Good Shepherd's Health Saturdays Set for June 14

Good Shepherd Medical Center will offer its monthly Healthy Saturdays event on June 14. Participants at no charge can have their blood pressure checked, body...

Commissioners Return from National Conference

Umatilla County Commissioners Bill Elfering and Larry Givens recently returned from the National Association of Counties (NACo) 2014 Western Interstate Region (WIR) Conference held in Anchorage...

Hertz Grand Opening Set for Friday

Hertz will hold its grand opening at noon on Friday, May 30. The event is hosted by the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce and will include...

Rummage Sale set for Umatilla on June 13-14

A rummage and white elephant sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14 at...

Chamber Seeks Funfest Vendors

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for the ninth annual Funfest in downtown Hermiston on Saturday, July 12. Last year, more than 4,000...
HAREC Bill

HAREC Bill Seen as Boost to Hermiston Development

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a plan Wednesday to place the 290 acres of land currently home to Oregon State University’s Hermiston...
Umatilla, Port Dispute

Umatilla, Port Tangled Up in Zoning Dispute

Tonight, the Umatilla City Council will hear an appeal of a zoning issue. What sounds mundane could cause high-stakes ripples to major players in...

HHS Video of the Week: Hanging with a Celebrity

Hermiston High School senior and Northeast Oregon Now correspondent Tory Gertsch asked her fellow students what celebrity they would like to hang out with: httpv://youtu.be/ZswJCwq2nEc

Chinook Season Extended Once More

Continued improvement in the number of upriver spring Chinook salmon returning to the Columbia River prompted fishery managers from Oregon and Washington to re-open...
Hermiston Solar Array

Solar Project to Cut HAREC Power Costs by Half

Oregon State University this spring has brought the largest of its ground-mounted solar arrays online as part of the Oregon University System’s “Solar by...

Fish for Free in Oregon June 7-8

Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon is June 7-8, and for those two days you won’t need a fishing license to fish, crab or clam...
Greg Smith

Permit Process Holding Up Morrow Pacific Project

Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith was in Hermiston on Tuesday to provide Hermiston Chamber of Commerce members an update on the Morrow Pacific Project...

Irrigon Ranked 5th in State for Home Ownership

According to a consumer advocacy website, there are few better places for home ownership in the state of Oregon than Irrigon. As part of its...

Domestic Violence Services Seeks Donations

Domestic Violence Services of Umatilla and Morrow County is in immediate need of donations of household items for the shelters. DVS is seeking donations of...

City Manager Finalists to Be in Town June 19-20

The Hermiston City Council has named four finalists to replace City Manager Ed Brookshier when he retires later this year. The finalists will be in...

Seattle Comedians to Perform at Wildhorse

Stand-up comedians Mitchell Burrow and Monica Nevi will perform at the Wildhorse Comedy Jam in Pendleton on Thursday, May 29. Burrow and Nevi, who both...

Area Educators Honored with Crystal Apple Awards

Thirty-five Umatilla County educators were honored recently with Crystal Apple Awards, honored for their dedication to the success and education of their students. The winners...

Hospital Offers Free Weekly Classes for Moms, Babies

Good Shepherd Medical Center offers weekly sessions for mothers and infants up to 8 months every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The free sessions...

Relay for Life Fundraiser Set for Tonight

A fund-raising event for the Hermiston Relay for Life will take place tonight at Desert Lanes. The Hermiston Soroptimist Club will hold a fund-raising Bunco...

Irrigon Senior Center to Serve Breakfast on May 31

Irrigon’s monthly fundraiser breakfast will be held on Saturday, May 31 at the Stoke’s Landing Senior Center. The breakfast, which runs from 7:30 to 10:30...