this Friday in the McCrae Activity Center on the...
Walden to Visit Depot, Hold Opioid Roundtable
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will be in Eastern Oregon on Tuesday, May 3 for a series of public events and meetings with...
HPD Gives Active Shooter Training to Library Staff
Active shooter training was one of the topics covered at the April 1 Umatilla Special Library District (UCSLD) In-Service Training held at the Hermiston...
Man Hospitalized After Shootout with Police
Milton-Freewater police shot a man Thursday evening after he opened fire on the officers following a high-speed pursuit.
According to the Umatilla County District Attorney’s...
ODOT Urges Caution During Construction Season
Highway construction season has begun and several projects are currently underway and the Oregon Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to take precautions while...
Partners Seek to End Runarounds for Families
For a family needing to find education, child care, nutrition or housing services, the path to these resources can be a bewildering jumble of...
Ground Broken for Irrigated Ag Center in Hermiston
In the not-too-distant future, a whole crop of college students will graduate from Blue Mountain Community College with knowledge and skills needed to be...
Smith Appointed to Transportation Committee
On Wednesday, it was announced that State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) has been appointed as a member of the long-awaited Joint Committee on Transportation...
City to Install Stop Sign at S.W. Joshua Court
After receiving a letter from a concerned citizen about speeding drivers on S.W. Joshua Court and S.W. 10th Street, the Hermiston City Council voted...
Eagles Lodge to Serve Breakfast Sunday
The Hermiston Eagles will serve breakfast on Sunday, May 1.
Breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. at the lodge, 160 N.W. Second...
Corps: Kennewick Man is Native American
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division has reached an initial determination regarding the set of ancient remains known as Kennewick Man.
Based on...
Brass Fire to Play at Stetson's Steak House Tonight
Brass Fire will play at Stetson's Stake House in Hermiston tonight.
The band will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All ages are allowed and...
Catch a Trout at Phillips Reservoir, Win $50 – Maybe
This spring ODFW will “sweeten the pot” for anglers at Phillips Reservoir by stocking 4,000 trophy-sized rainbow trout, some of which will be marked...
BMCC Rodeo Teams Rise in National Rankings
The Blue Mountain Community College men’s and women’s rodeo teams continued to dominate the Northwest Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association with standout...
BMCC to Break Ground on Hermiston Ag Center
Blue Mountain Community College will break ground on the first of three major construction projects approved by voters in its May 2015 bond measure...
HHS Cheerleaders to Hold Car Wash on Saturday
The Hermiston High School cheerleaders will hold a fundraiser car wash on Saturday, April 30 at Les Schwab in Hermiston.
The event runs from 10...
Irrigon Senior Center Serving Breakfast on Saturday
The Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon will serve its monthly breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30.
The cost is $4.50...
