The filing season has opened for city council and mayor positions across Malheur County. Malheur County residents interested in running for a city office can pick up their candidacy packets from their city recorder’s office. Each city has its own deadlines, requirements, and rules for filing candidacy petitions for city[Read More…]
Author: Mac Larsen
Dream big, and meet Olympian Bella Sims
The Vale City Pool is inviting local kids to come and dream big to support the Bella Sims Dream Big Swim Fund at an open swim Friday, July 29. The event, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., will feature games, races, a tote bag raffle, and T-shirts for sale. All[Read More…]
Fire restrictions and countywide burn ban go into effect
A surprisingly wet spring combined with high mid-summer temperatures means fire restrictions will be enacted starting Friday in Malheur County. The Vale District of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, is imposing a ban on certain fires. The restrictions are consistent with[Read More…]
New state map identifies wildfire risks
To help property owners assess fire threats, the Oregon Department of Forestry recently released a new, detailed map of every area of the state but for residents of Malheur County, the risks of wildfire season are nothing new. The map – the Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer – is the result[Read More…]
Camaraderie reigns en route to choice for Vale’s next rodeo queen
Rodeo Queen Brogan Bair provided plenty of smiles, laughs, and tears at the Vale Rodeo queen luncheon. Bair, the 2022 queen, was joined at the luncheon on Monday, July 4, by her mom and dad, people from the Vale community, and the judges for the contest to pick her successor.[Read More…]
Good times, wild rides take center stage at the Vale 4th of July Rodeo
VALE – This is what the town lives for – rodeo time in Vale. On opening night on Friday, July 1, the crowd buzzed with anticipation and cheered for their Vale rodeo flag girls as they whirled through the arena in a cascade of red, white, and blue. Within three[Read More…]
Anglers get the green light as drought imperils fish
VALE – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has lifted fishing limits in Malheur Reservoir and along the Malheur River from Namorf Dam upstream through Warm Springs Reservoir to the Highway 20 bridge. Many Malheur County reservoirs have been hit hard by the three-year drought in southeastern Oregon. Fish[Read More…]
Willowcreek blaze chars private, BLM land
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the Willowcreek Fire that burned more than 40,000 acres over four days, the first major range fire of the season. The fire started the afternoon of Tuesday, June 28, on private property near Willowcreek and moved onto lands managed by the U.S.[Read More…]
It’s rodeo time in Vale
VALE – Vale welcomes locals and visitors alike for the Vale 4th of July Rodeo and Oregon Trail Days this weekend at Wadleigh Park and the historic Vale Rodeo Grounds. In its 107th year, the Vale rodeo is more energetic than ever with a full lineup of events, competitions, vendors,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Local riders win Vale rodeo spots at 2022 Billy Evins Memorial
A barrel racer speeds past at the Billy Evins Memorial Roping in Vale on June 17, 2022. (Isaac Wasserman/ Malheur Enterprise) VALE – The Vale Rodeo season kicked off with the Billy Evins Memorial Roping and Barrel Racing on Friday, June 17. The cool, dry conditions were perfect for the[Read More…]