The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Malheur Enterprise staff – August 2019 As the country readies for nationally televised impeachment hearings, America’s trust in the press is more in doubt than ever. For those of us in the profession, that’s deeply troubling. If readers don’t trust what we report, the hard work of ferreting out the[Read More…]
Uncategorized The call from California came with an offer. Would the Malheur Enterprise be willing to work with a half-dozen journalism students and two professors from the University of Southern California’s journalism school? The caller was Judy Muller, a veteran national television news correspondent. She now helps teach the next generation[Read More…]
Uncategorized Baked goods are a hot item at the annual Vale FFA Auction, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12. (The Enterprise/file) VALE – The place to be Saturday morning is the Vale school bus barn, and bring your checkbook. It’s time, of course, for the big auction to boost the scholarship fund[Read More…]
Uncategorized Make no mistake. The Malheur Enterprise is in the crosshairs of powerful government officials who don’t want you to have the truth. Some officials, it seems, now would like the Enterprise punished for doing its job. Greg Smith, the county’s economic development director and a Republican state representative from Heppner,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Malheur Enterprise staffers (from left) Yadira Lopez, Joe Siess, Roseanne Zueger, Howard Benson, Autumn Butler, Sheila Schroder, Isabella Garcia and Pat Caldwell offer a sign of appreciation for the support extended by readers and online followers during interesting times this month. The note came as the Malheur Enterprise found itself[Read More…]
Uncategorized Reporter Pat Caldwell, who has covered events in Malheur County for more than 20 years, got an important tip. A source said something was wrong with tax credits promised to a new business. Pat went to work. He learned quickly that indeed, Bluebird Express Car Wash, had applied for an[Read More…]
Uncategorized Reporter Yadira Lopez of the Malheur Enterprise records a community run. Like me, you probably have never heard of Warroad, Minnesota. It’s a rural town of about 1,800 people and, as of May, it is a community without a newspaper. The Warroad Pioneer had been the local news voice for[Read More…]
Uncategorized It’s “V” for Vale Middle School in a group photo outside the now-closed school on July 4, 2019. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) Jessica Kulm of the Vale Chamber of Commerce had an idea. What if, she wondered, you gathered together those who at some point attended Vale Middle School for a[Read More…]
Malheur County’s onion producers likely won’t get faster or cheaper shipping service than they have now if the Treasure Valley Reload Center is built in Nyssa, according to a new state analysis. The finding undermines key factors Malheur County officials have cited to justify the project. And the new report[Read More…]
Uncategorized When the temperature starts creeping up, so does attendance at the Vale Swimming Pool. The pool has open swim from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, with lap swims and classes at other times. The full schedule can be found on the pool website at https://www.cityofvale.com/government/departments/vale-swimming-pool. And the[Read More…]
