The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Maria Vargas, 37, created the Oregon Health Authority’s Spanish Facebook page. (Submitted photo) ONTARIO – Like many Latinx kids, Maria Vargas perfected her Spanish through translation. Most information in Ontario, where she grew up, was in English only. While her father could speak English, her mother couldn’t, so Vargas necessarily became[Read More…]
Vale School District Superintendent Alisha McBride. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). JULY 30, 6:30 PM: This article was updated to include a statement from Alisha McBride and a quote from the Nyssa School District Facebook page. VALE – Vale Superintendent Alisha McBride said Friday that she would “continue to advocate for the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Brad Cain, former superintendent of Snake River Correctional Institution. (Submitted photo) ONTARIO – Brad Cain, headed into retirement after five years as Snake River Correctional Institution superintendent, has taken a new prison post. At the Oregon Department of Corrections’ request, he’s gone from leading the largest prison in Oregon to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Nyssa School staff member Mandy Esplin helps adjust a mask for Ethan Castro as he gets ready for kindergarten class. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) ONTARIO – Malheur County students and school staff will be required to wear face masks while indoors at the start of this upcoming school year under a[Read More…]
Uncategorized Radene Hiatt and Karlene Keller, lunch staff at Vale Elementary School, hand out sacked breakfasts and lunches to local students on Monday, March 16, 2020. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) VALE – Malheur County families will begin receiving extra “grocery money” this month courtesy of a new state program. By July 30,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Betsaida Chavez Garcia grew up in Ontario. She is now a lawyer with Immigrant Justice Idaho. (Submitted photo) ONTARIO – The future of thousands of Oregonians brought to the United States as children was thrust into uncertainty earlier this month when a federal judge in Texas ended some provisions of[Read More…]
Uncategorized A student edits a friend’s magazine cover during the magazine showcase at the Oregon Migrant Leadership Institute held at Treasure Valley Community College. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – More than 100 middle and high school students from migrant and seasonal farmwork families across eastern Oregon gathered the past three weeks[Read More…]
Restaurants were especially hard hit during the pandemic. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) VALE – Malheur County has a lower unemployment rate than the state, but according to the Oregon Employment Department, that strong number likely doesn’t represent all groups equally. A new report, “Disparate Impacts of the Pandemic Recession in Oregon,”[Read More…]
Drinking lots of water was first among the farmworkers’ protective measures to stay safe in the heat. (The Enterprise/Angelina Katsanis) Editor’s note: Some of those interviewed agreed to talk only if their identities were protected as they may not have legal immigration status. VALE – Following the heat-related death last month[Read More…]
Uncategorized VALE – After new guidance from the Oregon Department of Education which allows for greater local control over Covid restrictions, the Vale School Board has set new, looser protocols for the district. They include recommending but not requiring face coverings for students and staff and providing them free Covid testing.[Read More…]
