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Council Rejects Fee Hike for Records Requests

The Hermiston City Council rejected a proposal Monday night to increase fees for providing public records. Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith presented the council with...

EOTEC Gets OK to Seek Private Funding

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to allow the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center to enter into financial agreements in order to...

Hermiston Seeks Applicants for Branding Committee

The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to join its temporary Hermiston’s Future Branding Committee. The Hermiston’s Future Branding Committee is a partnership with the...

Fire District Pitches Scaled-Down Ballot Measure

Last year, Hermiston Fire Chief Scott Stanton tried to convince voters to pony up some extra tax revenue so the department could keep up...

Hermiston Seeks Brand New Brand

An extensive survey of Hermiston residents was recently conducted to find out what people really think of the Hermiston brand, You Can GROW Here,...

ODOT Aims to Make 395/Elm Intersection Safer

Between 2012 and 2014, a total of 34 traffic accidents occurred around the intersection of Highway 395 and Elm Avenue in Hermiston, and the...

District Facing School Overcrowding Challenges

When the newly-refurbished Hermiston High School opened in 2001, there were 1,100 students filling the classrooms. Today, the school is at its maximum capacity...

City Moves Forward with Public Art Plan Concept

On Monday night, Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann wanted to hear a clear message from the members of the Hermiston City Council – are they...

Legal Pot or Not: Hermiston Voters to Decide – Again

Hermiston voters will have another opportunity to allow legalized recreational and medical marijuana available inside the city limits come next November. On Monday night, the...

City Gives $600,000 to EOTEC – With Strings

The Hermiston City Council agreed Monday night to give $600,000 to help fill the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center’s construction budget shortfall, but...

Council to Tour EOTEC Site This Evening

The public is invited to attend a Hermiston City Council work session this evening that will include a tour of the Eastern Oregon Trade...

Hermiston to Appoint Pro Tem Municipal Judges

The Hermiston City Council initiated a new selection process for municipal court judges pro tem at Monday night’s council meeting. In the past, the municipal...

Hermiston Council Breezes Through Light Agenda

Monday night’s Hermiston City Council was gaveled to order promptly at 7 p.m. Twenty-five minutes later, the meeting was gaveled to a close. The swiftness...

Hermiston Preparing Another Pot Ban Ordinance

More than 1,700 property owners in Hermiston will soon receive a letter from the city of Hermiston with the ominous language that a proposed...

City Seeks Applicants for 'Livability' Committee

The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to join it’s temporary Community Livability Asset Oversight Committee. Applications are available at Hermiston City Hall, and on...

Hermiston Council Rejects Landscaping Ordinance

After months of public outreach, public meetings, public hearings and numerous amendments, the proposed Hermiston landscaping ordinance couldn’t get enough support from the Hermiston...

Council to Discuss Conference Center's Future

The future of the Hermiston Conference Center will be up for discussion at tonight’s Hermiston City Council meeting. In April, the council extended its contract...

Hermiston Modifies Landscaping Ordinance Draft

The last revisions to the city of Hermiston’s proposed landscaping ordinance were released Tuesday prior to a Sept. 24 hearing before the Hermiston Planning...

Hermiston Voters May Get 2nd Shot at Legalized Pot

Last November, Oregon voters passed a statewide ballot measure legalizing the use of recreational marijuana for adults. But that doesn't necessarily mean recreational marijuana businesses...

City Manager Gets Raise, Contract Extension

The Hermiston City Council extended the contract of City Manager Byron Smith Monday night and gave him a raise following a performance review. Smith was...

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