History
Hermiston History: Local Safeway workers go on strike
25 YEARS AGO April 9, 1996 After August, the City of Hermiston will no longer operate the Community ...
Coronavirus
All Oregonians expected to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by no later than July 1
Every adult in Oregon will be offered a vaccination against COVID-19 by July 1, with the two-shot vaccines ...
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Umatilla, Morrow County representatives assigned to House committees for 2021 legislative session
SALEM — Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announced on Thursday, Dec. 31, the House committees for the upcoming ...
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2020 Year in Review
Worldwide, 2020 was a year that seems likely to feature prominently in the history books of the future, ...
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Study shows a few large trees in E. Oregon store most carbon
Large trees, defined as 21 inches in diameter or bigger, make up just 3% of national forests in ...
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Oregon Department of Forestry declares an end to fire season
LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Forestry is terminating fire season on lands protected by the Northeast ...
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GOP incumbents talk plans for next term
UMATILLA COUNTY — State Rep. Greg Smith and state Sen. Bill Hansell are facing some unusual circumstances in ...
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Eastern Oregon residents send aid to fire-stricken towns
David Dunn returned Sunday, Sept. 20, from his second trip to Clackamas County, where he dropped off much-needed ...
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Hermiston sends aid to wildfire efforts
The smoke that has inundated Eastern Oregon is a daily reminder of the massive wildfires that are threatening ...
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Air quality issues lead to closures
Smoke from wildfires burning around Oregon and nearby states has pushed Hermiston’s air quality to hazardous levels over ...