The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized William Tolman, a rising senior at Vale High School, placed first in power equipment technology at the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference. (Submitted photo) VALE – Last year, when the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference was canceled due to Covid, William Tolman said he was “bummed.”[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario Police Department. (The Enterprise) ONTARIO – The Ontario Police Department is undergoing an audit by the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police and two employees have been put on paid administrative leave after $900 in currency was found missing from the evidence room. The police department discovered that the money[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario School District Outdoors teacher Clarissa Helliwell instructs a group of kids at Beck-Kiwanis Park. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ONTARIO – School may be out for the season, but a full spread of summer options available from the Ontario School District means that kids are still at work – some of[Read More…]
Uncategorized Heather Echeveste, executive director of Origins Faith Community. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess). ONTARIO – At least two cooling centers are open in Ontario to provide for residents without air conditioning during a week where daily highs exceed 100. One such space is at Origins Faith Community’s New Hope Day Shelter, located[Read More…]
Uncategorized Wade Black, first place winner at the 2021 Road to the Horse World Championship and professor of equine science, horsemanship and horse training at TVCC. (LILIANA FRANKEL/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Wade Black’s grandfather trained horses and started colts. So did his father. And so does he, having started in early[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gustavo Morales, executive director of Euvalcree, speaks at the public hearing last Friday. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ONTARIO – Euvalcree’s ambitious plan to convert the Red Lion Inn & Suites into transitional housing was definitively rejected by the city council Tuesday after a public hearing June 25 failed to demonstrate sufficient[Read More…]
Kamryn Palomo, a student from Deb Ayers’ phlebotomy class at Ontario High School, is one of four students to pass her Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam in May 2021. (Submitted photo) ONTARIO – Normally, blood is not good in the classroom. But in Deb Ayers’ phlebotomy class at Ontario High School,[Read More…]
Uncategorized The county still lags behind most of the state in the percentage of residents who received a Covid vaccine. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel). ONTARIO – Malheur County officials say they will focus on using appointments and education to encourage more Latino residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The Malheur County[Read More…]
Uncategorized College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) staff Valeria Guaddarrama, adviser and retention specialist (left) and Hector Aguirre, director of the High School Equivalency Program, in the CAMP room at Treasure Valley Community College on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – When Omar Robles, 19, was a senior at[Read More…]
Uncategorized The tiny homes shelter project in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ONTARIO – The tiny homes shelter in a lot next to Origins Faith Community Church at 312 N.W. 2nd Street and sponsored by Community in Action, Origins Faith Community and the city of Ontario is closing for the season on[Read More…]
