Echo, OR Reverse Mortgage in Oregon

The City of Hermiston started enforcing building codes in Echo on July 1. Diane Berry, Echo city administrator, said the change involves any building activity in Echo.

The City of Hermiston started enforcing building codes in Echo on July 1. Diane Berry, Echo city administrator, said the change involves any building activity in Echo.

For The Hermiston Herald The Madison-Mader wind farm is moving forward. The Umatilla County Planning Commission has approved the Echo-area project.

A fire at Sanitary Disposal Inc. Thursday morning destroyed a recycling baler and more than 10 bales of compressed cardboard, bringing fire crews from all over the west end of Umatilla County and Morrow County ...

Echo residents will pay $36 per month for sewer service beginning July 1, after the city council approved the increase up from $29 per month.

It was just a short distance - from Umatilla to Echo - but a move before Kayla Ruiz' sophomore year provided the change of lifestyle she needed to get her back on track.

Several hundred family, friends, teachers and students packed the Hermiston Convention Center Thursday evening to celebrate the Echo High School class of 2008.

Attorney Thomas Creasing edged incumbent Keith Kirkwood Tuesday to become Hermiston's new municipal judge.

More than 270 Cougars were on the loose Thursday in and around Echo. There was no need for residents to be fearful, however, as students from the Echo School District participated in a community service day.

The following sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: *Daniel James Bloom, 38, Hermiston, was convicted of harassment; sentenced to $750 fine and $131 assessment fees. via Hermiston Herald

Increased police patrols in Gilliam and Morrow counties paid off the morning of May 8, when a Gilliam County Sheriff's sergeant arrested three suspects, including one from Echo, on charges related to thefts and ... via Hermiston Herald

The city of Echo honored citizens April 30 for their volunteerism. City officials presented certificates, seed packets and pins to volunteers who assisted with city projects, such as National Night Out, the ... via Hermiston Herald

"Students see that staying in school and working hard to finish has meaning in their future"

While Oregon's high school drop-out rate rose slightly over last year, at least two local high schools' drop-out rates declined - thanks in large part to community's involvement in education. via Hermiston Herald

"Average people, regular businesses, take a look at expenses and purchases like this and have, in place, systems. Government should not be held to a lesser standard, if anything, the same or higher standard because it's not our money, it's your money."

Posted by Lady Logician on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:52:58 PM My dear friend and co-founder of True North Andy What's-his-name had a post up yesterday about the National Taxpayers Union Congressional Report ... via WWTC-AM Eagan

"Unfortunately, with our tax dollars at stake, it takes a lot more time to find out what's going on."

Talk about eating at the government trough. Some $13,000 of your tax money was spent on steak, crab and 40 bottles of wine at one high-end steakhouse chain for 81 postal service workers - a $160 per person meal ... via ABC News