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🌱 Why Hermiston council backed residents on the East Airport Road name

Hermiston, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Hermiston! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Hermiston council backed residents on the East Airport Road name
  • What could move into Hermiston’s historic Carnegie Building next?
  • Hermiston rescue seeks fosters after kittens found abandoned near Umatilla highway

Also on today's calendar: Sofia Talvik - Americana/Folk with Nordic Roots at Great Pacific and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
  • Friday: Windy in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hermiston council votes against changing name of E. Airport Road (eastoregonian.com) — Hermiston’s city council has unanimously decided to keep the name East Airport Road, siding with residents and business owners worried about the cost and hassle of changing addresses and marketing materials. After a strong public turnout and petition, councilors opted to improve signage instead of renaming the street to reduce confusion with nearby Airport Way.
   

• 2 more groups present plans for future use of Carnegie Building (eastoregonian.com) — Hermiston leaders are weighing new uses for the historic Carnegie Building, with local history and arts advocates proposing a combined museum and arts center while the Hermiston Amateur Radio Club seeks basement space for education and emergency communications. Councilors signaled strong interest in preserving history and possibly sharing the building, with a decision expected after further talks this summer.
   

• Kittens found abandoned, possibly thrown from vehicle near Umatilla (elkhornmediagroup.com) — A Hermiston resident found two surviving kittens and two dead along Highway 730 near Umatilla, prompting an Oregon State Police investigation into suspected animal abuse. Hermiston-based Fuzz Ball Animal Rescue is caring for the injured kittens and urgently seeking local foster homes, while authorities ask anyone who noticed suspicious vehicles or dumping to report even small details.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday May 13
  • Combined Family Engagement - After school
    Umatilla High Umatilla, OR 97882
    5:00 pm
    • Thursday May 14
  • STEAM Night
    Echo School Echo, OR 97826
    5:15 pm
  • Talent Show
    Echo School Echo, OR 97826
    6:00 pm
  • Umatilla School Board Meeting
    Umatilla SD 7 1001 6th St, Umatilla, OR 97882, USA
    7:00 pm
    • Friday May 15
  • CPR / AED & First Aid Combo Class →
    Good Shepherd Health Care System, 610 NW 11th St, Hermiston
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • LOST UPPER DENTURE somewhere between advantage dental and buttercreek apts along NW 11 th on 4.
    30.2026. it's marked M.Downy. if found please call 458-318-7263. Thank you (Nextdoor Highland / NW 11th)
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Power Equipment Operator in Hermiston. Apply here.
  • Space Age Fuel, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Hermiston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hermiston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Umatilla

  • Umatilla celebrates opening of Business Center, Village Square Park (eastoregonian.com)
  • Oregon groups demand action from EPA on nitrate crisis (statenews.net)
  • Governor Kotek declares drought emergency in Coos, Klamath, and Wheeler counties (nbc16.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hermiston

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