Main Stylin' Nook Raising Funds for Chemo Patients

The Main Stylin’ Nook in Stanfield is raising money for bio-medical freezers with its third annual Rapunzel Project fundraiser. During the month of April, the...
Distracted Driving

OSP to Crack Down on Distracted Driving

During April, the Oregon State Police (OSP) is joining law enforcement and traffic safety partners to increase awareness and save lives during national "Distracted...
Corps Spring Fish Operations

Corps Begins Spring Fish Operations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has begun implementing its 2014 Spring Fish Operations Plan (Spring FOP) at the four lower Snake River...
Fishing Instructor

Free Youth Fishing Day Set for McNary Ponds

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and several local partners will host a free youth fishing event at the McNary Channel Ponds near...

Elderly Man Found After 2-Hour Search

A dispute between an elderly couple on Interstate 84 near Pendleton Tuesday led to the man walking off and ended two hours later –...
Community Garden

Ideas Taking Root at Community Garden

On Saturday morning, volunteers and gardeners began preparing a plot of land behind Good Shepherd Medical Center to become Lovin’ Spadefuls, the Hermiston community...

EOTEC Authority Board Seeks Public Input

The Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center Authority Board will be holding public meetings April 15-17 to receive public input. The meetings will be held...

Retreat Set for Women Business Owners

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce and Real Business Solutions are sponsoring a retreat for women business owners on April 24 at the Hermiston Conference...

Chamber to Honor Professional Assistants on April 22

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will announce the 2014 Professional Assistant of the Year on April 22 at the Hermiston Conference Center. The event is...

Vote for Rome for Hermiston City Council

To the editor: We are pleased to endorse Jesus Rome for Hermiston City Council. He is an outstanding individual and is dedicated to making improvements...

Thanks to All for Work on Oxbow Trail

To the editor: First and foremost, we want to thank the weather for rethinking its rain plans, which were tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of...

Online Sales Techniques Training Offered May 9

The Blue Mountain Community College Small Business Development Center along with the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is offering online sales techniques training that can...
Funfest Vendors

Chamber Seeks Vendors for 9th Annual Funfest

Vendors will have a chance to sell their goods or advertise their business or organization during the annual Hermiston Funfest on Main Street. The event...
Oxbow Tree Planting

Volunteers Plant 7,000 Trees at Oxbow Trail

Volunteers of all ages arrived at the Oxbow Trail property near Riverfront Park in Hermiston Saturday morning to help plant trees. The 2014 Leadership Hermiston...

Man Charged After 'Slow-Speed' Pursuit

A slow-speed pursuit involving Hermiston police and a Hermiston man ended late Sunday morning with the driver facing several charges. The incident began around 2:15...

Police Cite Another Teen-Mom Pair on Graffiti Charges

Just days after a Hermiston teenager and his mother were cited in connection to a rash of graffiti vandalism in town, Hermiston police cited...

Hermiston Man Charged with Menacing

A Hermiston man was charged with menacing and second-degree disorderly conduct Saturday after allegedly brandishing a weapon at another person. Early Saturday morning, around 2:30...
Tree Giveaway

Annual Tree Giveaway Draws Large Crowd

Arbor Day isn’t until April 25, but local residents with tree-planting fever came in droves to the parking lot of Smitty’s Ace Hardware in...
Little League 2014

Big Day for Little League

League Celebrated 50th Anniversary on Saturday In 1964, the Little League home office in Williamsport, Penn., received a charter application for a brand new league...

Morrow County Hearings Set for Medical Marijuana

Hearings to consider a moratorium to prohibit the establishment and operation of medical marijuana facilities in Morrow County or any of its communities will...