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Gutierrez Highlights Work of Health Foundation

Those attending Monday night’s Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee meeting were treated to an overview of the charitable efforts of the Good Shepherd Community Health...

Fire District Consolidation Could Cost City Revenue

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to support a ballot issue to consolidate the Hermiston and Stanfield Fire Districts. If approved, the consolidated district...

Council Drops Bilingual Requirement for HAC

The Hermiston City Council paved the way this week for more community members to join the Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC). At the request of the...

Hermiston to Receive $300,000 ODOT Grant

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to authorize City Manager Byron Smith to accept a $300,000 state grant for a Hermiston Airport taxiway...

Here's the Lowdown on the Hermiston Water Tower

New Paint Expected to Match Old Paint After Oxidization The city of Hermiston inadvertently caused a minor uproar earlier this year when it repainted the...

Hermiston Looks to Create Gas Utility Company

When the dust settles and the history books are written about Hermiston, it could be said that a mathematical error led to the creation...

S&P Raises Hermiston's Credit Rating

The credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s, has raised its long-term rating of city of Hermiston general obligation debt from “A+” to “AA-.” S&P revised...

No Curbside Recycling in Hermiston's Future

City Says Service Too Costly and Would Yield Marginal Results Proponents of curbside recycling probably shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for Hermiston to adopt the...

Hermiston Now an E-Commerce Zone

Designation Provides E-Commerce Businesses Tax Incentives to Locate in Hermiston Companies that do most of their business online can now get a break on their...

Hermiston Water, Sewer Rates to Increase 4 Percent

Water and sewer rates for Hermiston residents will go up 4 percent on Tuesday, July 1, but an analysis by the city shows local...

Hermiston Looking to Attract High-Tech Jobs

City Applying for Coveted E-Commerce Zone Designation Agriculture has long been the backbone of Hermiston’s economy, but efforts are under way to diversify its economic...

Loan, Grant Programs Aim to Revitalize Downtown

Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and Hermiston’s façade grant program aim to encourage economic growth in the community. Hermiston Assistant City Manager Mark...

Latino Business Network Meets April 9

Hermiston Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan will share information on low interest business loans available to local businesses at the next meeting of the...

Hermiston Water Tower to Get Makeover

Motorists traveling north into Hermiston from Highway 395 will soon get the message the city wants them to get: You can grow here. The Hermiston...

Hermiston Residents Pay Less in Utility Costs

Hermiston residents pay less for their basic utilities than similar users in comparable Eastern Oregon cities. That’s the conclusion of an updated study...

Hispanic Committee Making a Difference in Hermiston

Question: What do the Oregon cities of Woodburn, Cornelius, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Ontario, Hayesville, Madras and Independence have in common? Answer: They all have a higher...

City Seeks Special Designation for Industrial Site

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday to nominate the Cook Industrial Site as a Regionally Significant Industrial Area (RSIA). The Oregon Economic Recovery...

Commentary: Council Earns High Marks in 2013

At the close of the last Hermiston City Council meeting of 2013, Councilor Manuel Gutierrez made a comment about the current working relationship between...

Little Room at the Inn

City's Hotel Occupancy Rates Exceed State, National Averages It’s not as easy to find a hotel room in Hermiston as it used to be. The...

City to Extend Water Service to Experiment Station

The Hermiston City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oregon State University Experiment Station designed to provide economic benefits to both parties...

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