Umatilla Library to Host Dr. Seuss Event Wednesday

The Umatilla Public Library is inviting children and their parents to celebrate the works of Dr. Seuss on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The event starts at...

Echo Library to Host Reading Program Party

The Echo Public Library Summer Reading Program closing party will be Friday, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m. Children can turn in their summer reading lists...

Hearing to Focus on Hermiston Landscaping

The Hermiston Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Aug. 12 to consider adding a landscaping requirement to the city’s code of ordinances. The...

Good Shepherd Offers Healthy Saturday Event

Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Saturdays event on Saturday, Aug. 8. From 10 a.m. to noon, participants, at no charge, can...

Trio to Play Free Concert in Irrigon Tonight

Trio will give a free concert in Irrigon this evening. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Irrigon Marina Park. The concert is part of...
Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith, left, and Hermiston Mayor Drotzmann hand out free Hermiston potatoes at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland Saturday.

Portland Gets a Taste of Hermiston

A friendly reunion between the biggest city in the state and the biggest city in Eastern Oregon took place in downtown Portland on Saturday. Representatives...
Jason Anteau Service

Anteau Remembered for His Humor, Selflessness

About 1,000 friends and family filled the commons at Hermiston High School on Saturday to celebrate the life of Jason Anteau. An area coordinator for...
Hermiston Night Out

Get to Know Your Neighbors During Night Out

Remember– for those of us old enough – when everyone knew their neighbors and everyone kept an eye out for one another? It seems like...

Sheriff's Office Investigating Attempted Kidnapping

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the attempted kidnapping of a female in Athena around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. The incident occurred near the...

SWAT Team Arrests Hermiston Man on Drug Charges

An Oregon State Police SWAT team arrested a Hermiston man on Thursday after an early-morning search was conducted at his residence. At approximately 5:30 a.m.,...

Free Movie in the Park Set for Friday Night

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation is inviting the public to come out to McKenzie Park each Friday for its Movies in the Park series. On...

McKenzie Park Site of Saturday Market

Hermiston’s Saturday Market will be open for business from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug 1. The market, held at McKenzie Park, will feature...

Heppner Farmer's Market Set for Friday

The Heppner Farmer’s Market will take place on Friday, July 31 at the Heppner City Park. The market will be open from 10 a.m. to...

Senior Lunches Served at Umatilla Center

The Umatilla School District is offering lunches for senior citizens each Friday at the Umatilla Center. Lunches will be served from noon to 1 p.m....

Suspicious Letter Case Closes with No Arrests

The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory completed the preliminary testing of a sample of suspicious letters received by law enforcement agencies around the state....

Suspicious Letter Case: Person of Interest ID'd

Investigators have identified a Eugene man as a person of interest in the case involving suspicious letters sent to law enforcement agencies across the...

Destiny Theater Showing Kids' Films for Free

Destiny Theater in Hermiston is showing movies for children for free each Wednesday and Thursday through Aug. 20. Doors open at 10 a.m. and the...

Driver Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Ukiah

The Oregon State Police are investigating the cause of a crash near Ukiah on Tuesday that took the life of a 79-year-old man. Around 11:16...

ODFW Offers Hunter Education Classes

Keep the kids occupied this summer and get them ready for fall hunting. Register them for a hunter education class or field day...

Aerial Spraying to Combat West Nile Virus

Aerial spraying of 15,000 acres in Hermiston will take place this week to combat West Nile virus after it was detected last week. The West...