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WEEKEND EDITION BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATION IN PHOTOS, A7 JUNE 11 – 12, 2022 Hermiston High School graduates throw their caps into the air at the end of commencement ceremonies Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Kathy Aney/East Oregonian 146th Year, No. 75 $1.50 WINNER OF 16 ONPA AWARDS IN 2021 HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL MORROW COUNTY GRADUATES CELEBRATE PASSAGE A state of emergency Commissioners call for state assistance to address unsafe drinking water By ERICK PETERSON East Oregonian Photos by Kathy Aney/East Oregonian Hermiston High School seniors ready for graduation ceremonies Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. The fi rst Hermiston High School senior to receive her diploma waits to step onstage during gradu- ation ceremonies Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. BOARDMAN — Morrow County commis- sioners have declared a local state of emergency related to water quality. “Ou r legacy will be what we Doherty are doing now,” Com missioner Jim Doherty said Thursday, June 9, in a special meet- ing with one agenda item: the emergency declaration. Doherty recently Lindsay ha d i nvolved himself in the test- ing of Morrow County wells. Accord- ing to the commissioner and Paul See Water, Page A8 Family members of a Hermiston High School senior hold congratula- tory signs during commencement ceremonies Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Hermiston High School senior Ryker McDonald welcomes the crowd at the start of graduation ceremonies Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL’S GRADUATION GO TO: www.EastOregonian.com Scoping out McKay Creek Basin Pendleton selects fi rm to study drainage of entire creek, off er steps to mitigate fl ooding See Creek, Page A8 Editor’s Note: This is part two of a three part story Oregon Public Broadcasting produced on the Pendleton Unmanned Aircraft System Range. The fi rst part ran in a preceding edition of the East Oregonian, and part three is running in a subsequent print edition. The entire story is online at www.eastoregonian.com. By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL Oregon Public Broadcasting Good fi t for drone tech companies By JOHN TILLMAN East Oregonian PENDLETON — McKay Creek fl ooding in 2019 led to calls for a major study of the basin’s entire length. Pendleton City Council at its meeting Tuesday, June 7, selected someone to handle the job. The council selected Environ- mental Science Associates of San Francisco to examine how the entire McKay Creek Basin system functions Part 2: Much abuzz at Pendleton’s UAS range Yasser Marte/East Oregonian McKay Creek runs calm Thursday morning, June 9, 2022. The Pendleton City Council on June 7 selected the fi rm Environmental Science Associates to ex- amine the entire basin of the creek and make recommendations to mitigate fl ooding. Pendleton Economic Develop- ment Director Steve Chrisman said there’s another reason Pendleton is popular. The city’s mantra, “Let ‘er Buck,” fi ts well with fast-paced, high-tech businesses that don’t want to be tied down with red tape. “So many of these test sites are operated by government entities, universities. Folks that maybe are more interested in printing research papers than they are in understanding what the customer wants,” he said. See Drones, Page A8