Tag: Bill Hansell
A Closer Look at the 4 Candidates Running for Senate District...
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
For the first time in more than a decade, the expansive eastern Oregon state Senate district held by Republican Sen....
Blue Mountain Community College Board Honors State Sen. Hansell
The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education in a unanimous vote Wednesday, March 20, honored retiring state Sen. Bill Hansell.
The ceremony took place...
Solemn Ceremony Marks 80th Anniversary of Depot Explosion
Eighty years ago today at 9:21 p.m. an explosion inside an igloo at the Umatilla Army Ordnance Depot outside of Hermiston instantly killed the...
Event to Mark Anniversary of 1944 Explosion at Former Umatilla Depot
The Columbia Development Authority and the Oregon Military Department will host a memorial service to observe the 80th anniversary of the 1944 munitions explosion...
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...
GOP State Senators Who Walked Out Barred from Running Again
By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Republican senators who participated last year in the longest walkout in state history cannot seek reelection in 2024 or 2026,...
Hermiston Mayor Announces He’s Running for State Senate
It's official — Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann is running for the Oregon Senate.
Drotzmann announced Tuesday morning, June 6, that he will seek the District...
Fines Not Deterring Republican Senators as Walkout Persists
By Ben Botkin
So far, $325 daily fines are not swaying Republican senators to return to floor sessions and end their walkout.
Last Thursday, Senate Democrats...
A Third of Oregon Senate Ineligible to Run as GOP Walkout...
By Julia Shumway
All but three Republicans in the Oregon state Senate have now made themselves ineligible to serve another term under a voter-approved state...
Hermiston Mayor Mulling Run to Fill Bill Hansell’s Senate Seat
Hermiston Mayor David Drotzmann is considering adding his name to the slate of candidates seeking Bill Hansell’s seat in the Oregon Senate.
“I am exploring...
Ways and Means Members OK New Federal Grants for Oregon Vets
The Oregon Joint Ways and Means Committee retroactively approved the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs application for two federal State Home Construction Grants.
These grants,...
Area Republicans Claim Victories in State House, Senate Races
Republican Bobby Levy easily topped her Democratic opponent Tuesday night to win a seat in the state’s 58th House District.
Levy, a business owner, farmer, and...
Dorran, Beers to Face Off in November for Commissioner Seat
Hermiston’s Dan Dorran and Milton-Freewater’s HollyJo Beers will face each other in November to become Umatilla County Commissioner.
Dorran received 5,482 votes in Tuesday’s primary...
Anderson, Harkenrider Won't Seek New Terms
On a night when there was little on the agenda, all the news from the Hermiston City Council was made at the end of...
Murdock Wins County Commissioner Race
Pendleton’s George Murdock beat out four other candidates on Tuesday to become Umatilla County’s next commissioner.
Murdock tallied 2,547 votes, or 29.8 percent, to turn...
