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BAKER TRAPSHOOTING: Bulldogs take top spots at Hermiston tournament
Baker Trap Club competitors made it look easy at their first event of the season, Saturday, April 20 at Hermiston. The eagle-eyed BHS students took four champion slots at the event, picking clay targets out of the air with consistency.
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).
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.”
Kotek returns to Oregon’s Umatilla Basin as locals grapple with nitrate response
A year ago, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek promised a “new day” for the Lower Umatilla Basin’s decades-long nitrates crisis. When she returned to Boardman this week, Kotek told community leaders that there are many more days of work ahead before the crisis can be solved. Since Kotek’s...
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...
CTUIR Honors First Salmon of 2024 with Annual Ceremony
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) held a First Fish Ceremony on Tuesday, April 23, at the Nixyáawii Community School to celebrate the return of the first spring Chinook salmon of 2024. The CTUIR annually celebrates the fish’s return to the reservation with songs and prayers...
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