Facilities Boost Economy

Kennison Field Paying Off for Community

State-of-the-Art Facilty Attracting Thousands to Town for Playoffs When Hermiston School District officials announced plans to build Kennison Field at Hermiston High School, they envisioned...

Council OKs Liquor License for Yogurt Shop

The Hermiston City Council approved a liquor license application for Yo Country Frozen Yogurt. The approved application will allow Yo Country Frozen Yogurt to sell...
Bulldogs Sendoff 2

Fans Plan Bigger Send Off for Championship Game

Plans are under way to give the Hermiston High School football team an even bigger sendoff as they travel on Friday to Hillsboro for...
Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner Preview

Enjoy Thanksgiving Without All the Fuss

Free Dinners Served at Several Locations For those who want to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast but don’t want to deal with all the cooking, table...

Boardman Christmas Tree Lighting Set for Dec. 1

The city of Boardman will hold its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Monday, Dec. 1. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the...

2014 United Way Campaign Under Way

The 2014 United Way fundraising campaign is under way. The United Way has been supporting nonprofit organizations in Umatilla County since 1953 and those in...

Horneck Scholarship Fund Passes $34,000

Contributions to the Don Horneck Memorial Scholarship Fund have passed the $34,000 mark. Phil Hamm, director of the Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center (HAREC),...
Santa Claus

Santa Arriving in Hermiston on Friday

Yo Country Frozen Yogurt at the Cottage Plaza will host Hermiston’s annual arrival of Santa beginning Friday, Nov. 28 and continuing through Dec. 23. Pictures...
HCC Charter Review

Council Wraps Up Revisions to City Charter

Proposed Changes to Go Before Voters in May 2015 The Hermiston City Council finished up work on proposed changes to the city charter during a...

Sheriff's Office Seeks Burglary Suspect

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in identifying and locating a man suspected in four burglaries in the Milton-Freewater area. The burglaries...

Hospital Offers Help with Medicare

A Medicare open enrollment event will take place on Friday, Nov. 28 at Good Shepherd Medical Center. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Good Shepherd...

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, Nov. 29. The cost is $4.50...

Sun Terrace to Hold Holiday Bazaar Dec. 13

Sun Terrace Hermiston will hold its annual holiday bazaar on Saturday Dec. 13. The bazaar will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will...

Soroptimists Seek Live Your Dream Award Applicants

Soroptimist International of the Greater Hermiston Area is seeking applicants for their “Live Your Dream” education and training awards for women. The awards were formerly...

Linebacker Club to Meet on Tuesday

Due to Thanksgiving on Thursday, the Hermiston Linebacker Club luncheon meeting will be held on Tuesday instead of Thursday. The meeting will be from 12...

Umatilla County Fair Board Meets Today

The Umatilla County Fair Board will meet at 1 p.m. today at the Stafford Hansell Government Center in Hermiston. The board will be discussing gate...
I84 Crash

OSP Seeks Help Finding Truck Involved in Crash

Woman Seriously Injured in I-84 Crash Near Pendleton Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into an injury crash Saturday evening on Interstate...

Bulldogs to Play for State Championship

Hermiston Turns Back Marist, 30-13, in Semi-Final The Hermiston Bulldogs made the most of their first-ever appearance in the 5A state semi-finals by dominating the...

Hermiston Advances to State Championship Game

The Hermiston Bulldogs’ history-making run in the state playoffs continued tonight with a 30-13 win over the Marist Spartans in the 5A semi-final game...
Bulldog Sendoff

Fans Line Highland to Send Team Off to Hillsboro

Several hundred people lined up and down Highland Avenue Saturday morning to cheer on the Hermiston Bulldogs as they pulled out of the Hermiston...