North 1st Place Reopens with New Roadway, Utility Infrastructure
North 1st Place reopened to traffic this week, concluding the primary work on a major project improving the city’s transportation system and utilities between Hermiston...
HHS Choir Singers to Join Oregon East Symphony & Chorale
Hermiston High School is making sure audience members will be treated to a powerful vocal sound when Oregon East Symphony and Chorale performs Handel’s...
OSP Seeks Help for Waste of Rocky Mountain Elk in Umatilla County
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is seeking public assistance in locating the person responsible for the waste of a Rocky Mountain...
Chester’s Food Pantry in Echo Makes Special Holiday Deliveries
Each Thanksgiving and Christmas, Chester’s Food Pantry supplements its food packages with a little something special.
Although the Kiwanis Club of Echo discontinued its charter...
BMCC Gets $50,000 Grant to Expand Early Childhood Education Program
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has announced that it has been awarded a total of $50,000 from the Oregon Community Foundation and its donors...
First Test Glass Poured at Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at Hanford has produced the first container of clean glass as...
TRCI Inmate Dies
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Robert Fort, died the evening of Nov. 29.
Fort was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution...
National Transit Group Honors CTUIR Employees Robert & Sue Johnson
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) employees Robert and Susan Johnson have been selected as honorees for the 2023 National Rural Transit...
Man Wanted for Murder in Idaho Arrested in Pendleton
A man wanted in connection with a murder in North Idaho was arrested in Pendleton.
On Nov. 27, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Greater Idaho...
Community Organizer’s Truck Catches Fire; ORA Calls It ‘Suspicious’
A pickup belonging to an organizer against nitrate pollution in Eastern Oregon burned at a Boardman home Monday, Nov. 27, shortly after three state...
Hermiston’s Festival of Lights on Display at EOTEC Through Dec. 31
Hermiston’s Festival of Lights, hosted by the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center, is lighting up the Umatilla County Fair grounds again this year.
The...
Slick Roads Result in School Delays
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following school districts are affected on Friday, Dec. 1:
Helix School District: On 2-hour delay
Pendleton...
Apply Now for UEC’s 2024 Washington D.C. Youth Tour
High school juniors in Umatilla, Morrow and Union counties whose parent or guardian is a current member of Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) are encouraged...
CTUIR Board of Trustees and General Council Sworn into Office
Recently elected members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees and General Council took their oaths of office...
Oregon House Representatives Learn About Boardman Water Issues
Residents of Boardman sensed increased interest from the Oregon Legislature in the community’s water pollution issues as three members of the House of Representatives...
Hermiston Man Dies in 2-Vehicle Accident in Morrow County
A Hermiston man died early Tuesday morning in an accident on Interstate 84 in Morrow County.
The Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash...
HPD Arrest Log
The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:
Nov. 22: Cindy Lee Fisher, 35, was arrested on a warrant on the 1300...
Tree Lighting, Holiday Parade Returns to Downtown Hermiston on Nov. 30
Downtown Hermiston and the Festival Street will light up with holiday cheer on Thursday, Nov. 30 with the annual Tree Lighting Celebration and Lighted...
Arts Study Shows $14.7 Million Economic Impact to City of Pendleton
Pendleton’s arts and culture industry generated $14.7 million in economic activity in 2022, according to the results of a new study.
Arts & Economic Prosperity...
UEC Returning $8 Million to Members via Capital Credits Program
Umatilla Electric Cooperative members who purchased power in 2010, 2015 and 2016 will receive a refund in December as part of the utility’s Capital...
