Red Cross to Hold Blood Drive at Good Shepherd Today
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive today, Dec. 27 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston.
The blood drive will take place...
Tensions Rise Over Future of Morrow County Ambulance Service
At the final Morrow County Board of Commissioners meeting of the year, area residents gathered to offer their thoughts on upcoming changes to the...
Jaimie Crane Named New CTUIR Education Department Director
Effective Jan. 2, Jaimie Crane will become the new Education Department director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).
“It was an...
Oregon Gray Wolves Expected to Spread West and South
By Grant Stringer/Oregon Capital Chronicle
State biologists say Oregon’s gray wolf population may have reached its ecological limit in the eastern third of the state...
UCSO’s Capt. Sterrin Ward Receives Distinguished Service Award
Capt. Sterrin Ward of the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office received the Distinguished Service Award at the Oregon State Sheriff's Association Conference.
The OSSA was tasked...
Community Dinner Volunteers Gearing Up for Christmas Day Meal
The second of two free holiday season meals will be served during the Community Fellowship Dinner in Hermiston.
A nonprofit and all-volunteer endeavor, it has...
Vange John Hospice Holding Light Up a Life Fundraiser Through December
Vange John Memorial Hospice is holding their 35th annual Light Up a Life fundraiser throughout the month of December.
Contributions will illuminate symbolic Christmas ornaments...
Boardman City Council Names 4 Finalists in City Motto Contest
The Boardman City Council has announced the four finalists in the City Motto Contest.
In an effort to promote community interest in activities happening in the city,...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Dec. 17: David Daniel Diaz, 26, was arrested on the 1300 block of N....
Friends Look Back on the Life of Morrow County’s John Wenholz
John Wenholz has been described as being a straightforward and no-nonsense sort of guy. A former Morrow County commissioner (1997-2009), Wenholz, who was 81,...
Nuketown to Perform Live This Weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar
Nuketown will perform live this weekend at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton.
The band plays a variety of genres and will take the state...
Pump Prices are at Seasonal Lows as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road
Pump prices are at their seasonal lows as millions of Americans head out on holiday trips. Prices are down week-over-week in 48 states, including...
UEC Sending Out Capital Credits Refunds to Members This Week
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors has approved the return of $8 million to UEC members in December as part of the cooperative’s Capital...
Pedestrian Killed After Stepping in Front of Vehicle in Hermiston
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident Monday in which a pedestrian was killed after apparently stepping in front of a vehicle...
Beginning Next Year, Bus Route to ‘Loop’ Around Morrow County
Starting in the new year, Morrow County residents have a new transit option.
The Loop, an on-demand transit service within the county, is expanding to...
Fish & Wildlife Commission Says No Need to Revise Wolf Plan
The Fish and Wildlife Commission held a workshop on Thursday, Dec. 14 to discuss the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's five-year review of...
Two Rivers Correctional Institution Holdng Hiring Event on Dec. 20
Two Rivers Correctional Institution will hold a hiring event on Dec. 20 at the prison.
Job seekers will have an opportunity to meet the recruitment...
Athena-Weston School District Students Make History with Concert
Students at Athena-Weston School District were part of an historic milestone on Thursday, Dec. 7.
The sixth through twelfth graders from Weston Middle School and...
Hermiston High Student Wins Congressional App Challenge
Hermiston High School student Yahir Conejo-Garcia is the winner of the Congressional App Challenge for Oregon's Second District.
Conejo-Garcia was recently notified by Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz’s...
Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Garrison Michael Haataja, died the night of Dec. 14.
Haataja was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional...
