Irrigon News

Morrow County sheriff's deputies have found the body of a 29-year-old man east of Irrigon Thursday morning.

Morrow County sheriff's deputies found the remains of a 29-year-old man east of Irrigon this morning, the sheriff's office reported.

Morrow County Sheriffs have found the remains of a 29-year-old man in a field just south of Highway 730 .

Two suspects have been nabbed in connection with a robbery a week ago at a Hermiston fast-food restaurant, and others are still being sought, authorities said.

Four Whitman College students heading to an environmental convention in Eugene were injured this afternoon when their sport utility vehicle collided with a commercial truck on U.S. 730 near Irrigon, the Oregon State Police reported.

Businesses are invited to visit the Umatilla Chemical Depot on Oct. 20 to see the buildings and property that could go up for sale when the site no longer is needed to store chemical weapons.

From the East Oregonian's police blotter: The Oregon Military Department contacted the Morrow County Sheriff's Office Friday morning to report an Irrigon man had received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Red Cross, notifying him his son had been killed in Iraq.

A fisherman turned out to be the catch of the day for law enforcement. Morrow County authorities had been looking for 30-year-old Edward Pergande since he failed to show for a pretrial hearing in January.

A man who set at least six fires in Eastern Oregon last year pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted arson and was sentenced by a Morrow County judge to 4½ years in prison.

A man who set at least six fires in Eastern Oregon last year pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted arson and was sentenced by a Morrow County judge to 4½ years in prison.

A man who set at least six fires in Eastern Oregon last year pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted arson and was sentenced by a Morrow County judge to 4 1/2 years in prison.

More than $1 billion is scheduled to pour into Oregon over the next several months as the federal stimulus construction program kicks into high gear, but don't expect big, enduring icons like Timberline Lodge to emerge from the landscape.

Carrie Atiyeh of ZeaChem gave a presentation to the Mayors and City Managers of Morrow County during May's meeting in Boardman.

West Nile-infected mosquitoes have been detected in Eastern Oregon. The North Morrow Vector Control District collected the infected mosquitoes in Irrigon on July 6, and an Oregon State University lab confirmed the presence of the virus.

Salem-News.com - May 5, 2009 - 1:54 am May-04-2009 21:35 Police Investigate Fatal Traffic Crash on Highway 730 near Irrigona Troopers are still in the process of investigating the crash and are trying to determine why the Plymouth van left the roadway.

One person was killed and three others seriously injured in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 730 near Irrigon, Oregon early Monday morning.

One person is dead and three others seriously injured after a crash early Monday morning.

A 26-year-old man was killed and three people were seriously injured this morning when a van crashed near Irrigon, the Oregon State Police reported.

Portland's gay pride organization has named its 2009 parade Grand Marshal and "Spirit of Pride" winners, and they're actually kind of interesting.