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...
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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...
Oregon Ag

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

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...
BMCC

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...
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City Offers Follow-Up ‘Livable Hermiston’ Survey

Over 1,000 people took part in a recent survey sponsored by the city of Hermiston, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, and Hermiston Futures Task Force...

Facebook Workshop Set for Businesses

The Umatilla Chamber of Commerce will host an Introduction to Facebook workshop for businesses on Dec. 1. The workshop goes from 8 to 10 a.m....

Use Caution During Holiday Traveling

Winter Weather Advisories for snow have been issued through early Wednesday morning for all of Central Oregon and the Northeast Oregon mountains. Snow accumulations will...

Wildhorse Donates 600 Pounds of Food

Wildhorse Resort & Casino hosted a canned food drive to benefit St. Mary’s Outreach during the Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2 movie premier. The popular series...
Hospital Consortium

GSHCS to Help Establish Rural Residency Program

Like many states across the country, Oregon faces a critical primary care physician shortage. A recent study estimates the need for an additional 1,726...

Umatilla Seeks School Volunteers

The Umatilla School District is looking for some volunteers to help out with various needs throughout the district. Volunteers are needed for the district's After...
Fire Consolidation

Fire District Pitches Scaled-Down Ballot Measure

Last year, Hermiston Fire Chief Scott Stanton tried to convince voters to pony up some extra tax revenue so the department could keep up...
McNary Dam Work Complete

Work Done on McNary Dam's Potable Water System

Construction of McNary Lock and Dam's new potable water distribution system was completed and put into service on Friday, Nov. 20, according to U.S....
Hermiston Re-Branding

Hermiston Seeks Brand New Brand

An extensive survey of Hermiston residents was recently conducted to find out what people really think of the Hermiston brand, You Can GROW Here,...

Football Title Games Set for Kennison Field

Kennison Field in Hermiston will be the site of three OSAA state final football games on Saturday, Nov. 28. The 1A game between Dufur and...

Hospital Offers New Range of Motorized Scooters

In 1979 Elmo and Patsy released what would become an unlikely holiday anthem, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. “But I can guarantee this...