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…]
Author: By Les Zaitz - The Enterprise
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…]
Your guide to the Treasure Valley Reload Center – get the history, purpose and status
UPDATED Oct. 31, 2022 What is it? The Treasure Valley Reload Center will be a shipping center where Treasure Valley farm products can be unloaded from trucks and loaded onto rail cars. A warehouse and rail spurs are the centerpiece. To start, only onions would move through the center. The[Read More…]
Governor pushes extra $3 million for Nyssa rail center to cover cost overruns
Gov. Kate Brown is riding to the rescue of the Treasure Valley Reload Center, supporting $3 million in new state funding, with more to come if needed. The taxpayer bailout is crucial to finish the Nyssa rail shipping center, which is far over budget and behind schedule. Such funding would[Read More…]
Covid cases on the rise in Malheur County, vaccination rate remains low
ONTARIO – Malheur County has been experiencing an increasing level of Covid cases and hospitalizations for the virus, moving the county into the “high” category rating by federal authorities. No new mandates have been imposed, however. Sarah Poe, director of the Malheur County Health Department, said in a statement Friday,[Read More…]
Ontario contractor finds building affordable housing is not mission impossible
ONTARIO – A local contractor is determined to help people get on their feet with affordable housing and is methodically sprucing up a section of Ontario to make that hope a reality. “My whole thing is to help people advance because I didn’t have anyone to help me,” said James[Read More…]
Ontario contractor finds building affordable housing is not mission impossible
ONTARIO – A local contractor is determined to help people get on their feet with affordable housing and is methodically sprucing up a section of Ontario to make that hope a reality. “My whole thing is to help people advance because I didn’t have anyone to help me,” said James[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario man charged with drug crimes, including possession of fentanyl
VALE – An Ontario man has been indicted on state drug charges for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl just three years after being released from federal prison on an earlier drug conviction. The Malheur County grand jury on Thursday, June 16, charged Juan M. Silva Jr., 27, of Ontario, with unlawful[Read More…]
Engineering costs for Nyssa project jump with belated contract change
Brad Baird, president of Anderson Perry & Associates, said in an earlier meeting that a change to his company’s contract for work on the reload center was being drafted, and should have been done earlier. (ANGIE SILLONIS/Special to the Enterprise) The board of Malheur County Development Corp., which is managing[Read More…]