Northeast Oregon Now

HERMISTON, Ore.-Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) celebrated its 2025 Fall Nurse Residency Cohort with a graduation ceremony on July 15. “Today is about more than completing your residency,” said Clinical Educator Rachael Fisher, Nurse Residency Program Facilitator at GSHCS. “We’re here to celebrate your growth, resilience, courage, and the people who made the journey ...

BOARDMAN, Ore.-Several community groups, organizations, nonprofits, and individuals working to make a difference in Morrow County were recognized at Amazon’s Community Fund Celebration at the SAGE Center on July 15. “We’re here to recognize great people and projects,” said Ben Harvey, Amazon Community Engagement Manager for Eastern Oregon. “Those celebrated today should be pr...

Kathie A. Winters of Echo died on July 7, 2026 in Hermiston at the age of 70. She was born on April 10, 1956 in Panama City, Fla. to Steve and Betty Blakovich. Kathie’s father was in the military, therefore she spent her childhood growing up throughout the United States and the Netherlands. She graduated […]

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Gas prices are still moving lower in Oregon and three other West Coast states but are climbing in all other states, according to this week’s AAA report. Crude oil prices have jumped to their highest in a month after a new string of attacks between the U.S. and Iran, a drop in shipping activity in […]

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SALEM, Ore.-Several rural Oregon communities will host free worker safety and health training workshops this summer. The workshops, a partnership between the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) and the Oregon Employment Department, are designed for those already in the workforce, as well as those seeking employment. According to OSHA, the workshops wi...