Ultra Broadband

EOT Bringing Ultra-Broadband to Hermiston Area

Eastern Oregon Telecom is gearing up to bring a gigabit broadband network to rural homes and businesses in the Hermiston area. EOT General Manager Joe...

Eagles to Host Muscular Dystrophy Fundraiser

A Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 14 at the Hermiston Eagles Lodge. The event takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. at...

AARP Offering Help with Taxes

AARP is offering help with taxes in the Hermiston and Boardman areas. AARP volunteers will be at the Hermiston Public Library from 9 a.m. to...
Rocky Heights Principal Finalists

Meet the Rocky Heights Principal Finalists

Three Candidates in Line to Succeed BJ Wilson A large and interested crowd filled the library at Rocky Heights Elementary School on Wednesday to hear...

HHS Girls Advance to 5A Semifinal Game

The Hermiston Bulldogs will play in their third straight 5A girls state basketball semifinal today after turning back rival Pendleton, 48-30, Wednesday at Gill...

Walden to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Heppner

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will hold a town hall meeting in Heppner on Friday, March 13. Walden will give an update on legislation...

Chamber Spotlight to Focus on Health Foundation

The Umatilla Chamber of Commerce will focus its spotlight on the Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation on March 18 at the hospital. The event gets...

'Persons of Interest' Surface in Madrigal Murder

One week after the shooting death of a 23-year-old Umatilla man, no arrests have been made, but persons of interest have surfaced, according to...
HCC Meeting

Council Votes to Extend Hermiston Enterprise Zone

In the past 11 years, investment into the local community by Dupont-Pioneer Seed and Shearer’s Foods have resulted in 278 full-time jobs with an...

Tamástslikt Film Focuses on Plight of Lamprey

The film documentary, The Lost Fish: The Struggle to Save Pacific Lamprey, will be shown at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute at 1 p.m. on Saturday,...

Umatilla Booster Club Holding Steak Feed, Auction

The Umatilla Booster Club will hold its eighth annual Steak Dinner & Auction on Saturday, March 14 at the Hermiston Conference Center. Doors open at...

Symphony to Play Concert for Youth on Thursday

The Willow Creek Symphony will perform a Young People's Concert at the Hermiston Conference Center at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 12. The concert is...

Meeting to Focus on Traffic-Safety Strategies

Good Shepherd Medical Center and the Oregon Department of Transportation will host a Safe Communities meeting from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March...

SAGE Center to Host Reception for PGE Exhibit

The public is invited to attend a reception for the new Portland General Electric exhibit at the SAGE Center in Boardman. The reception is free...

Farm Worker Expo Set for March 11

The second annual Farm Worker and Ag Employer Expo will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at the Hermiston...

BMCC Puts $23 Million Bond on May Ballot

The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education passed a resolution to place a $23 million capital construction bond on the May 19 election...

Traveling Lantern Theater Coming to Echo

The Echo Library and Libraries of Eastern Oregon will host the award-winning Traveling Lantern Theater again this year on Friday, March 20 at 2...

Heppner to Celebrate St. Patty's This Week

The 33rd annual Wee Bit O’ Ireland celebration kicks off this week in Heppner starting on Thursday and continuing through Sunday. The week’s first event...
HCC 3-9-15

Council Raises Rates for HES Customers

Rate Increase Takes Effect in May For the past several years, Hermiston Energy Services (HES) has been dipping into its reserves rather than raise its...

Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Saturday Event

Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Saturdays event on Saturday, March 14. From 10 a.m. to noon, participants, at no charge, can...