26 Vehicles Crash on I-84; 12 People Injured
Black Ice Blamed for Interstate Pileup
Oregon State Troopers are continuing their investigation into Saturday's early morning crash involving 26 vehicles on Interstate 84 near...
Black Ice Causes 20-Vehicle Collision
As many as 20 vehicles collided due to black ice on Interstate 84 near Baker City early Saturday morning, blocking about 50 vehicles at...
Pest Training Course Set for Hermiston
A training course designed for university extension field faculty, agency professionals, and crop consultants on insects, diseases and weeds identification, management and control will...
Relay for Life to Hold Kick-Off Event on Saturday
Relay for Life of Hermiston will hold its 2015 kick-off event on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Armand Larive Middle School.
The event gets under way...
AAU Hoops Tourney Coming to Hermiston
The Hermiston Basketball Club will host the 12th annual Best of the West AAU Basketball Tournament on Jan. 24-25.
This is expected to be the...
Walk in Honor of MLK Jr. Set for Monday
The Hermiston Black International Awareness Club will present the annual Community Walk in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from noon to 2...
Sunset Hosting Book Exchange on Jan. 23
Sunset Elementary School will hold a book exchange from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23.
Community members can donate new or gently-used books...
Free Skin Cancer Screenings Offered at Hospital
A free skin cancer screening will be offered at Good Shepherd Medical Center on Jan. 23.
The screenings, conducte by the Center for Excellence in...
Pesticide Applicator Training Offered Next Month
The Oregon State University Extension Service will offer ODA Private Pesticide Applicator Pre-Exam Training in February.
The free training session is designed to cover the...
Crime in Hermiston Down 35 Percent from 2013
Crime in Hermiston fell 35 percent in 2014 from the previous year, according to a new report issued by the Hermiston Police Department.
The report...
Hermiston to Use Prison Work Crews
The city of Hermiston has signed an agreement with Two Rivers Correctional Institution that will allow inmates to do landscaping work in town.
The city...
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....
Boardman Chamber Members to Meet Jan. 21
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will host an Economic Outlook luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The event, sponsored by the Bank of Eastern Oregon, will...
Letter: Delegation Concerned Over Depot Plans
Wyden, Merkley, Walden Urge Hagel to Accept No-Cost Transfer
Dear Secretary Chuck Hagel:
We are writing to express our strong concerns about reports that the U.S....
Cheaper Gas Expected to Stick Around
Gas prices continue to test lows not seen since May 2009. The national average for regular unleaded has fallen for a record 110 days...
BMCC Offering Free Suicide Intervention Training
Blue Mountain Community College, in collaboration with Yellowhawk Youth Suicide Prevention Program, will be offering a two-day suicide intervention training this month.
The Applied Suicide...
Chamber to Host Special Event on Thursday
The grand opening of Real Business Solutions in Hermiston and the one-year anniversary of the Home Town Mortgage Group will be celebrated with a...
Wildhorse Offers Up 'Jamaroke' Tonight
Wildhorse Resort & Casino’s Wednesday Night Live will feature “Jamaroke” with a live band tonight at 8 p.m. at the Wildhorse Sports Bar.
For more...
Fair Board Re-Schedules Meeting
The Umatilla County Fair Board meeting scheduled for this evening has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held...
Horneck Scholarship Fund Halfway to Goal
The Don Horneck Memorial Scholarship Fund is halfway to its goal of raising $100,000.
Phil Hamm, director of the Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center...
