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
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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