Better crosswalks, new signals and more signs considered to make Ontario’s main streets more safe. The goal is to reduce crashes and injuries.
Author: By Les Zaitz - The Enterprise
PHOTOS: Harper community turns out to back their Hornets in football playoff game
PHOTOS: Fans braved a windy, cold day on Friday, Nov. 15, to show their support for the Harper football team. The Hornets beat the Echo Cougars 59-8.
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at Ontario’s Festival of Trees
PHOTOS: The transformation of the Four Rivers Cultural Center into a holiday mecca got underway Saturday, Nov. 16. A work crew from Snake River Correctional Institution delivered decorations and trees for the event as volunteers started organizing several galleries. The event opens Thursday, Nov. 21.
PHOTOS: Hornets rack up points fast in first half to defeat Echo in state playoffs
PHOTOS: The Harper Hornets scored almost at will in a quarterfinal state playoff game against the Echo Cougars on Friday, Nov. 15. Harper won 59-8.
Congressional committee holds hearing Tuesday on Owyhee wilderness proposal
A Congressional subcommittee in the U.S. House is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 19, on a proposal to move Owyhee Canyonlands acreage into wilderness while preserving cattle grazing. The hearing can be watched online.
Harper tames the Echo Cougars, advancing to state football semifinals on Saturday
The Harper Hornets maintained their undefeated season record with a 59-8 playoff win over the Echo Cougars on Friday, Nov. 15. Harper faces Prairie City/Burnt River in a state semifinal match on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Human trafficking work continues in Malheur County, fund drive underway
Volunteers are raising money for the local anti-trafficking task force to help police investigate those enslaving people in sex work. The Tri-County Anti-Trafficking Taskforce is operating with a new state grant.
Development pushes up property values in Nyssa and Vale but taxes holding steady
Local governments, from road districts to Malheur County, are in line to collect $39 million from property owners, based on 2024 assessments. Ontario holds the highest tax rate in the county.
EOU closes business center that was run for 20 years by Greg Smith
Eastern Oregon University first terminated Greg Smith’s contract to run its regional business training center. Now, it has entirely closed the center, sending some work to a similar center at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario.
Consultant says Union Pacific is key to one plan to salvage Nyssa reload center
TREASURE VALLEY RELOAD CENTER: Consulants caution that there are stiff challenges for Malheur County to shift its unfinished rail yard to a container shipping operation. Malheur County Development Corp. is still deciding what to do with $30 million in public investment in the Nyssa project.