Jayati Ramakrishnan
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Shearing season on an Oregon sheep farm
As a sheep flips from its back to its front legs and scrambles out the small door of a trailer, it’s as much as 20 pounds lighter than when it → Read More
Setzer resigns as Umatilla County public health director
A year and a half after he stepped into the role, public health director Jim Setzer will be leaving the Umatilla County Health Department.Setzer confirmed on Monday that he would resign, but said he did not have further comment.County Commissioner George Murdock said the county hadn’t officia → Read More
Stanfield superintendent to resign at end of school year
Stanfield School District Superintendent Shelley Liscom announced her plans to resign at Wednesday’s school board meeting. She will stay through the end of the school year, serving her last day with the district June 15.Liscom sent an email message to district staff Thursday morning informing → Read More
Murder suspect waives extradition, says fair trial not possible in Idaho
An Idaho murder suspect who was arrested in Stanfield will remain in Umatilla County for at least the next few weeks as he fights extradition and attempts to stay in Oregon for his trial.Richard Carlin, 73, was arrested at the Stanfield Pilot Flying J Travel Center shortly before noon Tuesday after → Read More
Family Medicine: Murrays bring pharmaceuticals to rural Oregon
Like much of Heppner, Murray Drugs Inc. looks like it was plucked from the past.People chat with each other as they browse cards and household items. The pharmacists greet customers with a smile as they come in. Outside, people can sit at tables and enjoy coffee as old country songs pour out of the → Read More
Stanfield residents to see hike in school taxes
People living in the Stanfield School District will see a spike in their next property tax bill, due to what the district claims is an accounting error.The additional tax requirement is in response to the district’s error in under-collecting taxes to cover a bond measure passed nearly 20 year → Read More
Hermiston School Board considers graduation venue change
The Hermiston School Board will soon consider whether to move the high school graduation ceremony after several years of growing graduating classes have limited the number of family members who can attend the ceremony. At its meeting on Monday night, the board heard a presentation from Hermiston Hig → Read More
Dorran to retire from fair board
Dan Dorran told the crowd at the Umatilla County Fair kickoff barbecue that this year would be his last on the fair board. But he says he doesn’t want to be honored for his 20 years on the Umatilla County Fair Board. In fact, he didn’t even want to talk about it.“It would take t → Read More
Fair first day full of adjustments, excitement
During opening day of the Umatilla County Fair, vendors and participants were busy getting used to new things — and preparing for the big crowds to come.Most people noted that the biggest change this year is the size of the venue: EOTEC.“It’s a bigger footprint up here,” → Read More
Community rallies, cuts ribbon on new fairgrounds
About 100 people crowded into the foyer at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Events Center main building Monday evening, hours from the start of the facility’s biggest event to date. On the eve of the 105th Umatilla County Fair, backers of EOTEC and community members cut the ribbon on the facility → Read More
Stanfield plant to shut down for repairs, community picnic
The 3D Idapro dehydration plant in Stanfield will briefly halt operations Monday to make minor repairs to the facility. They expect to resume working late Monday or Tuesday, but will stop work again on Tuesday afternoon and evening to accommodate the nearby National Night Out picnic. The temporary p → Read More
Hermiston Superintendent Maiocco to leave for active duty
Hermiston School District Superintendent Fred Maiocco, who is also a brigadier general with the U.S. Army Reserves, announced Monday that he will take a leave of absence to serve a tour of duty. He will leave July 24 to serve 15 to 18 months in Europe.Maiocco will be assigned as the commander, 7th M → Read More
Soldiers, scientist take part in training exercises at Umatilla Army Depot
Hundreds of military personnel from the U.S. and Germany descended on the Umatilla Army Depot this weekend, searching through the abandoned bunkers for decoy munitions and nuclear weapons.The exercise, called “Dragon Fire,” involves troops from several CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radi → Read More