Leaders of the Malheur County Development Corp. for weeks pronised but didn’t deliver public documents about a controversial part of the rail project. Malheur County District Attorney Dave Goldthorpe ordered the documents be turned over to the Malheur Enterprise.
Author: By Les Zaitz - The Enterprise
State takes migrant program recruiting away from Nyssa over abuses
An investigation underway for months into the Nyssa School District is continuing. The state recently revoked the district’s ability to run a money-making migrant education program.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Help us provide fair and accurate news in the new year
Take a moment today and subscribe to the Malheur Enterprise. And if you already subscribe, consider a sustaining donation. Here’s why. The year 2022 showed it’s important for people to get accurate, trusted information. At the Enterprise, we deliver that. We delivered the truth about the Treasure Valley Reload Center.[Read More…]
Engineering firm was ready for Nyssa project to ‘blow up’ over missing rail spur
Managers of the Treasure Valley Reload Center jeopardized the project’s to Union Pacific Railroad when they cut one rail spur from plans. They had to scramble to reverse course, documents show, after rail engineers warned the project may be “dead.”
Breakfast with Santa delivers cheer, gifts and a good meal
No one left hungry after Breakfast with Santa at the Ontario Elks on Friday, Dec. 2. And a lot of people left with gifts as well from the annual event put on by the Ontario Area Chamber of Commerce.
Ontario parade lines the street with crowd warmed by music, elves – and candy
The grinch was there. So was Santa. And elves – one bunch after another – for the annual Winter Wonderland Parade in Ontario on Saturday, Dec. 3. See who you know in this photo essay from the Enterprise.
COMMENTARY: It’s time to save Vale’s murals, and here’s why
COMMENTARY: Editor Les Zaitz urges local residents, organizations and business owners to get involved in planning the future of Vale’s history murals. A meeting is coming up Dec. 19.
At the Boulevard Grange, it was easy to whittle down the gift list
The annual holiday bazaar at the Boulevard Grange south of Ontario provide table after table of handcrafted items. The vendor action shifts on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 to the Malheur County Fairgrounds.
COMMENTARY: Legislator suggests sharing bad news runs afoul of ethics law, 1st Amendment
COLUMN: A state representative suggests the Enterprise ‘crossed a line’ and lobbied his peers in sharing a story about the Treasure Valley Reload Center. Not so, said the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
Folden wins Ontario mayor race with incumbent Hill finishing third
Debbie Folden, a candidate with no prior public service experience, will become Ontario’s next mayor, according to election results released early Wednesday, Nov. 9.