Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) announced that the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries is hosting a field hearing in Richland, Washington this Monday, June 26th, at 1:00 PM PT.
On May 15, 2023, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-O2) announced that Cali Lees, a sophomore from Phoenix High School, has been selected as the winner of OR-02’s 2023 Congressional Art Competition out of a record number of 43 talented submissions! Cali’s painting, entitled Cumulus Clouds, was selected by a panel of three judges who praised the piece as a "lovely, straight-forward composition with good use of color relationships”.
Corporal Jarrod Flatau and Officer Nathaniel Jimenez received the Lifesaving Award from Police Chief Jason Edmiston for their actions on back-to-back days, November 26 and 27, 2022.
The City of Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department and Hermiston Rotary Club are teaming up to give away 1,700 bare root seedling trees to the community at the 37th annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway.