IMESD Receives $5,000 Grant

The Intermountain Education Service District recently received a $5,000 grant from CenturyLink. The grant money will be used to fill technology needs to schools in...

Latino Business Network to Meet June 12

The Latino Business Network, partnering with the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, will meet on Wednesday, June 12 at 9 a.m. at Las Mananitas Mexican...

United Way Golf Tourney set for July 22

The fifth annual United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, July 22 at Wildhorse Championship Golf Course....
Violet Able

Remembering the Men of Camp Stanfield

Violet Able's Book Chronicles the Story of the CCC in Stanfield The year was 1933 and the country was in the deepest depths of the...

Excerpts from Once There Was A CCC

The following excerpts are taken from Once There Was A CCC written by Violet Hornsby and Violet Hill in 1987: Brief History of Company 569...

Coalition Seeks Funding Proposals

The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is accepting funding proposal requests until Aug. 1. Proposed projects must include a timeline and be completed by July 30,...

Hermiston Online's First 9 Students Graduate

Nine Hermiston students were the first to graduate from Hermiston Online on Saturday, June 1. Hermiston Online provided an alternative learning environment from the typical...
Nina Sobotta

Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness

Counselor Opens Private Practice in Hermiston Nina Sobotta isn’t afraid of hard work. That, in part, explains why the full-time minority affairs officer with the...
PGE Plant

PGE to Build Natural Gas Plant in Boardman

Project to Create 500 Jobs During Construction Portland General Electric Company announced Monday plans to build a $455 million natural gas-fired power plant in Boardman. The...

Soccer Camp Set for July 16-20 at Sunset Elementary

There is a little more than a month left for kids to sign up for this year's Ambassador Soccer Camp, and now they can...
UHS Graduation

Umatilla Celebrates its 2013 Graduating Class

They may have “scared” teachers during the past few years, but Saturday, the Umatilla High School Class of 2013 became graduates. In their years at...
HHS Graduation 2013

One Last Look Back at High School

Seniors Say Goodbye to HHS Members of Hermiston’s Class of 2013 closed the book on their high school careers Saturday. “Today is the day we officially...

Hermiston High School 2013 Graduates

Graduation: 10:30 a.m. June 1 in the school gymnasium, 600 S. First St., Hermiston. Standard diploma: Ashley Acosta, Megan A. Adams, Jason Aaron Almaguer, Joseph...
Altrusa Karen Edith

Altrusa's New Officers Ready for Next Journey

Altrusa International of Hermiston officially welcomed its new officers on Thursday. President Edith Holt thanked her fellow outgoing officers prior to handing the presidency over...

Police Warn of Scam Telephone Calls

The Hermiston Police Department is warning the community of a scam circulating in the area. According to HPD Crime Prevention Officer Erica Sandoval, the perpetrator...
Hermiston Municipal Code

City Improves Online Access to Municipal Code

Residents of Hermiston can now more easily find the laws of the city by using the new search tool on the city’s website. The new...
Urban Growth Map

Committee Seeks Public Input on Downtown Projects

The public is invited to join the Hermiston Urban Renewal District Planning Advisory Committee (URD-PAC) at an open house showcasing the group’s proposals for...

Special Ceremony Set for Softball Team's Seniors

The Hermiston High School softball team will play Sandy High School for the 2013 OSAA championship on Saturday, June 1 in Corvallis – the...