Steven Romero, shown in the chief’s office, reflects on his time at the helm of the Ontario City Police Department. (Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – As he prepared to depart Ontario, Steven Romero, who served as the city’s police chief for a little over two years, said he is leaving an[Read More…]
Author: By Liliana Frankel - The Enterprise
Newly-released records shows Ontario school leaders endured bullying, harassment on the job
Ontario School District Superintendent Nikki Albisu was one of three top women officials to assert they were bullied and discriminated against by school board members. (File photo) ONTARIO – Three top women administrators in the Ontario School District say they endured bullying and discrimination by school board members for months,[Read More…]
Romani guitar duo to grace the stage in Ontario
Four Rivers Cultural Center. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) ONTARIO – This Veterans Day, Four Rivers Cultural Center invites the community to a musical celebration featuring Sasha Kolpakov and Nicolas Adams, two guitarists in the Romani tradition. Kolpakov, a Roma native of Saratov, Russia, represents the third generation of players in his[Read More…]
Nyssa High School gives students an alternate pathway to adult life
Adán and Donavan Hernandez complete class work during a session of HEP at Nyssa High School. (The Enterprise/LILIANA FRANKEL). NYSSA – Despite its special purpose, the high school equivalency program classroom at Nyssa High School looks just like the rest. That was deliberate for what is known in shorthand as[Read More…]
Ontario school district moves to four-day week
Students at the Ontario School District will move to ay four-day instructional week beginning Nov. 19 (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) ONTARIO – On Nov. 19, the first Friday of the second trimester, Ontario School District students will have their first “Asynch Friday” as the district moves to only four days of[Read More…]
Three Malheur County law enforcement officers appear on leaked Oath Keepers list
The entrance of the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office and County Jail. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) VALE – At least 13 Malheur County residents, including three law enforcement officers, at one point held membership in the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia organization, according to internal records obtained by a national group. Nationally,[Read More…]
Adrian School Board picks Meyer to be interim superintendent
Adrian High School (Enterprise file photo) ADRIAN – Raeshelle Meyer was named the interim superintendent at Adrian School District last Thursday, Oct. 28, in a unanimous vote by the five members of the Adrian School Board. She will replace Mark Redmond, Malheur Education Service District superintendent, who has held the[Read More…]
Nyssa’s lone bank to close in January
NYSSA – Nyssa’s lone brick-and-mortar banking option, the U.S. Bank branch located at 500 Main St., is scheduled to close Jan. 19, 2022, leaving local businesses in the lurch. “Customers’ banking preferences and behaviors are changing, including a rapid migration toward digital and mobile banking platforms, and a desire for[Read More…]
Substitute teacher finds value in her work at Ontario School District
Becca Henderson substitute teaches a class at May Roberts Elementary School in Ontario School District, Thursday, Oct. 7. (The Enterprise/LILIANA FRANKEL) ONTARIO – Becca Henderson became a substitute teacher in a season of high demand. Officials at the Malheur Education Service District say that the list of available substitute teachers,[Read More…]
Bilingual outreach seeks to combat vaccine hesitancy across Malheur County
The Covid vaccine. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – As Oregon moves closer to its vaccination goal of 80%, vaccination rates in communities of color still mostly lag the white population. In Malheur County, demographic data for vaccine rates is still being combined with data from Klamath, Lake and Harney counties[Read More…]