Tag: Ed Brookshier
Hermiston City Manager to Continue in Role for Another 2 Years
Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith will continue in his role for another two years.
Earlier this week the Hermiston City Council approved an amendment to...
Hermiston Council OKs Annexation for Residential Development
The Hermiston City Council approved a request Monday night to annex approximately 40 acres of land to allow for the development of single-family homes...
Hermiston City Council to Give City Manager Performance Review Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will meet in executive session this evening to give a review of City Manager Byron Smith's job performance.
Smith has served...
Tom Harper: ‘He Had a Vision and Pointed Us In the...
When Tom Harper and his family arrived in Hermiston in the early 1960s, the town had a population of about 2,500 and was mostly...
Hermiston’s Very First City Manager, Tom Harper, Passes Away
Tom Harper, Hermiston’s first city manager, died on Tuesday.
Harper was hired in March 1961 as the city’s first city manager and served in that...
Hermiston Community Remembers Harkie with Love and Laughter
Frank Harkenrider would have enjoyed Saturday’s memorial service in his honor. The former Hermiston mayor, who passed away in July at the age of...
Hermiston Council to Review City Manager’s Performance Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will evaluate the performance of City Manager Byron Smith during tonight’s city council meeting.
The annual review will take place during an...
Officials Celebrate Opening of EOTEC
On the outskirts of the desert town of Hermiston sits a $16 million facility that will serve as home to the Umatilla County Fair,...
Hermiston Honors Its Own
Jer Pratton, Mary Corp Take Top Honors at DSA Banquet
The lights went down and the stars came out in Hermiston on Wednesday night for...
Council Declines Jones' Request for Reimbursement
Jones Claims City Should Pay $1,025 Tax Penalty
Former Hermiston Assistant City Manager Ray Jones paid a visit to the council chambers at Hermiston City...