Tag: Umatilla Electric Cooperative
UEC Plans Line Upgrade Project for Port of Morrow
Umatilla Electric Cooperative will upgrade power lines in a portion of the Port of Morrow from mid-January to May 2015.
The $2.5 million project may...
Vernon Bock of Hermiston Passes Away at Age 75
Vernon L. Bock died on July 7, 2014 at his home in Hermiston at the age of 75.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1938...
Little Relief from the Heat in Sight
Psst – in case you didn’t notice, it got hot yesterday. The temperatures in the Hermiston area reached triple digits on Tuesday and more...
Ready to Ride
Bike Program Offers Challenges and Rewards
Monday marked the beginning of a challenging but exciting week for the 20 kids who participated in this year’s...
Bird to Blame for Easter Sunday Power Outage
A bird that entered a Umatilla Electric substation south of Hermiston touched off a two-hour outage Easter Sunday that knocked out power to 1,816...
Reaching the Highest Heights
World Record Setter to Speak at Annual UEC Meeting
“I looked up and noticed the boat coming back towards me. I yelled, ‘Hey stop the...
Hermiston Little League Preps for Major Milestone
2014 Marks League's 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Bill, the Beatles conquered America and Little League made its debut...
City Hires Rivera as New Superintendent of HES
Hermiston Energy Services will have a new superintendent next month.
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier announced today that Nate Rivera will take over the role...
SAGE Center to Hold Job Fair on March 5
A Job Fair will be held on Wednesday, March 5 at the SAGE Center in Boardman.
The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to...
Hermiston Pioneer, Russ Dorran, Passes Away at 86
Russ Dorran, a leading light in the Northwest power industry who helped Hermiston grow from a farming hamlet to Eastern Oregon’s largest city, has...
UEC Purchases Mobile Substation
Umatilla Electric has gained a new substation – one that rolled into town on wheels.
Unlike UEC’s 40 other substations from Boardman to the Blue...
2014 UEC Calendars Available Free to Members
Umatilla Electric Cooperative has produced a 2014 calendar available free for cooperative members.
A limited number of the calendars are available at UEC’s Hermiston and...
1,300 Homes Lose Power On Coldest of Year
About 1,300 Umatilla Electric customers in and around Irrigon lost power early Sunday during the coldest night of the year when a piece of...
Wind Gust Reached 100 MPH at McNary Dam
A wind gust reached 100 mph or above at McNary Dam during the Sept. 15 windstorm, the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed Monday.
McNary Lock...
Coalition Seeks Winter Shelter for Homeless
Where do the homeless go on cold winter nights?
It’s a question many of us ask and the answer for the past few years has...
Water Bill Passes Through Key Legislative Committee
An Oregon water bill aimed aimed at developing water infrastructure in the Umatilla Basin has made its way through the Joint Ways and Means...
UEC Looks Ahead to 'Bright Future'
Umatilla Electric Cooperative looked back on its past and ahead to its future during the 76th annual meeting on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at...
Author's Message: Don't Fear the Robot
As any science fiction fan knows, if you see a robot with red eyes glowing at you, turn and run the other way as...
UEC to Hold 76th Annual Meeting Saturday
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s 76th Annual Meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Hermiston Conference Center.
The business meeting and dinner...
Ways and Means Committee Coming to Hermiston
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) is bringing the Joint Ways and Means Committee to Hermiston on April 20 as part of its “road show,”...
