Some of the struggles for hemp growers, Stuart Reitz, Malheur County extension agent said, include the size of the hemp plant, as well as the weeding process, which has to be done by hand and requires sizable investments in money and time.

Syriah Trujillo, a senior at Nyssa High School, has played everything from volleyball to basketball, but the 17-year-old has a soft spot for softball. Last week she signed to play the sport at Salem University in West Virginia.

Four Democrats are running in the only statewide race on the 2020 ballot. No Republican has yet declared.

The annual Festival of Trees – where holiday shoppers can purchase trees, centerpieces, wreaths and more – is a major source of support for Meals on Wheels and Help Them to Hope. The event kicks off Friday at 7 a.m. inside Ontario's Clarion Inn and runs until Sunday. Click for more holiday events happening in Malheur County.

Four different casts consisting of 187 kids will participate in eight shows starting on Thursday, Nov. 21, going through Saturday, Nov. 23. The musical is produced by the Four Rivers Children’s Community Theatre and is adapted from the feature film.

Oregonians are being helped by a tight job market with higher incomes, state economists reported Wednesday. The poverty gap among races is narrowing too, the report said.

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Malheur County officials are asking to borrow $2 million from state to pay for more than 200 acres of raw land as it explores how to get millions more to make the land useful to industry.

Shannon Steele, head coach of the Vale High School varsity volleyball team, was selected as this year’s Eastern Oregon League coach of the year. The honor is bestowed by fellow coaches.

Cub Pack 450 and Boy Scout Troop 450 held a food drive at M&W Markets as part of a national Boy Scout service project. A total of 586 pounds of food and $611 in cash donations were given in just one day!

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The Eagles (11-0) built a 36-0 lead at halftime but the Vikings cut the margin early in the third quarter on Jared Fulwyler’s four-yard touchdown run but Vale never regained momentum.

The annual Moonlight Madness event kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 with 18 businesses and organizations in Vale offering deals. This year's event will feature a transit service consisting of two mini vans that will shuttle people to the various participating merchants.

Ontario City Manager Adam Brown said Community in Action would use $150,000 from the state, allocated to address the city's homeless problem, to buy tiny homes while the city will look for a site for the homes. He believes the city could have enough money to buy 20.

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State officials voice support for Treasure Valley Community College's nursing program, giving a green light for an instructor to serve as interim director.

The Lions built an early lead but Adrian/Jordan Valley turned it up a notch to clinch the win. Now the Antelopes will move on to play Crane in a semifinal game Saturday in Hermiston.

From the Oregon Farm Bureau to Common Cause, a broad spectrum of groups are rallying around an initiative proposing to reform Oregon’s redistricting process to protect against ‘bi-partisan gerrymandering.’

The Ontario Police Department said the body of the 56-year-old man, whose name it was withholding, was found at a home in the 200 block of Northeast Second Street when police responded around 6 p.m.

A state ban on vaping products featuring flavored marijuana is being set aside after the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled last week. The court said the state's actions imposing the ban appear flawed.

Healthy, Happy Smiles, a grant-funded dental program, has brought free dental services to eastern Oregon schoolchildren since 2016, and they're seeing results.

Among the events to look forward to this month is the Annex Charter School annual dinner and auction this Friday at 6 p.m. and St. Paul Lutheran Church's Holiday Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.

Oregon officials have agreed to pay a half-million dollar settlement after a former executive claimed misuse of federal money and abusive treatment. The state didn't admit to any of the claims of the former deputy director of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board granted $143,454 to the Owyhee Watershed Council for weed eradication work near Jordan Valley. Invasive species there threaten sage grouse habitat.

A new coalition in Ontario aims to make the city more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ community members. The LGBTQIA+ Community Planning Coalition of Oregon/Idaho was created over the summer and has brought local agencies and nonprofits to the table to discuss ways to improve resources for community members who identify as anything other than straight.

Nyssa’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner is set for Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nyssa Senior Center.

Homelessness is one of the most vexing issues facing any community. Ontario is no exception. Make it your affair to learn, donate and volunteer to help mitigate this issue in Malheur County.

'Tis the season, no doubt about it. Over 80 vendors proved it at Four Rivers Cultural Center's annual Holiday Bazaar last Saturday, Nov. 9. Folks flocked en masse to buy everything from treats to trinkets in time for the holidays. Check out photos from the event – and if you know of any coming up, let us know!

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Set scores for the match against South Umpqua ended in 16-25, 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 15-8. Against Sutherlin, Vale went down in four sets, with set scores ending in 25-13, 14-25, 25-21, 25-22.