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COPES to Host Grand Opening of Hermiston Peer Center on June 10
The Community Outreach Prevention Engagement Services invites the public to the grand opening of the new site of its Hermiston Peer Center. The celebration is Monday, June 10, 10 a.m. to noon at 140 SW 11th St., Hermiston. In addition, representatives from other organizations are invited to attend a meeting following the grand opening, from 12:30-2 p.m., to discuss re-engagement and expansion. It will be held upstairs at the Peer Center.
Effort Being Made in Hermiston to Put Cannabis Measure on Ballot
This past March, the Hermiston City Council voted against putting a commercial cannabis measure for voters’ consideration on the November ballot, but residents may still get an opportunity this fall to allow retail marijuana to be sold within the city. An effort is currently being made to gather enough...
Many Questions Remain as State’s Curbside Recycling Deadline Looms
In December 2022, the Hermiston City Council held a work session to hear about the Recycling Modernization Act which requires all cities in Oregon with a population of 4,000 or more to implement curbside recycling by July 2025. At the time, there were a lot of unknowns – particularly in...
Local districts get electric bus rebates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten school districts in Oregon are receiving more than $22.6 million to replace a total of 96 older school buses with new electric (or propane) buses. Older diesel buses have been linked to asthma and other conditions that are harmful to the health of students and communities.
Boardman Council to Hold Budget Hearing, Discuss Garbage Rate Hike
The Boardman City Council will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 4 for its 2024-25 budget as well as discuss a garbage rate increase. Other action items on the agenda include the South Boardman Water Distribution System Feasibility Study approval and the Boardman Business Opportunity Incubator. The meeting will be...
Work progresses on Umatilla’s footbridge
UMATILLA – Construction on the pedestrian footbridge that will reconnect the South Hill area with main parts of the city is said to be steadily advancing. In-water work began May 6 and the flotation needed to maneuver the bridge pieces into place have been assembled. The city reports that...
Mayoral candidates meet and miss milestones in Umatilla County
Photos of men in suits line a wall in Pendleton City Hall. The wall is meant to commemorate every mayor in the town’s 144-year history, and up until now, that club has been exclusively male. But come next year, McKennon McDonald’s portrait will be added to the wall.
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