Oregon Permanent Standard Time Bill Survives After Senate Splits
By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle
An effort to switch Oregon to permanent standard time will live to see another day after hitting a temporary roadblock...
Lawsuit Over Shearer’s Foods Fire in Hermiston Seeks $90 Million
Insurers of the Shearer’s Foods plant that burned down in 2022 in Hermiston are seeking more than $90 million in a lawsuit.
Attorneys filed the...
Good Shepherd’s Lunch & Learn Event Takes Place on Thursday
Good Shepherd Health Care System’s next free Lunch & Learn event is set for this Thursday, Feb. 22 from 12 to 12:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd’s...
Feves Gallery to Exhibit Work of BMCC Art Instructor Nika Blasser
The Betty Feves Art Gallery at Blue Mountain Community College will present Light Moves in Radiant Bodies, an exhibition by multimedia visual artist and new...
ODFW Announces 2025 Annual Wildlife Art Competition
Artists from across the stsate are invited to compete in one or all three of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's 2025 stamp...
Area Students to Testify Virtually on State’s Official Ice Cream Flavor
Stanfield elementary school students will testify virtually before a state government subcommittee on a tasty topic - the state's official ice cream flavor.
Last November,...
Columbia Development Authority Board to Meet on Feb. 27
The Columbia Development Authority Board will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Port of Morrow's Commission...
American Legion Member’s Ingenuity Makes Putting Up Flags A Breeze
Just before 8 a.m. this morning, a small crowd gathered on Main Street in Hermiston to prepare to put up American flags along Main...
Rep. Smith Hears Desire for Measure 110 Changes at Listening Session
As the statewide debate over Measure 110 continues, Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, asked members of the public from his district to offer their thoughts...
Amazon Wants Renewable Energy at Counties’ Data Centers
Some corporations daintily sip power out of tiny porcelain tea cups while others gulp energy from a 2-quart coffee carafe, no serving vessel needed.
Amazon...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Feb. 11: Jillian Marguerite Moore, 38, was arrested on a warrant on the 700...
Community Counseling Solutions to Open New Facility in Hermiston
Community Counseling Solutions will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing in Hermiston.
CCS Executive Director Kimberly Lindsay invites...
Fish for Free Anywhere in Oregon During President’s Day Weekend
Make fishing part of your President’s Day weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on...
Judge Finds Beehler Guilty of Murder in 2022 Slaying in Boardman
The murder trial of Caleb Marion Beehler in Morrow County has come to an end with a verdict of guilty.
Circuit Judge Jon Lieuallen early...
Hermiston Residents Encouraged to Enter Downtown Banner Contest
The city of Hermiston and Hermiston Downtown District are seeking local artists to help showcase what makes life sweet in Hermiston with the 2024...
Jet City Players to Play Live This Weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar
The Jet City Players will perform live on Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
The Pacific Northwest band plays rock...
Author Andrea Carlisle to Read from New Book Tonight in Pendleton
The assumptions that come with aging are at the heart of Andrea Carlisle’s new book, There Was an Old Woman.
“Every person ages differently and so...
Umatilla School District Students Advance to Robotics Competition
The almost accidental point of progressive competitions for school students has to be the progress part.
Three teams of middle school students at Umatilla School...
Red Cross Holding Blood Drive at Good Shepherd on Feb. 19
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, Feb. 19 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston.
The blood drive will take...
CTUIR Awarded $172K USDA Grant for Food Waste Reduction
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a $172,000 grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources...
