Student Vaccinations Must Be Up to Date by Feb. 19

Students in the Hermiston School District must be up to date on their vaccinations or they will not be able to attend school or...
Snow Day

Hooray! It's a Snow Day!

Kids throughout Eastern Oregon celebrated Friday’s snow day by heading to the nearest hills with their sleds as school was canceled for much of...

Inland Northwest Orchestra to Give Free Concert

The Inland Northwest Orchestra will give a free concert on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Windy River Elementary School in Boardman. The concert starts at 4...
SAGE Center Anniversary

SAGE Center to Hold Job Fair on March 5

A Job Fair will be held on Wednesday, March 5 at the SAGE Center in Boardman. The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to...

Fair Board to Meet in Pendleton on Feb. 20

The Umatilla County Fair Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Umatilla County Courthouse in room 114, 216 S.E....
Depot coin

Depot Workers Receive Demolition Coin

The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) issued its sixth campaign coin this week to mark the “Demolition Complete” milestone. Other “special event” coins have...
Hermiston DSA

Hermiston Honors Its Own

Jer Pratton, Mary Corp Take Top Honors at DSA Banquet The lights went down and the stars came out in Hermiston on Wednesday night for...
Snowfall

2-4 Inches of Snow Expected to Fall by Friday

The winter season may be halfway over, but Mother Nature is just getting started. As much as two to four inches of snow is...

BMCC Offers Excel Class in Boardman

Blue Mountain Community College is offering a four-week session on Microsoft Excel 2013. The classes will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursdays starting Feb....

Boardman Chamber Forming Marketing Committee

The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is forming a new marketing committee. The first meeting will be at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the chamber...

Boardman Chamber Luncheon Set for Feb. 19

Hans Rudolph of the Oregon Department of Forestry will be the guest speaker at the Boardman Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The...

Tamástslikt Announces Junior Art Show Winners

At the artists' reception on Feb. 1, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute recognized the winners of the juried competition in ArtWORKz 2014, the third annual junior...
HHS Growth

District Gets Good News in State Report

The Hermiston School District got a double dose of good news today when a new report showed the graduation rate among district students exceeds...
Pet Rescue

Coming to the Rescue

For 20 Years, Pet Rescue Has Been Serving Pets and Their Future Owners For 20 years, Pet Rescue in Hermiston has taken in stray or...

Retirement Party Set for Hermiston Fire Chief

Hermiston Fire Chief Pat Hart will retire on May 3 after 30 years on the job. A retirement party and dinner in honor of Hart...

Irrigon Restaurant to Hold Grand Opening

Sub Zero Restaurant and Lounge will hold a grand opening at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Sub Zero, formerly Bake’s in Irrigon, will have...

Bill Aims to Extend Scholarships to Reserves' Children

A bill to honor a slain reserve police officer would allow scholarships to be available to the children of all reserve officers and volunteer...

No Arrests in Tuesday's Shooting in Hermiston

An apparent fatal shooting took place near Hermiston Tuesday, but no arrests have been made, according to a story posted on KNDU’s website. According to...

Injured Hermiston Marine Back in U.S.

A Marine from Hermiston who lost his right leg in an explosion in Afghanistan is back in the United States receiving treatment. According to KNDU,...

No Injuries in Hermiston House Fire

No one was injured Monday night when a house caught fire on Alora Drive. The fire occurred at 22 Alora Drive around 11:30 p.m. when...