Hermiston History

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Hermiston History: Original Funland Playground opens

• Jun 9, 2021
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Hermiston History: Americans prepare for bread shortage

• By JADE MCDOWELL News Editor
• Jun 2, 2021
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Hermiston History: Umatilla Museum moves to new building

• By JADE MCDOWELL News Editor
• May 26, 2021
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Hermiston History: Superintendent Armand Larive announces retirement

• May 19, 2021
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Hermiston History: Rumors cause suspicions water was poisoned

• May 12, 2021
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Hermiston History: Newspaper editor excited about Weiner Roast

• May 5, 2021
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Hermiston History: High school reporters run sting operation

• Apr 28, 2021
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Hermiston History: Umatilla School District considers uniforms

• Apr 21, 2021
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Hermiston History: County holds immunization clinics against smallpox

• Apr 14, 2021
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Hermiston History: Local Safeway workers go on strike

• Apr 6, 2021
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Hermiston History: Creamery makes first cheese in Umatilla County

• Mar 30, 2021
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Hermiston History: Runaway horse collides with car

• Mar 24, 2021
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Hermiston History: Boardman farmer uses field to propose

• Mar 17, 2021
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Hermiston History: Potato chip company announces plans

• Mar 10, 2021
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Hermiston History: Bowlers rescue heart attack victim

• Mar 3, 2021
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Hermiston History: County begins flood recovery

• Feb 24, 2021
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Hermiston History: Flood sweeps through Umatilla County

• Feb 17, 2021
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Hermiston History: City considers future of USO building

• Feb 10, 2021
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Hermiston History: Tree planting campaign begins

• Feb 3, 2021
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Hermiston History: Police track burglar through footprints

• Jan 27, 2021
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Hermiston History: Residents raise money for polio treatment

• Jan 20, 2021
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Hermiston History: Unknown vigilante catches suspect

• Jade McDowell
• Jan 13, 2021
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Hermiston History: Whistleblower worries about nerve gas

• Jade McDowell
• Jan 6, 2021
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New UCFD fire station now operational

• By JADE MCDOWELL News Editor
• Jan 5, 2021
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Umatilla County Fire District #1 has opened up a new fire station east of Hat Rock State Park.

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Hermiston History: Town celebrates first post-war Christmas

• Dec 31, 2020
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Hermiston History: Truck ends up in Columbia River

• Dec 23, 2020
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Hermiston History: Police arrest suspect in chamber burglary

• Dec 15, 2020
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Hermiston History: Woman accused of murdering husband

• Dec 9, 2020
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Hermiston History: City closes Hodge Park

• Dec 2, 2020
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Hermiston History: City council calls for release of prisoners of war

• Nov 25, 2020
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Hermiston History: Gas station accident spills 440 gallons of fuel

• Nov 18, 2020
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Hermiston History: Turnout boosted after women allowed to vote

• Nov 11, 2020
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Hermiston History: Incumbents get the boot in 1970 election

• Nov 3, 2020
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Hermiston History: Man bitten by dog after accident

• Oct 28, 2020
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Hermiston History: Crews work for an hour to free man from crash site

• Oct 21, 2020
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Hermiston History: Parents worry about drugs in schools

• Oct 14, 2020
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Hermiston History: Residents complain of rotting potato stench

• Oct 7, 2020
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Hermiston History: Forgery cases rise in Hermiston

• Sep 30, 2020
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Hermiston History: Hinkle Rail Yard considered for locomotive shop

• Sep 22, 2020
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Hermiston History: City jail has two escapes in one week

• Sep 14, 2020
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Hermiston History: Old Armand Larive building remodeled

• Sep 9, 2020
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Hermiston History: An ode to the American worker

• Sep 2, 2020
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'The withering hand of a widespread infectious disease': A look at Hermiston's handling of the Spanish influenza pandemic

• Jade McDowell
• Aug 31, 2020
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In 1918, 1919 and 1920 the Hermiston Herald covered another global pandemic of a disease known as the Spanish influenza. The following excerpts of the Herald’s coverage of the beginning of the…

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Hermiston History: Teen locked in boxcar for seven days

• Aug 26, 2020
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Hermiston History: Man dies after shooting himself in the foot

• Aug 18, 2020
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Hermiston History: World War II officially ends

• Aug 11, 2020
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Hermiston History: Gangs try to take out defectors

• Aug 5, 2020
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Hermiston History: Hermiston man injured in Vietnam

• Jul 29, 2020
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Hermiston History: Construction worker drowns during bridge project

• Jul 22, 2020
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Hermiston History: Fire department evicted

• Jul 15, 2020
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Hermiston History: Massive hail storm destroys crops

• Jul 8, 2020
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Hermiston History: Fireworks burn 100 acres

• Jul 1, 2020
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Hermiston History: National Guard breaks ground on armory

• Jun 24, 2020
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Hermiston History: Police break up burglary ring

• Jun 18, 2020
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