District Registering Kindergarteners on April 18
The Hermiston School District will hold a spring kindergarten registration event Friday, April 18, for students entering kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year.
Registration will...
City Raises Building Height Limitations
The Hermiston City Council raised the maximum allowable building heights in C-1 and C-2 zones from 35 feet to 50 feet Monday night. ...
Hermiston Passes Supplemental Budget
The Hermiston City Council adopted a supplemental budget Monday night which increases the city’s 2013-14 budget by $894,350, or 1.8%.
The city makes supplements to...
Log Truck Crashes into Creek
A log truck driver received minor injuries Monday when he lost control of his vehicle and went off the road and into a creek...
Scouts Round Up Food for Agape House
Agape House in Hermiston has a new supply of food for its pantry, thanks to the efforts of local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Boy...
Rome Has Future in Mind in Council Race
Jesus Rome is looking to the future in his race for a seat on the Hermiston City Council from Ward 1.
The 1992 Hermiston High...
Davis Eager for Another Term on Council
During her first term on the Hermiston City Council, Lori Davis and her fellow councilors tackled some significant and sometimes controversial issues. Davis showed...
Boardman Frostbite Tourney Set for March 29
The annual Boardman Frostbite Golf Tournament is Saturday, March 29 at the Willow Run Golf Course.
The four-person team scramble starts at 9 a.m. Limited...
College/Career Night Set for Young Students
Hermiston School District will host the first annual elementary and middle school College/Career Family Night.
The event will be held Thursday, April 3, from 5...
Hoffert Looks Back on Successful Season
Year in, year out, there are certain things Hermiston residents can count on: Wind in the spring, sweet-tasting watermelons in the summer, gorgeous fall...
Punkin Center Crash Claims Irrigon Girl's Life
A 29-year old Washington man is in custody following Wednesday night's fatal traffic crash in Hermiston that resulted in the death of a 7-year...
Good Shepherd Offers Sessions 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...
Good Shepherd Offers 'Healthy Saturdays' Each Month
When is the last time you had your blood pressure checked? Ever have your body mass index measured?
Good Shepherd Medical Center offers those checks...
OSP Investigating Apparent Drug Overdose Death
The Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Umatilla County Deputy Medical Examiner, is investigating the death of a 25-year old Hillsboro...
Umatilla Robotics Claims District Tournament
Match after match, the Umatilla robotics team dominated the competition last weekend at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash.
At the end, Team “Confidential” took...
Echo Farmer's Invention Has 'Million Applications'
Kent Madison of Echo has invented the Jack-E-Up, a device which allows the removal of A-frame trailer jacks after hookup.
About three years ago, Madison...
Missing Links: 3-19-2014
Stories We Missed, But Others Didn't
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
DNA May Be Key to Solving 1975 Murder
In Search of the Best After-Ski Parties in Eastern...
Walden Introduces Bill to Promote Forest Access
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced this week that he has introduced the Forest Access in Rural Communities Act (H.R. 4272) to stop the...
District Seeks to Deliver Diploma 87 Years Later
On Feb. 7, 1927, The Oregon Department of Education awarded Gilbert A. Davis a common school diploma, signifying his completion of the elementary program....
Rome Will Make Positive Difference on Council
To The Editor:
Join me in supporting Jesus Rome for Hermiston City Council. I have known him since the early nineties when we were...
