Vale Night Light Christmas parade slated
The second annual Vale Night Light Christmas Parade will kick off Saturday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 p.m.
Business & economy
Local consumers being more thrifty this holiday season, Malheur County merchants say
Despite shoppers being out in full force for Black Friday, local retailers reported lackluster sales as consumers pull back on spending.
Special reports
Journey: Nyssa saloon saw wild times
The old Green Lantern saloon in Nyssa offers reminders of wild times at the start of the past century. An article in Journey, the Enterprise’s history publication, offers a glimpse into that history.
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Public Notices from the Enterprise, for the week of December 6, 2023
Public Notices from the Enterprise, for the week of December 6, 2023
State puts Ontario Middle School on watch list
Ontario Middle School, the largest middle school in the county, has posted some of the worst assessment test scores in Oregon, prompting state education leaders to put the school on an improvement plan. Meantime, district leaders have remained silent about the recent development.
Oregon’s new prison director views housing, jobs after release as essential
OREGON NEWS: A retired sheriff is called to take over the Oregon Department of Corrections. Mike Reese started Nov. 13 and is touring prisons to get immersed in agency issues.
Local consumers being more thrifty this holiday season, Malheur County merchants say
Despite shoppers being out in full force for Black Friday, local retailers reported lackluster sales as consumers pull back on spending.
Winter Wonderland Parade proves to be big, holiday hit
ONTARIO – The Winter Wonderland Parade, a renowned holiday event, kicked off Saturday, Dec. 2, with plenty of candy, smiles, Christmas-themed floats and, of course, Santa Clause. The parade wound its way down Southwest 4th Avenue and showcased trucks, tractors, the Winter Wonderland Parade queens and princesses and local emergency[Read More…]
Nyssa family loses everything in weekend house fire
NYSSA – As soon as Adriana Caldera Diaz walked into the door of her home on 509 North Sixth Street the night of Sunday, Dec. 3, she smelled smoke. “I went up to my oldest son and asked what was going on. He said, ‘my room.’ I looked over and[Read More…]
Winter road maintenance will continue with $19 million promise from Kotek, Legislature
OREGON NEWS: More highways will get cleared of snow after all with promise of millions more for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Gov. Tina Kotek announced a deal to put $19 million more into the state agency.
Proposed agreement shows feds consider removing lower Snake River dams
The proposed agreement, leaked this week, indicates the feds are ready to move ahead with removing four dams on the lower Snake River to keep salmon species from extinction. The proposal has sparked strong concerns from GOP congressional representatives worried about impacts on power supply and agriculture.
Long-term care advocate from Ontario named to Senate task force
A local long-term care advocate and business owner has been appointed to a state Senate task force to study how Oregon can lessen the logjam of recuperating patients at area hospitals due to a shortage of long-term care resources.