Chambers to Highlight China Trip Opportunity
Have you ever wanted to visit the Great Wall of China, tour the Bund in Shanghai or take a boat ride on the West...
Umatilla Chamber to Host Easter Egg Hunt
The annual Umatilla Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 4 at West Park near McNary Lock...
Trees to Be Given Away on Saturday
The Hermiston Rotary Club and the Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 4 with the annual tree giveaway...
Kiwanis Scholarship Deadline Looming
The deadline to apply for the Hermiston Noon Kiwanis Club's Perry Johnson and Russell Dorran Post-Secondary Education Scholarships is fast approaching.
Seniors from Hermiston High...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Found Dead
An inmate died unexpectedly Thursday evening at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla.
Prison staff found inmate George Phillip Murphy, Jr., 70, in the infirmary...
Hansell Touches Base with Hermiston Constituents
Bill Hansell and his fellow Republicans may be outnumbered in the Oregon Senate and House, but that hasn’t stopped the state senator from Athena...
Walden Touts Extension of Rural Schools Program
The U.S. House today passed a two year-extension of the Secure Rural Schools program.
The extension, which was included in a bipartisan bill that reforms...
Vote 'Yes' for BMCC Bond
To the editor:
For more than 50 years, Blue Mountain Community College has provided students, young and old, the opportunity to increase their education and...
Umatilla Center Serving Senior Lunches on Fridays
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....
Alzheimer's Support Group Meets Monday
The Greater Hermiston Area Alzheimer Association support group will meet from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 30 at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
The...
Good Shepherd to Host Medicare Info Session
Are you or anyone you know going to turn 65 in the next six months? If so, Good Shepherd Medical Center is the place...
Irrigon Senior Center Serving Breakfast on Saturday
The Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon will serve its monthly breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 28.
The cost is $4.50...
IMESD Names New P.R. Officer
The Intermountain Education Service District has announced the hiring of Michele Madril as its new communications specialist.
Madril replaces Casey White-Zollman, who recently took a...
BMCC Hopes Scaled-Back Bond Fares Better
A year and a half ago, voters in Umatilla and Morrow counties voted down a Blue Mountain Community College bond renewal measure that would...
Hermiston Council Passes Supplemental Budget
The Hermiston City Council passed a supplemental budget at this week’s meeting.
The action Monday night was part of an annual process of adjusting the...
Fair Board to Hold Budget Workshop
The Umatilla County Fair Board will hold a budget workshop on Thursday, March 26.
The board will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. at the...
Boardman Council Re-Schedules April Meeting
The Boardman City Council has re-scheduled its regularly scheduled Tuesday, April 21 meeting to Tuesday, April 28.
The council meeting will begin at 7 p.m....
Hansell to Hold Town Hall in Hermiston
State Sen. Bill Hansell and State Rep. Greg Barreto will hold a series of town hall talks in Eastern Oregon on March 27-28.
Town hall...
SDA Church Serving Free Meal on Wednesday
A free community dinner will be served on Wednesday, March 25 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hermiston.
The dinner, available to anyone in need...
Hospital Auxiliary to Hold Bake Sale
The Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary will hold a fund-raising bake sale on Wednesday, April 1.
The sale will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4...
