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Hermiston police arrest man for knife attack

HERMISTON — Hermiston police arrested a man early Monday, Sept. 23, after he slashed a transient in a…

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Oregon farm groups wary of Umatilla groundwater nitrate pollution plan

Fertilizer and irrigation practices will be scrutinized more closely in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin under a new regulatory…

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Irrigon teen in custody following school shooting threat

IRRIGON — The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday, Sept. 23, it arrested a 14-year-old male student from…

Elections

Hermiston City Council candidates make their cases at forum

HERMISTON — Six candidates for four at-large Hermiston City Council seats gathered Thursday night, Sept. 21, to make…

Local

Smith, CDA board at odds over controversial salary increase

MISSION — Greg Smith is at odds with at least some members of his board for the Columbia…

Local

State publishes Nitrate Reduction Plan for LUBGWMA

SALEM — After repeated requests from Morrow and Umatilla county residents and organizations for a statewide plan to…

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Man who robbed Hermiston bank gets 23-plus years in prison

PORTLAND — The man who robbed a Hermiston bank in 2021 and threatened a couple as he fled…

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Mosquitoes in Morrow County for 3rd time in 2024 test positive for West Nile virus

MORROW COUNTY — The North Morrow Vector Control District reported mosquitoes in Morrow County again tested positive for…

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Drug treatment ‘deflection’ efforts up and running

BAKER CITY — If Baker County wasn’t the first of Oregon’s 36 counties to use a new state…

Local

Wallowa County opts against a deflection program for drug offenders

WALLOA COUNTY — While most of the state’s other counties are launching some form of deflection program intended…

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