Tag: Umatilla City Manager Bob Ward

Umatilla’s residents sounded off Tuesday night in favor of an ordinance that would place a moratorium on adult businesses. If adopted, the ordinance would prohibit...

City Had Anticipated Losses of $40,000 Despite predicting annual losses of at least $40,000, the Umatilla Marina & RV Park ended its first fiscal year...

The city of Umatilla is moving forward with a moratorium on adult businesses despite little input from the public. “I clearly do not want to...

Lack of Volunteers Puts Local Events in Jeopardy The Festival of Lights. Umatilla Landing Days. The Stanfield 4th of July Celebration. Three very different events in...

While businesses come and go in Umatilla, city policies are raising eyebrows, concerns and ire from local residents. John Nichols presented the council with letters...

Umatilla Taking Steps to Develop Old Town Site It’s no secret the city of Umatilla is working with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian...

Beginning next week, the Umatilla School District will take over management of the Umatilla Senior Center and work toward re-inventing the space as a...

Lyle Smith is now the second-in-command for the Umatilla City Council. The Umatilla City Council voted Smith into the position on Tuesday to help cover...

The city of Umatilla will not appoint a replacement for Mayor Pat Lafferty and will, instead, leave the decision to the voters of Umatilla. Lafferty...

Council Lowers Noise Restrictions for Riverside's Anniversary Mel Ray is the newest member of the Umatilla City Council. Council members interviewed both Ray and fellow applicant...

City Stresses Action Is Not a Ban The city of Umatilla has blocked medical marijuana facilities for the next year but could work with the...

The city of Umatilla is asking residents to “Slam Dunk the Junk” April 1-7. The idea of a city-wide cleanup continues to gain momentum after...

Another Umatilla business will be getting a facelift, courtesy of the city’s Downtown Revitalization Small Grant program. The Umatilla City Council has approved a $10,000...

The city of Umatilla is preparing for a little spring cleaning, starting with the destruction from a fire last summer on South Hill. In June,...

When the Umatilla Senior Center closed its doors recently, local officials began searching for a solution. For almost two decades, Virgie Jarrell served as the...

Dark and stormy nights may be good for mystery novels, but it’s not good for the hotel business. The owners of the former Desert River...

From one side of town to the other, streets in Umatilla will take on a new look in the near future as plans move...

On Thursday, the City of Umatilla will become lease holders on the Umatilla Marina & RV Park. City staff will host a brief ceremony at...

Roak TenEyck is the newest member of the Umatilla City Council. On Tuesday night, the Umatilla City Council interviewed three candidates for the position: TenEyck,...

Applications are open for anyone interested in serving on the Umatilla City Council. At its most recent meeting, the council declared a vacancy in position...