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🌱 Which Hermiston grads just earned UEC scholarships for their college dreams?

Hermiston, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Hermiston! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Hermiston grads just earned UEC scholarships for their college dreams?
  • Why an Amazon data center in Hermiston was just fined

Also on today's calendar: Boardman Farmer's Market.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 46 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Several local students receive UEC scholarships (northeastoregonnow.com) — Hermiston students are among this year’s Umatilla Electric Cooperative scholarship winners, with Hermiston High grads Alexah Moreno and Catherine Doherty earning support for college plans. In total, UEC awarded 15 scholarships to local graduates and college students across Eastern Oregon, helping fund studies from physical therapy and political science to engineering and trade programs.
   

• Data centers are driving demand for gas from Northwest utilities, reports find (grandcoulee.com) — Hermiston readers should know that an Amazon data center in town was recently fined for running a diesel backup generator longer than its air quality permit allowed, highlighting local impacts of the region’s data‑center boom. The broader report explains how rising electricity demand from data centers across Oregon and Washington is pushing utilities toward more gas use, complicating state climate goals and prompting debate over cleaner alternatives.
   

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    Saturday June 13
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    Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705 E Airport Rd, Hermiston
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Honey Creek Staffing posted a job opening for Journeyman Electrician in Hermiston. Apply here.
  • Les Schwab Tire Centers posted a job opening for Tire Technician - Hermiston #18 in Hermiston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hermiston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Umatilla

  • Six-acre brush fire causes significant damage in Umatilla, no injuries reported (applevalleynewsnow.com)
  • Kotek approves first request to return civil jurisdiction to an Oregon tribe (eastoregonian.com)
  • Logging could triple in Blue Mountains national forests under plan (eastoregonian.com)

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Ok Hermiston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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