ECHO — Try your navigation skills this fall at the Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, which is open throughout the month.
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HERMISTON — Three teams of Hermiston High School FFA students are leaving next week to compete in the 94th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.
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Friday, Oct. 15, was a big day for the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on the city of Echo’s proposal for a new water quality permit for its wastewater treatment facility.
Morrow County needs people to represent the Boardman and Ione area on the Morrow County Planning Commission.
The KOHU Fall Radio Auction is Thursday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. on AM 1360 KOHU. A full list of items on the auction block is available at gohermiston.com — also, the auction will be livestreamed fro…
{span id=”docs-internal-guid-e545d46a-7fff-2ba8-525e-9f7eb215233a”}{span}Hermiston residents Hope Smith and Angelica White, both 13, walk through the path at the Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Pat…
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ECHO — Getting ready for Oktoberfest, a pair of local musicians dressed in lederhosen and tuned their instruments. By start time, they were ready to perform.
SALEM — A deadly spike in COVID-19 infections that began just before Independence Day should near its end around Christmas, a new state forecast said Thursday, Oct. 14.
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UMATILLA COUNTY — More than 2 out of every 5 workers in Umatilla and Morrow counties are subject to the state’s vaccine mandate.
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Vaccination booths have been a common feature at local events for months. And while workers at these booths often are idle, and vaccination lines can be short or nonexistent, there are victori…
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A new trend, which has garnered national attention, has made its way to Umatilla County to concern local school administrators. The trend is called “devious licks,” and it involves students vi…
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The Veterans Yard Sale on Oct. 9 in Hermiston put some money into the coffers of American Legion Hermiston Post 37 and Auxiliary. This money will be used to fund Legion activities, Cathy Stolz…
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HERMISTON — Shannon White and her 11-year-old step-daughter, Ennelly Escobedo, were the first people in line Saturday morning, Oct. 15, to adopt a pet at Hermiston’s Pet Rescue Humane Society …
PENDLETON — Fourteen workplaces in Umatilla and Morrow counties reported outbreaks in the Oregon Health Authority’s most recent weekly report.
PENDLETON — When one Pendleton couple could not have a child on their own, several people and a few organizations throughout Umatilla County began helping.
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The Hermiston Seventh-day Adventist Church is back.
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Three drop-in peer centers opened Wednesday, Oct. 6, cutting ribbons on a new resource to help people suffering addictions.
For Laylah Lucas, it all started with YouTube.
The Hermiston City Council‘s agenda for its meeting Monday, Oct. 11, had three updates to local laws. The council, though, voted to table all three to a future meeting.
Starting Monday, Oct. 18, The Umatilla Public Library reopens its doors to the public. Hours are as follows: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 1…
HERMISTON — Hermiston resident Irene Miller and many of her loved ones celebrated, Saturday, Oct. 9, as Miller neared her 100th birthday. She who would turn 100 two days later, enjoyed a party…
Patrick Hall, new pastor at Hermiston’s Trinity Lutheran Church, made a long journey to get to the area. Now here, he regales people with his interesting history, while he helps the church fin…
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UMATILLA — From the outside, The Bridge Bistro & Brews may look like the old Riverside Sports Bar, but it is much different on the inside, and the owners could not be happier about it.
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HERMISTON — Not every company is feeling the employment pinch equally, according to some local construction companies and at least one economist. People at N.W. Crane Service Inc. and other co…
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UMATILLA COUNTY — Locals struggling with substance use are getting new places to seek some help.
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BOARDMAN — More than 1,000 people showed up Saturday, Oct. 2, for the return of the Morrow County Harvest Festival.
The Hermiston Herald is running a true scary story contest on its Facebook page through Saturday, Oct. 30, at noon.
HERMISTON — A chemical leak Tuesday night, Sept. 27, at Shearer’s Foods in Hermiston, resulted in three people going to the hospital.
LA GRANDE — Bi-Mart announced Thursday, Sept. 30, that Walgreens will acquire Bi-Mart's pharmacy business, including "pharmacy patient prescription files and related pharmacy inventory of 56 B…
UMATILLA COUNTY — Redistricting made little change to Northeastern Oregon’s political trajectory. Congressionally and legislatively, Republicans will continue representing Umatilla and Morrow …
Richard Tovey, Hermiston's new city attorney, will start his job Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2021.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The continued surge in new COVID-19 cases in Umatilla County is beginning to take a toll on the local education system.
Since leaving his hometown, former Stanfield resident Richard Florence has been gaining fame as a cartoonist and illustrator. Most recently, he has achieved extra notoriety for his work on the…
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In the days leading up to closing his Stanfield store, RetroRagz shop owner Dave Bender was sorting out the antiques inside. He was trying to figure which items he still could sell, which he c…
Hamburgers, hot dogs, salads and desserts were on the menu Saturday, Sept. 25, as Hermiston’s American Legion and Auxiliary Post 37 fed around 100 area veterans at a picnic in Hermiston’s McKe…
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Hermiston is a better place because of Hermiston’s Hispanic Advisory Committee, according to committee members. As the nation celebrates Hispanic History Month, Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, HAC member…
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ECHO — With the sound of shoes crunching through rocks and sagebrush, a line of runners disappeared on Saturday, Sept. 25, into the rolling hills of the Sno Road Vineyards in Echo at the Echo …
Dollar Tree, Inc. announced its new Family Dollar and Dollar Tree “Combo” store opening in Boardman.
HERMISTON — Hermiston’s first in-house city attorney begins working Thursday, Sept. 30.
Irma Solis, former clinic manager for Mirasol Family Health Center, recently stepped into a new position as deputy trial court administrator. She began this role with the Oregon Judicial Depar…
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The Hermiston City Council at its meeting Monday night, Sept. 27, voted 7-0 in favor of a new 20-year ground lease at the Hermiston Municipal Airport.
PENDLETON — Eastern Oregon’s health care system could see a mass exodus of workers come Oct. 18, the deadline for Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Two farms on Thursday, Sept. 16, tried to make up for a farmers market that did not happen in Hermiston. They intend to attract others for a bigger market in following weeks.
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Activities and displays around the area are promoting “Banned Book Week,” Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. The path at Umatilla’s Hash Park is just one example of the celebration. The path is lined with fr…
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Two weeks after contracting COVID-19, Umatilla resident Andrew Morris is sick and feeling more than a little frustrated. He said he did everything right, including getting vaccinated, and he s…
A crash Thursday night, Sept. 16, injured two Pendleton Round-Up contestants and killed another.
The city of Hermiston is accepting candidates for its May 17, 2022, election. Four city council ward seats are available as is a municipal judge position. These offices are all nonpartisan and…
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BAKER CITY — Tyler Brown’s family owns one restaurant in Baker City that hasn’t served a meal since before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Baker County.
