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Business Owners Air Landscaping Concerns

The Hermiston City Council chose not to vote on a proposed landscaping ordinance Monday night, but will, instead, take up the issue at its...

City Eases Requirements for Façade Grants

The city of Hermiston’s Urban Renewal Board amended its guidelines Monday night for administering its façade grant program. The amendment is designed to eliminate what...

Hermiston Council Overturns Taxi Driver's Ban

Council Also Passes Amendment to Address Past Convictions The Hermiston City Council amended its taxi licensing program Monday night by limiting the length of time...

A Cross-State Rivalry Gets Renewed

Hermiston Officials to Challenge Portland Officials to Seed-Spitting Contest It will be just like old times when elected officials from Hermiston and Portland get together...

Council Gives OK for Resurfacing Highland at Night

The Hermiston City Council approved a request by the street department to exceed the city’s noise ordinance while it resurfaces Highland Avenue. While prep work...

Hermiston Now Offering Taxi Options

Hermiston residents who use the city’s subsidized taxi ticket program will gain a new option in July. Umatilla Cab Company will begin accepting “City Taxi...

Public to Weigh in on Landscaping Ordinance

An ordinance which would set minimum landscaping requirements for commercial and multi-family properties in Hermiston will move forward for public hearings. Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann...

Council Supports Plan to 'Enhance Hermiston'

Re-painting the water tower, enhancing the Maxwell Siding railroad display, adding more pedestrian walking paths and putting up directional signage are some of the...

Hermiston Council Adopts 2015-16 Budget

The Hermiston City Council approved the budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 at Monday night’s meeting. The new budget totals $57,208,424 – a $4.7 million increase...

City Paves Way for Taxi Service Competition

Move Aims to Improve Quality of Service For more than a half a century, the city of Hermiston has been served exclusively by one taxi...

Hermiston Council to Seek Better Taxi Service

The Hermiston City Council will consider establishing a new taxi program tonight designed to encourage better competition. The council will also vote on a resolution...

Annexation Clears Way for New Subdivision

The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to annex two acres of land near S.W. 10th Street that paves the way for a single-family...

Residents Turn in More Than 60 Tons of Junk

The Hermiston area is a lot cleaner this week after Saturday’s “Hermiston Clean Sweep” event hauled away more than 60 tons of hard to...

Ordinance Aims to Address Dogs Running at Large

According to city records, there are officially 103 dogs in Hermiston. OK, there’s certainly a lot more than that, but in 2014, the city issued...

Council Selects Site for New Senior Center

New Building Will Be Called the Harkenrider Center The city of Hermiston already had the money, now it has a site and name for the...

Hermiston Conference Center's Future Up in Air

Organizations that hold their events at the Hermiston Conference Center will continue to be able to do so – at least through 2016. Beyond...

City Seeks Community Enhancement Ideas

The city of Hermiston is looking for ways to enhance the aesthetics and livability of the community, and needs input from the public. The Community...

City Seeks Public Input on Landscaping Ordinance

The city of Hermiston wants the public’s input on a proposed ordinance that would set minimum landscaping standards for all new commercial, industrial, and...

Hermiston Council Passes Supplemental Budget

The Hermiston City Council passed a supplemental budget at this week’s meeting. The action Monday night was part of an annual process of adjusting the...

City to Crack Down on Bad Behavior in Parks

Police in Hermiston will now have the authority to prohibit anyone from using a city park for up to 30 days if they are...

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