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CTUIR continues to distribute food
MISSION – (News release from CTUIR) The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) distributed food to CTUIR members and others on Thursday, June 27 at the tribe’s Tutuilla Food Sovereignty Center. DCFS Director Julie Taylor said the department’s...
OSP responds to 2 injury accidents over the weekend
UMATILLA COUNTY – The Oregon State Police responded to two serious crashes over the weekend. The first, Friday night, was on Highway 207. The trooper reports that a vehicle operated by Trista Catherine Dexter, 40, swerved into oncoming traffic from the eastbound lane and hit a westbound vehicle head-on. Both drivers were injured. The driver of the westbound vehicle was transferred by Life Flight to a trauma center for a serious injury. He is identified as Jose Jimenez Carmona, 64, of Hermiston.
Retail marijuana ballot measure fails to make the ballot
HERMISTON – The citizen-driven campaign to place a ballot measure on the November ballot that would allow retail marijuana outlets to operate in certain locations within the city limits has failed. The petition drive had gathered 2,370 signatures, but Umatilla County Elections Manager Kim Lindell said that of those,...
Hermiston Municipal Airport to receive nearly $183,000
HERMISTON – The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a federal investment of more than $2.3 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for rural airports across Oregon. Among these investments, Hermiston will receive $182,786 to modernize its airport infrastructure. According to a press release, these funds aim to enhance safety...
Interview: College of Agricultural Sciences Insights at OSU/ARS Pendleton
This June, PNW Ag went to the OSU and USDA-ARS Field Day at the Pendleton Station. Here we talked with Oregon State University's Dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences, Staci Simonich. Staci Simonich: Yesterday we were in Hermiston at the Wheatfield Day there, and at our station in Hermiston...
Chris Parks Claims Wire-To-Wire Win at Columbia River in BAM Tournament Trail Pro/Am
BOARDMAN, Ore. – Chris Parks of Eugene, Ore. put a final limit on the scales during Championship Sunday with his third consecutive bag to break the 20-pound mark for a three-day tournament-total of 67.12, locking up a wire-to-wire win at the Columbia River, the 4th stop of the BAM Tournament Trail Pro / Am presented by the Boardman Chamber of Commerce. For the victory, Parks pocketed $8,172, including a $250 contingency from Bass Boat Technologies, and a $400 Big Fish payout.
Prefontaine Track Club has multiple state champions
The Prefontaine Track Club had several champions in the Oregon Junior Olympics State Championships in Gresham, and several others who advanced to this week’s regional meet. The state meet was at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham and the regional meet will be at the same site over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Brynn Blanc won the state title in the girls 8-and-under age group long jump with a...
Excessive heat watch affecting much of Oregon from Friday to Tuesday
An excessive heat watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:49 p.m. valid from Friday noon until Tuesday 10 p.m. for Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, John Day Basin, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, North Central Oregon and Central Oregon.
Emergency Flights Transport Victims of Three N.E. Oregon Crashes
A Hermiston man required an emergency helicopter flight after suffering injuries Friday night, June 28, from a head-on car crash. Oregon State Police reported that was the first of three crashes on state highways in Northeastern Oregon that required the services of Life Flight. Trista Catherine Dexter, 40, was driving...
This weekend’s heat wave is fueling wildfire worries in Southern Oregon
The National Weather Service predicts the high temperature could reach 111 degrees in Medford and 108 degrees in Grants Pass this Friday and Saturday. In Redding, California, it could hit 116 degrees. A red flag warning is in effect through Wednesday in the Sacramento Valley, including Redding. That means weather...
MEWA’s GED Success Stories
MEWA’s GED program offers a crucial lifeline for students who have fallen behind in credit. The GED (General Education Diploma) program started during World War II to help returning servicemen complete their high school education. Since the 1940s, the GED program has been essential for those unable to complete their high school diplomas to enter the workforce, go to community college, or get trade apprenticeships. MEWA’s GED program is especially...
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