Gallery 3: Hermiston in the Early 1940s
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Gallery 4: Hermiston in the Early 1940s
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Lavender Festival Blossoms From Simple Beginnings
What began as a simple family activity has blossomed into a community-wide festival benefitting people in need.
Saturday will mark the fourth annual Purple Ridge...
Walden Meets with FDA over Water Quality Rules
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) met this week with other members of Congress and top officials at the Food and...
Teen Night Set for July 19 at Tamastslikt
Teens, ages 13-17, will have another option for something to do on a Friday night at Tamastslikt's first ever Teen Night scheduled for July...
Bike the Bridge Takes Place July 25
There is still time to register for the fourth annual Bike the Bridge on July 25.
The event, which has teamed up with the Tour...
Looking For a Blast From the Past?
A Friendly Guide to Buying a Classic Car
It’s a simple equation, really: X + Y = Z.
In this case, X is that certain age...
District Offers Advice for Keeping Mosquitoes at Bay
When it comes to mosquitoes and the West Nile virus, there’s good news and bad news.
The good news is that only female mosquitoes bite....
Northeast Oregon Now Goes Bilingual
Northeast Oregon Now is now a bilingual website.
We recently added Google Translate which converts the content of the website into Spanish. We are fully...
Hermiston Man Uninjured in Double-Fatal Accident
A Hermiston truck driver involved in a double fatal traffic accident escaped without injury Wednesday afternoon.
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation...
Snake Causes Power Outage for 1,255 Residents
About 1,255 Hermiston utility customers lost power at 12:15 a.m. today when a snake made its way through protective fencing and damaged equipment in...
Local HazMat Team Responds to Train Derailment
A HazMat team from Hermiston was among the emergency responders called to the scene of a train derailment in Union County early Wednesday morning.
Union...
Food Vendor Subcommittee Wraps Up Final Hearing
The city’s subcommittee on mobile food vendors held its fourth and final public hearing Tuesday night. Now it will comb through the feedback it...
A Sneak Peek at Hermiston FunFest 2013
A full day of food, games, exhibits and entertainment will unfold during the eighth annual Hermiston FunFest on Saturday, July 13 in downtown Main...
City Offers Free Music, Movies in the Park
Friday marks the kickoff to the city of Hermiston’s Music & Movies in the Park summer entertainment series at Butte Park.
The month of July...
Both Sides of Coal Project Issue Make Their Case
One-hundred and fifty people signed up to speak in Hermiston at Tuesday’s hearing before the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on a coal export...
Lavender Lovers Unite! Festival Set for Saturday
There will be no excuses for boredom on Saturday. After all, there are two all-day festivals taking place in Hermiston.
Local residents and visitors can...
City Explains Lack of Fireworks Finale
When the last of the Fourth of July fireworks faded from the night sky Thursday in Hermiston, there were more than a few people...
Ordinance Could Put Damper on Smoke City
Smoke City has been in business in Hermiston for about a year. After Monday night’s Hermiston City Council meeting, however, it’s unclear how much...