Tag: Umatilla Electric Cooperative

Desert Rose Ministries recently received a $2,500 grant from the Umatilla Electric Cooperative. Mike Mehren, a volunteer at the Hermiston-based ministry, said the money will...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative customers will be getting new digital meters during the month of June. UEC’s contractor, Allegiant Utility Services, are replacing existing meters across...

Two local high school juniors have been chosen to represent Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) on a week-long trip to Washington D.C., for the 2023...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) has awarded academic scholarships to 14 students and honored one individual the co-op's lineman college scholarship. The scholarships, aimed at supporting higher education...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative is seeking photos to feature in their 2024 photo calendar. Photos must be taken within UEC's service territory to be considered. They...

The Umatilla Electric Cooperative's Business Resource Center's Women in Business Showcase is set for Saturday, April 29 at the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event...

Local irrigators gathered recently at the headquarters of Umatilla Electric Cooperative to hear updates from staff and leadership on recent activities at the co-op. Presenters...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative members who purchased power in 2019 and 2021 will receive a refund in March as part of the utility’s Capital Credits...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s history of giving back to the community was established right from its start in 1937 by helping to build the county’s...

The generosity and compassion of the Hermiston community was on full display Wednesday night during the 53rd annual Distinguished Citizens Awards banquet. There was a...

While most people in the developed world take electricity for granted, there are nearly a billion people in the world living without it, according...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Umatilla Electric Cooperative will receive a nearly $90 million federal loan to expand...

We all have our favorite season. Some people love crisp, cool weather and bundling up under a favorite blanket, while others prefer the warm...

An overcast rainy day couldn't dampen the spirits of Matthew and Serenity Stull as they cut the ribbon on their new home on a...

Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis) concluded a three-day tour of Central and Eastern Oregon today with stops in Hermiston, Boardman, and the Port...

News of vandalism, tampering and destruction of substations, powerlines and other electric structures in the United States have made headlines in recent weeks. Umatilla Electric...

By Erick Peterson/Hermiston Herald In the coming days, Northeast Oregon Now readers will start seeing new content from a familiar local news organization. Northeast Oregon Now...

Patrick Collins, land use specialist at Umatilla Electric Cooperative, has been selected to serve on Touchstone Energy’s Business Development Advisory Committee. Touchstone Energy is a...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative has hired Marie Cain as the co-op’s manager of accounting. Cain has spent the last seven years at Threemile Canyon Farms in...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative employees honored Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with an organization-wide fundraiser benefitting Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation. Generosity flowed this year...