by OptimistPrime | Jul 6, 2022 | Headline Feed, Umatilla County
PENDLETON — Umatilla County voters get to decide in November if they want to prohibit psilocybin businesses.The county board of commissioners at its meeting Wednesday, July 6, in Pendleton voted to place a county law on the November general election ballot to ban...
by OptimistPrime | Jul 5, 2022 | Headline Feed, News, Umatilla County
Fatal Crash on Hwy 244-Umatilla County – 07/05/22 On Monday, July 4, 2022 at approximately 7:36 PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to single vehicle crash on Hwy 244 near milepost 13. The location of the crash was 13 miles east of...
by OptimistPrime | Jul 3, 2022 | Headline Feed, Umatilla County
PENDLETON — The Tillamook man Pendleton police arrested June 25 for kidnapping a woman and fleeing in a high-speed chase now faces official criminal charges.The Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office on Friday, July, 1, charged Charles Frederick Seeling, 34, with...
by OptimistPrime | Jun 30, 2022 | Headline Feed, Umatilla County
PENDLETON — Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter is about to burst at the seams from an influx of cats and dogs.PAWS Vice President Shaindel Beers said the facility received twice as many cats and dogs as in most summers.“So many people are having financial trouble...
by OptimistPrime | Jun 29, 2022 | Headline Feed, Umatilla County
HERMISTON — A former Hermiston School District employee is suing the district for more than $300,000, claiming discrimination for having to wear a mask due to pandemic safety measures.Jennifer Morrell of Hermiston, who worked for the district for nearly 20 years,...
by OptimistPrime | Jun 28, 2022 | Headline Feed, Umatilla County
PENDLETON — John Honemann as of last week is no longer the manager of the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton, City Manager Robb Corbett confirmed Monday, June 27.Corbett would not say whether Honemann quit or the city terminated his employment.Economic...