Beat Frequency to Play Live This Weekend at Wildhorse Sports Bar

Beat Frequency will perform live on Friday and Saturday night at the Wildhorse Sports Bar in Pendleton. The band plays a variety of genres and...
Bowling

Hermiston’s Desert Lanes to Host Cosmic Family New Year’s Eve Fun

Desert Lanes Family Fun Center in Hermiston is hosting the Cosmic Family New Year’s Eve celebration this Sunday, Dec. 31. The event offers three 90-minute...

2024 Resolution Run Set to Take Place Jan. 1 on Oxbow Trail

The 2024 Hermiston Resolution Run is set for Monday, Jan. 1 on the Oxbow Trail in Riverfront Park. The family-friendly event starts at 10 a.m....
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Umatilla County Special Library District Board to Meet Dec. 28

The Umatilla County Special Library District Board's monthly meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 28. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the district...
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1 Person Dies in Rollover Accident

A minor passenger died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 82 in Umatilla County. The Oregon State Police (OSP) responded around 6:37...

Scott & Kelly Zielke Named 2023 Christmas Spirit Award Winners

The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation has honored Scott and Kelly Zielke as recipients of the 28th Annual Christmas Spirit Award. The award is given...

Duo to Bring Mix of Famenco & Arabic Music to Pendleton on Jan. 9

A reviewer writing for the Chicago Reader once noted that, "Seffarine's music can melt the coldest hearts." The band’s warmth comes from the melding of...

Counties to Start Polluted Drinking Water Investigation from EPA Funds

The Morrow County Planning Department is ready to take the first official steps in a plan to address the drinking water crisis in the...

7 People Critically Injured in Christmas Day Crash Near Hermiston

An investigation into a multi-vehicle crash near Hermiston on Christmas day continues after nine people were hospitalized and seven critically injured. At approximately 5 p.m....

M.C. Broadband Network Seeks 5 Applicants for Budget Committee

The Morrow County Broadband Network Consortium board of directors is seeking applicants for its budget committee. Five positions will be appointed. Applicants must be a...

Hermiston’s Community Fellowship Dinner Set for Christmas Day

Community Fellowship Dinner – Hermiston will be serving free Christmas Day dinner on Monday, Dec. 25. Full-service hot meals will be available at Hermiston High...

SAGE Center Offering Free Admission to Tour Interactive Museum

The SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road in Boardman, is offering free admission next Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 27-29, for the whole family to tour...

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,...