Jan 11 2021 thru Jan 17 2021

Oregonians 80 and older will now have to wait until Feb. 8 to get a Covid vaccine after Gov. Kate Brown prioritized school employees. The change comes after state leaders learned an expected influx of vaccines from a federal reserve wouldn’t arrive as promised.

A gleaming truck stop stands where there were once just ruins of another venture at the Farewell Bend exit on Interstate 84. The TravelCentersofAmerica turned on the "open" sign Jan. 12.

With the statewide eviction moratorium extended, tenants are protected through the beginning of July. Landlords can get some relief through a fund that reimburses them for 80% of back rent owed if they forgive the other 20%.

The Pool Committee of the Ontario Recreation District will ask Ontario City Council for financial support to get the project moving this Jan. 19.

The Oregon Department of Transportation and a key consultant said in reports that the proposed Treasure Valley Reload Center is ready to move on to construction. The conclusion is a crucial point for a project that has been in planning for more than three years.

Following a revelation that he let confrontational demonstrators into Salem's Capitol building, state Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, has taken a combative stance. But he'll have fewer channels to influence legislation and will face hurdles to enter the Capitol.

Officials in Malheur County have again adjusted how they report Covid data to the public. Now the county reports only weekly case totals and does not furnish daily updates on positivity rates. The switch happened after the state modified its Covid tracking system.

A city program, which is meant to help shield the struggling industry from the economic downturn caused by Covid, is expected to cost the city up to $20,000.

Estate of Patsy Pearl Smith, Ontario School District, Jordan Valley Cemetery District, Malheur Education Service District

Lawmakers affirmed the article of impeachment 232-197. Ten GOP lawmakers broke ranks and voted to impeach the president.

Rick William Nelson, 71, the former owner and editor of The Malheur Enterprise, died Dec. 16 of pancreatic cancer. (Submitted information)

Marian Robb, 89, of Ontario, Oregon, (Brookdale) went peacefully to be with the Lord on Jan. 6, surrounded by her family. (Submitted information)

Officials poured two years of work into the effort to acquire the subsidy - dubbed a BUILD Grant - often touted as a crucial tool to kindle expansion of a proposed business park. Now the county must search for a new funding source to pay for water and sewer expansion for an empty stretch of sagebrush north of Nyssa.

Positions include Math Instructor, Nursing Program Coordinator, Math Lab Coordinator, English Instructor

The firm that owns the facility - Western Heritage Investments LLC - filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December in Boise. The plant kicked off production of mushrooms in 1988 but closed suddenly in 2007. Since then its ultimate fate has remained in limbo.

The park, planned for the intersection of Southeast Third Avenue and Southeast Fifth Street, will be the only one of its kind within city limits.

Monday, Jan. 25, will be the first day of full in-person instruction for students in Malheur County's second-largest district after Covid metrics that used to control whether a school was eligible to offer in-person classes became advisory rather than mandatory.

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, voted to back a move to toss the election results for Pennsylvania. He explains did so to object to the way mail ballots were counted. But the 10,000 votes that troubled him were never counted.