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Consolidated Supply Co. Celebrates Its Grand Opening in Hermiston
A Pacific Northwest business that got its start in Portland nearly a century ago has finally made it to Hermiston. Consolidated Supply Co., which opened in January, held its grand opening on Thursday, April 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce. “We’re excited to be...
Columbia Development Authority Needs Money, Executive Director Says
Columbia Development Authority Executive Director Greg Smith put his five-member board on notice the CDA needs revenue to meet obligations. “I want to be very candid with all five of you,” said. “We need some decisions made. We’re behind on where we ought to be because the five board members will not give me direction.”
Annual First Fish Ceremony Celebrates Returning Spring Chinook Salmon at Umatilla Indian Reservation
MISSION, Ore. -- On Tuesday, April 23, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation held a First Fish Ceremony at the Nixyáawii Community School.
Umatilla Police Department receives nearly $9K to fund AEDs for patrol vehicles
UMATILLA, Ore. -- The Umatilla Police Department has been awarded a grant of nearly $9,000 to assist with funding the acquisition of five new Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
Help “Fill the Boot” in Union & Umatilla counties to support local veterans
NORTHEAST OREGON — On Saturday, April 27, the Pacific Northwest Veterans Alliance and the Fair Housing Council of Oregon will join forces for the inaugural “Fill the Combat Boot” event. The fundraiser aims to support local veterans across Eastern Oregon, with all proceeds dedicated to assisting veterans...
One Injured When Pick-Up Truck Crashes into Stanfield McDonald’s
One person was injured Friday, April 19, when a pick-up truck drove into the side of the McDonald’s restaurant at the Pilot Truck Stop in Stanfield. Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched at 9:38 a.m. to the motor vehicle accident.
With Measure 110 gutted, Eastern Oregon harm reduction group remains undeterred
Harm reduction in Pendleton sometimes begins with a folding table in a parking lot. On a recent March day, Crescencia Witherspoon and Brandy Anderson of the Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living offered harm reduction supplies at a Salvation Army center in downtown Pendleton, where the charity serves a hot lunch daily. The foot traffic was brisk and EOCIL tried to catch patrons before they left with their food.
Staff, Volunteers Busy Gearing Up for Project PATH’s Opening
Tuesday, April 23, was moving day for Project PATH, the transitional homeless shelter located in Hermiston. Staff members and more than a dozen volunteers began bright and early moving beds, chairs, tables and other furniture into the Sleep Center. “It’s been a busy morning,” said Jessica Cole, executive director of...
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