Tag: Phil Hamm
Blue Mountain Foundation Awards $268,650 to 104 Students
The Blue Mountain Community College Foundation announced today, that 104 students have been awarded 126 Foundation scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year, totaling $268,650...
Area Churches, Organizations Teaming Up for CityFest at Butte Park
A large crowd including members of area churches are expected to gather for the Luis Palau Association’s CityFest in Hermiston on Saturday, Aug. 28...
UEC Releases 2020 Financial Results, Announces Election Outcome
With 280 members and guests viewing the online event, Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) released its financial and election results during its 84th Annual Meeting...
Lions Club Selling Poinsettias
The Hermiston Lions Club is holding a Christmas poinsettia sale to raise funds for local projects, including high school scholarships and sight and hearing...
Hermiston Lions Club Offering Grants to Support Coronavirus Fight
The Hermiston Lions Club has established a grant program for area communities to support their efforts to combat COVID-19 or coronavirus.
The Lions Club, a...
Council OKs 3 for Committee Seats
The Hermiston City Council approved two appointments to the Hermiston Planning Commission and one to the Faith-Based Advisory Committee.
On Monday, the council approved the...
Hermiston School Committee Seeks Direction for Future Bond Measure
Hermiston residents voted against a $104 million school bond measure a little over a year ago. Now, a committee is trying to figure out...
Voters in Both Counties Say No to Funding Extension Service District
Umatilla and Morrow county residents voted Tuesday night against forming and paying for service districts for the Oregon State University Extension Service.
In Umatilla County,...
Extension Service Seeking Local Funding Through New District
Next month, voters in Umatilla and Morrow counties will decide whether to form a new taxing district for the Oregon State University Extension Service.
If...
Pivots, Progress and Precision Irrigation
By Marika Sitz
Phil Hamm is anxious to get out of the office. The director of the Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center (HAREC) seems...
BMCC Officially Opens Precision Irrigated Agriculture Center
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Thanks to the efforts of Blue Mountain Community College and a host of others, the grand...
BMCC to Host Opening for Precision Irrigated Agriculture Center
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) will host a grand opening celebration for its new Precision Irrigated Agriculture Center on Thursday.
The event will get under...
State Rep. with '2 Left Feet' Wins Mirror Ball
A mirror ball trophy, a crowd of almost 500 people and $11,000 raised for local charities came together for the fifth annual Dancing with...
Hawman Remembered as 'True Warrior'
The Hermiston community and its agricultural industry lost a “true warrior” with the death of Phil Hawman.
Hawman died Friday after a long battle with...
Solar Project to Cut HAREC Power Costs by Half
Oregon State University this spring has brought the largest of its ground-mounted solar arrays online as part of the Oregon University System’s “Solar by...
Driver Cards a Good Start, Committee Says
The Oregon driver card ballot measure was among the topics addressed Monday night at the Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting at Hermiston City Hall.
If...
HAREC's Grass Seed Field Day Set for May 28
The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its Grass Seed Field Day on May 28.
The event gets under way at 8:30 a.m....
HAREC Grass Seed Field Day Set for May 28
The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its Grass Seed Field Day on May 28.
The event gets under way at 8:30 a.m....
Council Votes to Annex OSU Land into City
The Oregon State University’s Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center (HAREC) grows and irrigates more than 200 crops and has more research acreage under...
Council to Consider Annexation Request Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will hold a public hearing tonight to consider a request by Oregon State University to annex approximately 168 acres of...