Access to two South Fork River watershed trails have opened after the completion of flood damage repair work and tree removal, the Umatilla National Forest Service has announced.
Umatilla County is going back to baseline pandemic restrictions with the dubious distinction of having the most COVID-19 cases per capita of any county in Oregon.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County can now move into Phase 2 of reopening, county commissioners announced this afternoon.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County was not on the list released Thursday afternoon by Gov. Kate Brown’s office of Oregon counties able to move into Phase 2 of reopening the state.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County Commission board Chairman John Shafer has repeatedly hit the refresh button on his keyboard today, waiting to see if his county will be allowed to enter Oregon’s Phase 2.
Dan Dorran and HollyJo Beers will advance to the November General Election, facing off for the Umatilla County Position 3 seat, according to preliminary results of Tuesday’s primary election in Oregon.
Residents in three rural Oregon fire departments will be covered by a single entity — East Umatilla Fire & Rescue District — and pay equal rates for the fire service beginning July 1.
About 20% of Umatilla County’s 45,000 eligible voters have already cast their ballots for Tuesday’s primary election, elections officials say.
Voters in three rural Oregon fire departments and an ambulance district — which formed a single agency through an intergovernmental agreement last year — will decide Tuesday whether they now support merging them into one.
Umatilla County commissioners are waiting for the “go-ahead” signal from Gov. Kate Brown to begin the first of reopening the county.
Umatilla County is continuing to navigate flood recovery for damages sustained in early February, but the process is being slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The race for the open seat on Umatilla County's Board of Commissioners is going to be a handful.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County soon will give a fiscal break to folks enduring a hardship and needing temporary housing.
Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, announced this week he will seek re-election to the Oregon Senate for a four-year term for District 29, which encompases Umatilla, Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman, Union, and Wallowa counties, as well as parts of Wasco County.
Voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to deliver ballots to drop boxes or take them directly to their county election offices. Mailed ballots not postmarked by Nov. 5 will not be counted.
PENDLETON — The Umatilla County Fair Board is looking to fill a vacancy. The seat is an at-large position, meaning any resident living in Umatilla County is encouraged to apply.
PENDLETON — The Umatilla County Public Health Department will start looking for applicants to fill a new health educator position.
