Tag: John Shafer

BOARDMAN — The Columbia Development Authority Board continues to be divided on the issue of which entities should be in control of certain land...

Columbia Development Authority board members John Shafer and Kim Puzey spent much of the regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 22, at odds over the lawsuit...

Members of the Columbia Development Authority said commercial developers looking to launch their next big enterprise on or near the former Army Chemical Depot...

Columbia Development Authority Executive Director Greg Smith put his five-member board on notice the CDA needs revenue to meet obligations. "I want to be very...

The industrial properties of the former Umatilla Chemical Depot near Hermiston have new owners. At least for the time being. The Columbia Development Authority owns...

Eighty years ago today at 9:21 p.m. an explosion inside an igloo at the Umatilla Army Ordnance Depot outside of Hermiston instantly killed the...

Mental health advocates, elected officials and community members turned out en masse on Thursday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rivers Edge Acute Center for...

The Columbia Development Authority and the Oregon Military Department will host a memorial service to observe the 80th anniversary of the 1944 munitions explosion...

Community Counseling Solutions will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing in Hermiston. CCS Executive Director Kimberly Lindsay invites...

The cost of getting rid of what you don’t want is going up following a meeting of the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners. Also for...

PENDLETON — Umatilla County customers of Sanitary Disposal have until July 1 before they start paying more for garbage collection. Waste Connections of Oregon Inc.,...

The Columbia Development Authority (CDA) has announced the addition of new board members. Commissioner Jeff Wenholz will represent Morrow County and will serve a four-year...

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...

Two Hermiston City Council incumbents were defeated by their opponents Tuesday night while two others cruised to another term in office. In a close Ward...

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) was in Umatilla County on Friday to discuss with local officials both the region’s recent flooding and 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 director of Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) toured flooded locations throughout Umatilla County on Tuesday. Andrew Phelps, along with Umatilla County Emergency Manager...

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...