BMCC Concert Choir to Give Holiday Concert
The Blue Mountain Community College Concert Choir will ring in the festive season with a holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m....
Umatilla Puts Water Basin Project on Hold
The city of Umatilla put discussions of the Northeast Oregon Water Association (NOWA) option agreement on hold Tuesday night.
NOWA’s proposal to lease municipal water...
Start Planning Your 2016 Outdoor Season Today
Oregon’s 2016 hunting and fishing licenses are on sale now and make great holiday gifts — especially a new youth license for kids that...
Tamástslikt to Show WWI Documentary on Dec. 12
Pepsi Primetime @ the Museum at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute will presents one of the most accurate interpretations of World War I available the PBS...
SAGE Center Christmas Event Draws Crowd
More than 200 people attended the SAGE Center’s Holiday Lighting Event on Tuesday to kick off the visitor center’s first Christmas lights display.
“We had...
Sears Plans Grand Re-Opening on Friday
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a Grand Re-Opening for Sears on Friday, Dec. 4.
The event begins at noon at 80487 N. Highway...
Passage of Columbia Gorge Bill Expected Soon
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced on Tuesday that he has secured language in the final congressional transportation agreement to help improve roads...
Scammers Target Wrong Person – the Sheriff
People claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House had their sights on what they hoped would be an unsuspecting victim early Wednesday morning –...
ODOT Offers Winter Driving Tips
With the first significant snowfall of the season coming down in the Columbia Gorge and parts of Central and Eastern Oregon, the Oregon Department...
Snow Blankets Lower Columbia Basin
A blanket of snow fell on the Lower Columbia Basin overnight causing slick driving conditions and canceled school classes around the area.
School districts in...
Winter Storm Watch in Effect for This Evening
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect from this evening through Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Motorists are advised...
Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club Selling Christmas Trees
The Hermiston Kiwanis Noon Club will be selling Christmas trees beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Hermiston Conference Center parking lot.
The hours will be...
SAGE Center to Host Christmas Light Display
An agriculture-themed Christmas light display will be open to the public starting this evening at the SAGE Center.
A lighting event takes place from 6-8...
HPD Gearing Up for Christmas Express
The 46th annual Hermiston Christmas Express program is well under way and so far the donations have been on par with previous years, according...
Girl Scouts to Host Winter Break Craft Party
The Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington are hosting a Winter Break Craft Party Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at...
Bad Joke Lands Hermiston Man in Jail
An attempt at a bad joke landed a Hermiston man in jail on Monday.
Around 6:25 a.m. this morning, Hermiston police received a call about...
Hermiston to Host Tree-Lighting Ceremony
The city of Hermiston will host a tree-lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3.
The event will take place at the corner of...
Boardman to Hold Medical Marijuana Public Hearing
The Boardman City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to ban medical marijuana during Tuesday’s meeting.
The council will also discuss...
Importance of Protecting Oregon Ag Land Grows
Oregon’s population now tops 4 million people. Whether the continued population increase negatively impacts agriculture remains to be seen, but the state’s land use...
BMCC Seeks Women's Head Soccer Coach
It’s not every day a coach has the opportunity to launch a brand new athletic program. Yet that’s exactly what the new head women’s...
