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Distrust of government, vaccine evident at Ontario protest
Protesters wave a U.S. flag and homemade signs opposing statewide vaccine and mask mandates outside of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario on Wednesday, Aug 25. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please share and please subscribe to[Read More…]
Legal invoices show Ontario School District spent thousands to resolve complaints
ONTARIO – The Ontario School District $80,000 on outside investigators to look into complaints brought to the board, including allegations against board members that later resulted in censure votes. The costs were disclosed in invoices sent to the district by legal firms and obtained by the Enterprise through a public[Read More…]
Full days, masks on: Malheur County heads back to school
Drew Barnes, automotive instructor at Vale High School, prepares for his students to come back to school during the last week of summer break on Thursday, Aug. 12. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) UPDATED Aug. 24 with an interview with Scott Poncy. VALE – The school year is starting with Harper and[Read More…]
Four residents apply to fill vacant seat on Ontario City Council
Ontario City Council. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) UPDATED Aug. 23, 2021. ONTARIO – Seven Ontario residents submitted applications this week for an open city council position left vacant by the recall of former local lawmaker Freddy Rodriguez. Only four are still in the running, however: Charlotte Cablay, Susann Mills, James Grissett,[Read More…]
Doctors in Ontario, Nampa, Boise frustrated as they treat “pandemic of the unvaccinated”
Stickers are ready on Wednesday, May 26, for people entering Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario. Each person is screened for the coronavirus and then wears the sticker during their visit. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) ONTARIO – For those who become seriously ill from Covid, their first stop in Malheur County is[Read More…]
Police called on Black family in Ontario, raising concerns of racism
ONTARIO – The mother with her newborn baby strapped to her chest watched her young children zoom happily across the grounds of Aiken Elementary School on their toy four-wheelers. Suddenly, two police cars appeared, converging on the family. Cydney Cooke, the mother, was stunned to learn a passerby had called[Read More…]
Ontario students connect to Mexican culture with help of binational teacher
An Ontario student hits a piñata made by Yuliana Martinez and Becky Cuevas’s art class during the last day of summer school. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – “Can you see me?” asked Yuliana Martinez over the speakers. A “YM” icon flickered in gray on the large screen in front of[Read More…]
Students, staff and legislators react to mask mandate in schools
Cloth face masks. (The Enterprise/File photo) ONTARIO – State legislators representing Malheur County are pushing back on the state’s mandate that everyone in schools must wear masks now. They are asking for community town halls and one legislator wants Gov. Kate Brown to suspend the order. State Rep. Mark Owens,[Read More…]
Covid outbreak temporarily closes Boys & Girls Club in Ontario
Dana Castellani, the executive director for the Boys & Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – The Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Treasure Valley’s Ontario clubhouse has temporarily shut down because of a reported outbreak of Covid. The Ontario operation will likely be shut until[Read More…]