The Hermiston City Council on Monday, July 13, will vote to award a contract to replace a sewer lift station as well as award ...

PENDLETON — The Intermountain Education Service District announced regional leaders on July 28 will sign a declaration of cooperation formalizing a commitment to improving relational health outcomes ...

RUSSELL — Stephanie Renee Russell and Alden Jacob Russell, of Imbler; a boy, Ryker Allen Russell. WINDE — Robbie Winde and Gunner Winde, of La Grande; a boy, Liam Ryder Winde. — For other recent ...

UMATILLA COUNTY — A former Eastern Oregon corrections officer pleaded guilty to major poaching cases in Grant and Umatilla counties. Christopher George Matson, 48, of Umatilla, lost his hunting ...

PENDLETON — A power outage in Pendleton is affecting more than 6,000 customers in the Pendleton area, according to PacifiCorp. The outage occurred at 3:29 p.m. affecting 6,033 customers in the 97810, ...

Although Native Americans had lived in what became Northeastern Oregon for millennia, when the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, the better part of a century would pass before ...

HEPPNER — The Bank of Eastern Oregon announced that a dozen Eastern Oregon students were selected to receive $500 academic scholarships for 2026. According to a press release, the scholarships are ...

When I was a second grader in the days of analogue timepieces, I found the skill of telling time perplexing. Phrases such as “13 after” and “22 til” made no sense to me. One evening my father decided ...

HERMISTON — It’s almost time to dive in for the Hermiston Kids Triathlon. Hosted by Hermiston Parks & Recreation, the non-competitive swimming, bicycling and running event is July 25 with check-in at ...

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Fire Rescue District has a new deputy chief. The district on July 3 announced the promotion of Sam Irons to the position. Irons joined the district in 2012 as a student ...

HERMISTON — A single-vehicle rollover Tuesday, June 23, near Hermiston left nine people injured and required Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 to send all of its available paramedics and ambulances.

As America approaches its 250th birthday I have been thinking about an Irish rock band and the Super Bowl. A peculiar combination, I suppose. Although we Americans can commiserate with some of the ...