Tag: Umatilla Chemical Depot
Demolition of Demilitarization Building Completed
The massive building that housed the equipment and furnaces that destroyed the Umatilla Chemical Depot’s chemical weapons stockpile has been demolished, and the last...
Depot Land Transfer No Simple Process
What do you do with 17,000 acres of land that for more than 70 years has been used to store conventional and chemical weapons...
GOP Candidate for Governor to be Chamber Guest
Oregon State Rep. Dennis Richardson, a Republican candidate for governor, will be a guest at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s Business to Business Luncheon...
Chemical Depot Demolition Off to Good Start
Northwest Demolition is about three weeks into the process of the building where chemical munitions were processed on the Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Work began Aug....
Umatilla Board Postpones Action on Drug Testing
School Board to Wait Until it Fills Vacant Seats
The Umatilla School Board has opted to postpone discussions on random student drug-testing – but not...
Forum to Focus on Coal Trains
The League of Women Voters of West Umatilla County will hold a forum on coal trains at 7 p.m., on Thursday, May 9 at...
'One Thing That's Impacted Is People'
Jobs Disappearing as Depot Closure Progresses
Less than two years ago, more people, approximately 1,350, worked out at the Umatilla Chemical Depot than anywhere else...
