A new business in Ontario will supply residents with concrete for their home and small business jobs. (Enterprise file) ONTARIO – Some of those weekend chores could be easier to do this summer when a new concrete business opens in Ontario. Josh and Adam Rynearson are putting the finishing touches[Read More…]
Author: Les Zaitz – Malheur Enterprise
Uncategorized In TVCC competition, students put new spin on ‘natural foods’
ONTARIO – The menu at this feast wasn’t the ordinary fare. The two dozen or so items had one thing in common – they had been harvested in the wild by Treasure Valley Community College students. And they were competing to win the annual “Beast Feast” honor, one that instructor[Read More…]
Euvalcree gets grant to enhance child care options in Malheur County
Euvalcree, nonprofit community organization, plans a program to provide child care but also to train aspiring child care operators in the business. (The Enterprise/FILE) ONTARIO – The pinch in providing child care in Malheur County is headed for some relief as Euvalcree has won a $1.2 million state grant to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Eluding vehicle crashes into van, takes out power, hits parked cars in Ontario
A vehicle flipped over after its driver eluded Ontario police on Saturday, March 12. The vehicle crashed into a van before shearing a power pole. (Mara Kirby Garcia photo) ONTARIO – A vehicle fleeing police crashed with a private van near downtown Ontario Saturday afternoon, sheared off a utility pole[Read More…]
Vale’s Rex Theater starts new era on historic registry
The marquee of the Rex Theater stands as a reminder of its heyday. The building, with restoration plans ongoing, has attained designation on the National Register of Historic Places (Enterprise/FILE) VALE – When Thomas and Hanna McElroy opened their new theater in downtown Vale in 1928, they had a success[Read More…]
Uncategorized Malheur County’s cases take sharp drop as state prepares to lift mask mandate
(The Enterprise/FILE) Finally, Malheur County isn’t ranked at the bottom when it comes to Covid. As of Friday, the county was just one of two in Oregon where federal authorities rated the community level of the coronavirus as “low.” Grant County was the other. Most Oregon counties still rank at[Read More…]
Economic development: Malheur County officials struggle to tell what $900,000 bought
Malheur County Judge Dan Joyce, asked about the performance of Gregory Smith & Company in running the county economic development effort, said he hasn’t had any complaints. (The Enterprise/FILE PHOTO) Greg Smith couldn’t remember much about the audit he said was conducted of the county department he runs. Audits are[Read More…]
Uncategorized County Court OKs aid to Brogan for community center, park needs
A sign welcomes visitors to the Brogan Community Center, formerly the school. (The Enterprise/LES ZAITZ) BROGAN – Step by step, the Brogan Community Society is getting help to keep up the local community park and make plans to add a commercial kitchen to its center. The Malheur County Court last[Read More…]
Uncategorized COMMENTARY: Enterprise launches fund drive for annual summer journalism internship program
Abbey McDonald (left) and Joey Cappelletti spent the summer of 2021 as reporters in Vale as part of the Enterprise internship program. (PAT CALDWELL/The Enterprise) We’re proud of the summer internship program we’ve established at the Malheur Enterprise and we hope you are too. And once again, we’re planning to[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: A crowd in a buying mood shows up for Nakashima auction
Anitra Emery of Vale has a moment with auctioneer Roger Nakashima ahead of an auction to sell off his personal and business assets. He is facing life-ending cancer. A well-attended auction was held Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Malheur County Fairgrounds. (Les Zaitz/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Back packs, shovels, hand[Read More…]