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1 week ago | 
eastoregonian.com | Berit Thorson |Yasser Marte |Jayson Jacoby
Published 2:33 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 IONE — Green wheat stalks just barely poked through the soil of a rolling hill in Ione as fourth-generation farmer Clint Carlson talked about the moisture content this winter. “The thing is, you know, we’re at the mercy of the weather,” Carlson said.
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1 week ago | 
eastoregonian.com | Yasser Marte
Published 7:00 am Friday, April 11, 2025 Tensions escalate as anonymous posters spread in HeppnerHEPPNER — Morrow County Health District CEO Emily Roberts announced she will step down from her position. Roberts made the announcement during a regular board meeting on March 31 at Morrow County Grain Growers in Lexington. Tensions had escalated in recent weeks after anonymous posters calling for her removal appeared throughout the Heppner community.
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2 weeks ago | 
hermistonherald.com | Yasser Marte
Published 6:00 am Tuesday, April 8, 2025 UMATILLA — Three all-girls robotics teams from Clara Brownell Middle School in Umatilla competed in the Oregon FIRST Tech Challenge Championship in Hillsboro. The three teams — 7470 Mystery Bots, 15435 Femgineers and 17366 Giraffe Guardians — faced off against 45 high school teams from across the state at the robotics competition March 15-16.
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2 weeks ago | 
eastoregonian.com | Yasser Marte
Published 6:00 am Tuesday, April 8, 2025 UMATILLA — Three all-girls robotics teams from Clara Brownell Middle School in Umatilla competed in the Oregon FIRST Tech Challenge Championship in Hillsboro. The three teams — 7470 Mystery Bots, 15435 Femgineers and 17366 Giraffe Guardians — faced off against 45 high school teams from across the state at the robotics competition March 15-16.
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2 weeks ago | 
eastoregonian.com | Yasser Marte
Published 5:02 pm Monday, April 7, 2025 ECHO — Kellan Smith of Echo High School made history by becoming the first student from the school to win the Future Farmers of America state public speaking title. Smith, 14, a freshman at Echo High, achieved a personal milestone while also cementing his place in the school’s FFA legacy with taking its first public speaking title. He won the banner at the Oregon State FFA Convention, March 20-23, at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
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2 weeks ago | 
hermistonherald.com | Yasser Marte
Published 5:02 pm Monday, April 7, 2025 ECHO — Kellan Smith of Echo High School made history by becoming the first student from the school to win the Future Farmers of America state public speaking title. Smith, 14, a freshman at Echo High, achieved a personal milestone while also cementing his place in the school’s FFA legacy with taking its first public speaking title. He won the banner at the Oregon State FFA Convention, March 20-23, at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
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3 weeks ago | 
hermistonherald.com | Yasser Marte
Published 7:00 am Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing provides care for those struggling with mental healthHERMISTON — Caitlin Scidmore agreed to admit herself to the Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing after experiencing an episode of instability and anxiety, a mental health issue she has struggled with in the past but is now learning to cope with for a better future.
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3 weeks ago | 
hermistonherald.com | Yasser Marte
Published 6:00 am Tuesday, April 1, 2025 PENDLETON — The Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network hosted the final in-person training of the 2025-26 school year for its Counselor Connection professional development program. According to the InterMountain Education Service District press release, the Regional Educator Network has hosted two in-person Counselor Connection events this school year, drawing 49 participants from 12 districts.
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3 weeks ago | 
lagrandeobserver.com | Yasser Marte
Published 6:00 am Tuesday, April 1, 2025 PENDLETON — The Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network hosted the final in-person training of the 2025-26 school year for its Counselor Connection professional development program. According to the InterMountain Education Service District press release, the Regional Educator Network has hosted two in-person Counselor Connection events this school year, drawing 49 participants from 12 districts.
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3 weeks ago | 
eastoregonian.com | Yasser Marte
Published 6:00 am Tuesday, April 1, 2025 PENDLETON — The Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network hosted the final in-person training of the 2025-26 school year for its Counselor Connection professional development program. According to the InterMountain Education Service District press release, the Regional Educator Network has hosted two in-person Counselor Connection events this school year, drawing 49 participants from 12 districts.
