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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...

Council Allows Service on Multiple Committees

Prior to Monday night, if a community-minded individual wanted to serve on multiple city boards or committees, he or she was out of luck. That...

Voters Offer Reasons Why BMCC Measure Failed

Umatilla County voters said ‘no’ to Blue Mountain Community College last month when the school asked for support to build three new workforce development...

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...

Council Amends Pair of Recent Annexations

The Hermiston City Council had a light agenda Monday night. The meeting began promptly at 7 p.m. and Mayor Dave Drotzmann gaveled the meeting...

Mayor Breaks Tie in Search Firm Vote

A small piece of history was made Monday night at Hermiston City Hall. The Hermiston City Council took up a vote to hire a firm...

Council Examines Homelessness in Hermiston

Who are the homeless in Hermiston and what services are available to them? Those questions were discussed at length Monday night during the Hermiston City...

New Hispanic Radio Station Lays Down the Law

There’s a new radio station in town and it’s laying down the law. KZLY, 99.5 FM on the radio dial, is Hermiston’s first Spanish-speaking station...

Brookshier Earns High Marks from Council, Mayor

Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier will enter into his final year on the job with the full support of the mayor and city council. The...

Water, Sewer Rates to Go Up 16% by July 2015

Beginning in January, water and sewer users in Hermiston will see their rates go up – the first of four rate increases over the...

Faith Leaders Work to Serve, Not to Proselytize

About a year before he passed away, Bob Severson approached Pastor Dean Hackett of the Faith Living Church for some help. The former mayor wanted...

Immigration Supporters Increase Pressure on Walden

For months, local supporters of immigration reform have been working to persuade Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to give his full support to the...

Done! Hermiston Passes Mobile Vending Ordinance

When it comes to the saga of Hermiston’s efforts to regulate mobile food vending, the Grateful Dead may have said it best: What a...

Hermiston to Show Support for BMCC Bond

The Hermiston City Council will make official its support of Blue Mountain Community College’s capital improvement bond measure at its Sept. 9 meeting. Hermiston Mayor...

Councilor: We're Trying to Avoid a Monopoly

The ongoing effort by the Hermiston City Council to establish an ordinance regulating mobile food vendors continued Monday night and will stretch into at...

City Clears Way for Psychiatric Treatment Center

The Hermiston City Council cleared the way Monday night for a new psychiatric treatment facility by annexing a little more than an acre of...

Hermiston Council Holds Off on Annexation Plans

A proposal to annex 14 acres of land into the city of Hermiston so that Good Shepherd Medical Center can sell a portion of...

Downtown Revitalization Plans Moving Forward

A month of public outreach aimed at raising awareness about a proposed urban renewal district in downtown Hermiston culminated Thursday with an open house...

Subdivision to be Developed on W. Highland Avenue

The Hermiston City Council on Monday annexed 6.5 acres of land that will be used to develop a residential subdivision. The land, located on W....

City Dedicates Playground to Bob Severson

On a quintessential Hermiston spring day, folks gathered at Victory Square Park to pay tribute to a quintessential Hermiston man. With the sun shining and...

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