Tag: George Murdock

Despite temperatures near freezing, a large crowd turned out Tuesday afternoon for the groundbreaking for a homeless shelter located on Lind Road between Hermiston...

Incumbent Umatilla County Commissioner John Shafer cruised to re-election Tuesday night and will be joined on the commission by Cindy Timmons who turned back...

The issue of homelessness was the topic of a joint work session Monday night between the Hermiston City Council, Umatilla City Council, and the...

The Blue Mountain Community College Foundation will hold its third annual “Imbibe @Blue” event on Saturday, Feb. 22, to raise money for student scholarships. The...

Umatilla County was recently awarded an achievement award from the National Association of Counties for its professional development program. Umatilla County Commissioner Bill Elfering, Commissioner...

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating the $1.6 million approved by the Oregon Senate to fund the renovation of the county jail. Once completed,...

The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County Commissioners officially helped break ground on a new $4.1 million project to add stored water capacity to...

A pair of incumbents fended off challengers as incumbent Hermiston Councilor Lori Davis and incumbent Umatilla County Commissioner George Murdock won re-election Tuesday night. Davis...

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce and KOHU & The Q, will host a candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The forum will take place from 5:30-7...

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce and KOHU & The Q, will host a candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The forum will take place from 5:30-7...

Hermiston City Council incumbents Jackie Myers and Doug Smith were re-elected Tuesday night while incumbent Lori Davis will have to wait until November to...

There will be a Candidates’ Forum on Wednesday, April 11 at Armand Larive Middle School, 1497 S.W. Ninth St. in Hermiston. The evening will...

The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County finalized several deals Monday night including one that transfers ownership of the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event...

Rarely has a public breakup been so amicable. On Monday night, the city of Hermiston and Umatilla County voted to end their partnership that operates...

The Wildhorse Foundation, a community benefit fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to support organizations in northeastern Oregon...

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...

Tuesday night’s Umatilla County Commissioner Candidate Forum at the Hermiston Conference Center shared a lot of similarities with the forum held two weeks ago...

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Team and KOHU/The Q will host the Umatilla County Commissioners Forum on Tuesday, April 16 at 7...

Six men are running for Umatilla County Commissioner, but only five showed up in Umatilla for Monday night’s debate sponsored by the Umatilla Chamber...