The Oregon Department of Education is caling for an audit of the Nyssa School District as more problems found in its migrant student program.
Author: By Les Zaitz - The Enterprise
Wyden projects drug savings for 20,000 Oregon seniors, braces for industry fight
Prescription help for thousands of Oregonians may be coming soon after an all-night session of the U.S. Senate and consideration of a novel-length piece of legislation. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, bleary-eyed after the marathon session in Washington, D.C., briefed Oregon reporters Monday on the impacts of the Inflation Reduction[Read More…]
Wildfire breaks out near Beulah Reservoir
UPDATE: The fire to the northwest of Juntura was contained by crews early Tuesday morning. “There were no reports of damage to private property or infrastructure caused by the fire, which is burning in grass and brush in Sage-grouse habitat,” said the Vale District Bureau of Land Management in a[Read More…]
Sellers of land to county now seek payment for not growing crops
The owners of Fort Boise Produce asked the county to pay them for not growing beans and corn on land they sold earlier to Malheur County, public records show. County officials in April were presented with a bill for $17,875, representing what the owners, Farmer family, expected to earn in[Read More…]
Buyer of nuisance lot in Ontario pledges to finish cleanup
ONTARIO – An Alameda Drive homesite that has been the location for fires, fights and more in recent years is going to a new owner who has pledged to clean the property within 60 days. David Brown, an Ontario attorney, described the sale in requesting the Malheur County Court to[Read More…]
In Ontario, Melendrez finds his voice as councilor, mentor
Eddie Melendrez, quiet-natured son of migrant farmworkers, is emerging as a leader in Ontario. He has grown more comfortable with public authority, more willing these days to wade into controversial issues from his seat on the Ontario City Council. He didn’t relent when some members of the Ontario School Board[Read More…]
Boxing club proposed in Ontario to provide more options for youth
Mike Padilla wants to get some students into the boxing ring – and soon. Padilla works in student safety and prevention for the Ontario School District. He’s working now to establish a boxing club for Ontario students that would eventually become another sanctioned team sport. The Ontario City Council and[Read More…]
COMMENTARY: Citizens should demand Malheur County officials end secrecy around reload project
Public officials in charge of the bungled Treasure Valley Reload Center are treating Malheur County citizens like a bunch of rubes. They downplay excessive costs, late work and behind-the-scenes deals. They take a “nothing to see here” attitude. They are not out of money, they say. Construction is going well,[Read More…]
Nyssa reload center may shrink, cut by one-third to save money
The Treasure Valley Reload Center could end up being considerably smaller than envisioned as project leaders struggle to overcome money shortages and escalating costs. And even building a smaller warehouse for shipping onions depends on getting an emergency allocation of $3 million from legislators in September. The latest shift in[Read More…]
Fire strikes Ontario’s Buddhist temple
Firefighters from Ontario Fire and Rescue and the Fruitland Fire Department stopped a fire Friday morning at the Idaho-Ontario Buddhist Temple in Ontario. The fire was reported just before 8 a.m. and was soon extinguished. The temple is at 286 S.E. 4th Ave. in Ontario. The temple is celebrating its[Read More…]