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...
NW States, Tribes reach ‘Historic’ Deal with Feds over Fish, Dams
By Lynne Terry and Bill Lucia/Oregon Capital Chronicle
A decades-long battle over dams in the Columbia River Basin had a breakthrough Thursday, as the Biden...
Umatilla Hires New Police Chief
Starting at the end of the month, a new person will take the reins as the new chief of police for the Umatilla Police...
Commentary: UEC Urges Public to Help Protect Reliable Power
Editor's note: The following was submitted by Umatilla Electric Cooperative
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is encouraging the public to sign a petition to protect reliable and...
BMCC’s Meat Science Lab Will Soon Take Custom Orders from Public
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has announced that its meat science lab will be able to accept custom processing orders from the public beginning...
HHS National Honor Society Chapter Holding Toy Drive Through Dec. 15
The Hermiston High School chapter of the National Honor Society kicked off its toy/gift drive on Monday, Dec. 4. It continues through Dec. 15.
Items...
Hermiston Police Arrest Man on Kidnapping, Other Charges
Hermiston police arrested a man after a crash for fleeing and trying to steal a car with a child in the backseat.
Hermiston Police Chief...
