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The following are recent arrests made by the Hermiston Police Department:. June 13: Roberto Reyes Linarez, 37, was arrested on the 400 block of N.W. 11th Street and charged with felony failure to appear, DUII, reckless endangering and open container. June 12: Juan Fernando Ponce, 29, was arrested on the...

A former Hermiston and later Louisville and WNBA girls basketball standout is in the Umatilla County jail, facing a variety of charges. Umatilla County reports, as do multiple national sports sources that 29-year-old Shoni Schimmel was arrested early Monday for felony assault and criminal mischief, as well as several misdemeanors including domestic abuse, menacing and others.

HERMISTON — Our Lady of Angels Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court No. 1692 recently held a bake sale to raise money for TruCare Pregnancy Clinic in Hermiston. Catholic Daughters Regent Kristi Smalley presented a $1,000 check to Kristi Atkins, TruCare’s executive director, June 11 in Hermiston. A nonprofit organization,...

A Beaverton police officer shot a man during a chase Wednesday night, and the man later died from his injuries and a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The officer, who hasn’t yet been publicly identified, shot Shawn Michael Roy Montoya, 32, in the torso as he ran from officers. Montoya, a Hermiston resident, was a suspect in an alleged residential burglary earlier in the day, according to Beaverton police.

PENDLETON — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s ceded territory stretches to nearly every corner of Blue Mountain Community College’s service area. Soon, the artwork featured in all of BMCC’s five campuses will reflect that fact. BMCC recently used more than $60,000 in state grants to purchase, frame...

PROSSER, Wash.-- Due to a regional chlorine shortage, the City of Prosser will not be able to open the Aquatic Center on June 18 as previously planned. The city’s contract service provider Oxarc, is responsible for producing over 90% of the state’s supply. There's a nationwide chlorine shortage, but Prosser...

MISSION — Dakota Sams scored a game-high 24 points, and Nixyaawii finished the regular season with a perfect home record (6-0) after handing 4A McLoughlin a 63-44 nonleague loss on Wednesday, June 16. Sams scored the first 13 points for the Golden Eagles (11-1), who jumped out to a 20-12...

Some years ago, when I was working for a radio station in Detroit, we did a stunt during the big bullriding event there. All week on the air, I was bragging about how I could easily ride a bull and that it was no big deal. This was the set-up to the stunt, because I would NEVER really ride a bull...I'll leave that to the much tougher real cowboys! So the night of the event, I was center ring and introduced by the rodeo announcer. I was wearing a bright yellow shirt. An unusually bright yellow shirt, so it would stand out. Then came time for my bragging to be backed up by actually riding a bull. I climbed the gate and cowboys helped me onto the massive, 2000 lb. beast. It was exhilarating!

Umatilla’s Saturday Market is set to begin on June 19 at 8:30 a.m. in Village Square Park and will run through Sept. 18. The event will feature crafts, jewelry, food, community enrichment and more. On opening day, a free first-come-first-served painting class with 15 open spots will start promptly at 10 a.m.

PROSSER, Wash. — A three-car accident on I-82 in Prosser sent a passenger to the hospital after the driver swerved to avoid a collision, but struck a vehicle that crashed into the third car. According to a press release issued by the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the accident took place...

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement. -Hermiston and Walla Walla area – (NOW…Showers and thunderstorms will continue to move northeast across the area this afternoon. Any thunderstorms that do develop will be capable of gusty winds, hail, and brief downpours for the next several hours.) –...

PROSSER, Wash. — On Saturday, July 3, Historic Downtown Prosser will host its first annual ‘Red, White and Blues Festival’ to highlight the city’s delicious blueberries, affinity for blues music, and patriotic spirit. According to a release by Historic Downtown Prosser officials, the Prosser Famer’s Market will move downtown for...

At the age of 81 she went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday June 11, 2021. She was living at the Sun Terrace Memory Care Unit, Prosser, WA. Jean was born in Wiseman, AR to Claud and Millie (Cooper) Barnes who preceded her in death, as well as her beloved husband, John F. Roberts.

Linda A. Owens died on June 14, 2021 at her home in Hermiston at the age of 75. She was born on June 29, 1945 in Walla Walla, Wash. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W. 11th St., Hermiston.

The city of Hermiston is asking the community to help lay out the road map for the next couple of decades with its Hermiston 2040 project. Hermiston 2040 is a community engagement effort to build a vision for the future of Hermiston. The vision will create the blueprint for decisions about our community, including investments, collaboration, and partnerships. What is identified and created in this vision during the coming months will be the foundation for the next 20 years in the community.