The Malheur County Jail will no longer accept people accused of low-level misdemeanor level crimes. However, individuals who are arrested and accused of more serious, person-to-person crimes will be lodged.

Malheur County Health Department Director said complaints centered on local salons that may be ignoring the order issued by Gov. Kate Brown last month. Poe warned that the entire community must follow the governor's guidelines to help stop the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

Districts are adapting as distance learning becomes the norm for the remainder of the school year. At the Vale School District, staff are passing out learning packets and laptops for students who need them.

The OSAA made its decision just hours after Gov. Kate Brown announced the schools across the state would not reopen this year.

Never before has shopping local been so important. Switching to carry-out only, several Nyssa food service businesses are open with adjusted hours.

All non-essential court proceedings are on hold while the court decided to slash hours on Friday. The moves were made on orders from the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and because of staff shortages.

Schools in Oregon will not reopen their doors this school year, Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday. The state released guidance for high school seniors and announced that distance learning will continue in lieu of in-person classes.

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Local religious leaders are collaborating on a day of fasting and prayer on Good Friday – April 10 – to send a message of hope and unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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EDITORIAL: It will be a new economic era when the pandemic threat lifts, and Malheur County should begin preparing for that now. The county should start with a position dedicated to charting our post-COVID economic course.

While the Oregon School Activities Association has yet to make a final decision, the planned announcement today by Gov. Kate Brown that school will be closed for the rest of the year almost certainly means the end of spring sports.

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The Confederation of Oregon School Administrators chose Ontario's Lisa Longoria as the 2020 middle school principal of the year.

Across Malheur County, small businesses trying to survive cutbacks and shutdowns are running into new challenges as they try to get help from government recovery loan programs. Lenders say they are struggling to meet an overwhelming demand.

The Ontario attorney, who seeks to win Oregon's 2nd Congressional seat, will now shift to online platforms, newspapers and radio to attract voters. At the same time, large fundraisers are out of the question so the former Oregon state senator must work the phones to collect money.

The state's most recent data shows that two key elements of the Malheur County recorded immediate hits - hospitality and health care

With virus impact looming, rural hospitals are facing financial challenges just when they are needed most.

From closed businesses and playgrounds to quiet streets, Malheur County communities are showing the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photos taken by the Enterprise staff chronicle the changes.

Treasure Valley Community College has spent weeks prepping to move hundreds of classes to virtual as the spring term kicked of last week.

The Malheur Enterprise has created a special news fund to sustain coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations are now tax deductible - and vital to continue to provide vital information free to any citizen that wants it.

Following state orders that all barbers and hairdressing businesses in the state close in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, Danny Moore turned off his barber pole, dropped the shade on the big windows of his shop and locked the door.

The Malheur County Health Department once again issued a plea to local residents to take steps to protect themselves and others from spreading the potentially deadly COVID-19. Ideas include creating a family plan if someone at home falls ill with the virus.

The company announced Thursday it deep-cleaned its station at 1320 S.W. 4th Ave. The store reopened Friday morning. The disclosure by the company came the same day the Malheur County Health Department announced the county's second confirmed COVID-19 case.

Just about any functioning business in Malheur County qualifies for an extraordinary federal program that puts money into the company through an unusual loan that doesn't have to be repaid. Every employer needs to learn about this for the community's benefit.

The Malheur County Health Department announced the newest case is a female between the age of 10 and 19 who is isolated at home. The first COVID-19 case for the county was reported Sunday.

Patio season is around the corner at many local restaurants, but with doors closed, these businesses and many others are facing shrinking sales and uncertain futures.

How many employees will be impacted at the Ontario hospital is not known. Trinity Health, the parent company of the Saint Alphonsus Health System, operates medical facilities and clinics throughout southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon.

The restaurant was a refuge any hour of the day for travelers swinging off Interstate 84, night owls and graveyard shift workers. Denny's in Ontario, however, succumbed to the economic realities of COVID-19.

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