Student-Built Home Design

Design Complete for 1st Student-Built Home

After nearly four months of collaborative work, Gail Sargent of Sargent Architects placed the final touches on the design for the first student-built home...

Scientist to Give Meteorite Talk at Hermiston Library

Renowned scientist Richard Pugh will give a free presentation about meteorites at the Hermiston Public Library on Thursday, July 10. The event, presented by the...

Tamástslikt Visitors Get Chance to Create Regalia

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute’s outdoor living culture village will take an in-depth look at horses and horse regalia on Saturday, July 5. Young visitors to Naami...

SAGE Center Offers Free Dairy Camps

Dairy education is coming to the SAGE Center later this month in two free half-day camps with Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador Danielle Bull. The event...

Stanfield Tuesday Market to Kick Off Season July 8

The Stanfield Tuesday Market will kick off its season on July 8 at Coe Park. Market Manager Jamie Wiseman said the weekly market, which runs...

High Nitrates Found in Groundwater

The Department of Environmental Quality has tasked the Lower Umatilla Groundwater Management Area Committee with updating its action plan due to high nitrate levels...
Defining Details

Main Street Welcomes Defining Details

Portrait, Stationery Shop Moves into Former Sherrell Chevrolet Building What began as a simple hobby in high school has now turned into a full-time career...

Morrow SWCD Seeks Wildlife Habitat Technician

The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District has an opening for a wildlife habitat technician. The district is accepting applications for the position until July...
Priceless gas

Buying a Path to History

Umatilla Taking Steps to Develop Old Town Site It’s no secret the city of Umatilla is working with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian...

Parks Department Offers Art Camp for Kids

The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is offering an exploratory art camp for children ages 5-13. The camp runs from July 7-17 at the Hermiston...

Deadline Looms for Children's Dance Classes

The deadline is looming for a pair of dance camps offered by Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department. The parks department is offering a camp for...

McNary Dam to Offer Tours in July, August

McNary Lock and Dam will offer tours of the Washington Fish Viewing Room and the navigation lock on Saturdays and Sundays during July and...

Sheriff's Office Gets New Patrol Boat

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office recently added a shiny new vehicle to its marine division. The sheriff’s office, with the help of a grant, purchased...
Stanfield July 4th Preview

Stanfield Promises 'Big Time Fun' for 4th of July

“Small Town Feel with Big Time Fun” is the tagline for the Stanfield Fourth of July this year, and the 2014 celebration has all...
July 4th Preview

City Gearing Up for July 4th Celebration

The Fourth of July is still nearly a month away, but the city of Hermiston is gearing up for its annual Independence Day celebration. Like...

Lamb Weston Celebrates $200 Million Expansion

ConAgra Foods, Inc., joined with community and civic leaders on Friday to celebrate the completed expansion of its Lamb Weston frozen potato facility in...

Three Rescued from Columbia River

A Umatilla County marine patrol sergeant rescued three people from the Columbia River last week after their inflatable raft began sinking. The incident happened around...

White Pleads Guilty to Robbery, Burglary

A Walla Walla man who was charged in the 2013 murder of an 80-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. According to Umatilla County...

Imnaha River Chinook Fishing Open July 5-6

The Imnaha River will open for spring Chinook fishing on Saturday and Sunday, July 5-6, under temporary rules announced today by the Oregon Department...

Hospital to Hold Ground-Breaking Ceremony on July 8

Good Shepherd Medical Center is inviting the public to attend a ground-breaking ceremony at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8. The groundbreaking will be for...