Happy Canyon Reveals Centennial Logo
The Happy Canyon Indian Pageant is preparing for its 100th anniversary in 2016, and this week unveiled a special centennial logo that will help...
Residents Protest Umatilla's Pot Prohibition
“They don’t even know what they’re doing.”
“This is pathetic.”
“What are we doing here?”
Comments tossed around the audience painted the Umatilla City Council in a...
Fair Exhibitors Can Pick up Entries at Fair Office
Exhibitors who have not picked up their items entered in the Umatilla County Fair can still stop by the fair office on Orchard Avenue...
Minor Injury Reported in Morrow County Hard Landing
A Beavercreek, Ore., pilot received minor injuries when his small plane landed on its top in Morrow County.
The Morrow County Sheriff's Office received a...
Oregon Dairy Princess to Visit SAGE Center
Emma Miller, the 2015 Oregon Dairy Princess, will be at the SAGE Center in Boardman on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2:30...
Morrow County Fair, Rodeo Under Way in Heppner This Week
Morrow County Fair & Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
The Fair runs Wednesday through Friday
Wine Tasting - Thursday evening from 6-10:30 p.m. at the football/fairgrounds (come...
Umatilla Electric Posts Unclaimed Capital Credits List
This is a notice of unclaimed capital credits for members on record at Umatilla Electric Cooperative as of Aug. 18, 2015.
Umatilla Electric Cooperative gives...
Oregon Smoke Blog Tackles Air Quality Issues
The Oregon Smoke Information website is an effort by city, county, tribal, state and federal agencies to coordinate and aggregate information for Oregon communities affected...
Aerial Spraying Continues In Response to West Nile Virus
The West Umatilla Mosquito Control District continues to conduct targeted aerial mosquito control spraying, with a twin engine airplane scheduled after sunset on Monday,...
Update Given on Turner Basin Fire Near Dale
Update from U.S. Forest Service - Umatilla National Forest
Monday, Aug. 17
Pendleton - The Turner Basin Fire is burning roughly eight miles east of Dale, Oregon...
Red Cross Responds to Hermiston Home Fire
Disaster action team volunteers with the American Red Cross last week met with residents who experienced a single-family fire the 100 block of 7th...
Update Given on 2,250-Acre Grizzly Bear Complex Fire
Update from the U.S. Forest Service - Umatilla National Forest
1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17
Pendleton - Sunday’s direct suppression efforts were successful in slowing the...
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car on I-84
A pedestrian died when she attempted to cross eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 near The Dalles on Friday.
According to the Oregon State Police, troopers...
Fair Contest Participants Go to Seed
Spitting in public may be forbidden in etiquette books, but Eastern Oregon has one exception to the rule: watermelon seed spitting. The Umatilla County...
Rexburg Cowboy Takes All-Around at Farm-City
Saturday night was championship night at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo as Garrett Smith took home the all-around title after a solid night in steer...
Rexburg Cowboy Takes All-Around at Farm-City
Saturday night was championship night at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo as Garrett Smith took home the all-around title after a solid night in steer...
Lowe, Champion Take Lead in Bareback at Farm-City
Ty Erickson, the second-ranked steer wrestler in the world, had the fastest time of the night on Friday in the third night of Farm-City...
Fun Is the Main Ingredient at Fair's BBQ Contest
For more than 10 years, backyard cooks have faced off at the Umatilla County Fair, and this year was no exception.
Cooks were already setting...
Irrigon Visitor Center, Chamber Office Plans Grand Opening
The Irrigon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has rented a building at 490 Highway 730 for its office and visitors center.
“We are pleased...
McKenzie Park Site of Saturday Market
Hermiston’s Saturday Market will be open for business from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug 15.
The market, held at McKenzie Park, will feature...
