ODFW Curtails Fishing Hours on Most Oregon Rivers
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has curtailed fishing hours on most of Oregon’s rivers to avoid additional stress on native fish already...
Smith Catches Up with E. Oregon Constituents
The Oregon Legislative session ended July 6, but State Rep. Greg Smith is still keeping busy with a tour of Eastern Oregon.
On Thursday, Smith...
Umatilla Prison Inmates Enjoy Picnic with Family
Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla held the first of several Families Aiding in Rehabilitation (FAIR) picnics on July 11-12.
Seventy adults in custody,...
BMCC Receives Major Federal Grant
Blue Mountain Community College received a major federal grant this week that will allow it to continue a program designed to help students succeed...
Good Shepherd to Host Blood Drive
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday, July 20 in Hermiston.
The blood drive will take place from 12:30 to 6 p.m....
Free Arts Activities Each Saturday at McKenzie Park
The Desert Arts Council is extending its free Kid’s Art Activities through Saturday, July 25 at McKenzie Park.
Sandra Spencer, art instructor, will be...
Heppner Farmer's Market Set for Today
The Heppner Farmer’s Market will take place today at the Heppner City Park.
The market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and...
McKenzie Park Site of Saturday Market
Hermiston’s Saturday Market will be open for business from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 18.
The market, held at McKenzie Park, will feature...
Highway Sign Honors ODOT's Don Kendall
Don Kendall, a longtime ODOT employee, was memorialized with the installation of a new sign designating a stretch of Highway 395 in his honor.
Oregon...
Free Concert Set for Friday at McKenzie Park
The Brass Fire Band will perform a free concert at McKenzie Park on Friday, July 17.
The concert, which gets started at 7 p.m., is...
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....
Good Shepherd to Open New Surgical Suites
Good Shepherd Health Care System has completed the second phase of a $15.3 million Surgical Services department expansion.
The public is invited to a ribbon...
Warm Water Kills Off Spring Chinook Salmon
An estimated 109 wild spring Chinook salmon in the upper section of the Middle Fork John Day River died last week, apparently due to...
Hospital to Unveil Expanded Surgery Center
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 21 at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
The event, which gets...
Ordinance Brewing to Hold Grand Opening
Ordnance Brewing will hold its grand opening of its tasting room and brewery in Boardman on Saturday, Aug. 1.
The celebration is open to adults...
Council Gives OK for Resurfacing Highland at Night
The Hermiston City Council approved a request by the street department to exceed the city’s noise ordinance while it resurfaces Highland Avenue.
While prep work...
Boardman Teen Drowns in Columbia River
A Boardman teenager drowned Friday in the Columbia River – the second Morrow County teen to drown in the past five weeks.
Gavin Ryce Roberts,...
Funfest Draws Crowds to Downtown Hermiston
Mother Nature must have got the memo to be on her best behavior on Saturday.
The sizzling summer of 2015 took a break over the...
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