ONTARIO – When the former Presbyterian Community Care Center closed its doors, 56 new ones opened.On Friday, Northwest Housing Alternatives hosted the grand opening for River Bend Place, the new Ontario affordable housing development. Housing advocates, elected officials, and community members gathered in the blue and orange breezeway of the[Read More…]
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Border board seeks input from residents
ONTARIO – The board in charge of spurring economic development along the Idaho border with Malheur County wants to hear from area residents about where and how it should spend $6 million allocated by the Oregon Legislature.The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board recently posted a short, online survey to[Read More…]
Advocates cook up plan to transform Ontario kitchen into food hub
The first time Clayton Crowhurst, real estate developer for Northwest Housing Alternatives set eyes on the commercial kitchen at River Bend Place in Ontario, he knew it had to be put to use.Crowhurst collaborated with Lindsay Grosvenor, Nutrition Oregon Campaign and the Oregon Food Bank to create the Western Treasure[Read More…]
US inflation hits 40-year high, but Biden points to decreasing gas prices
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation reached a 40-year high for June as prices for gas, food and rent increased, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. Consumer prices for all items increased 9.1% for the 12 months ending in June compared to last year, the biggest year-to-year increase since the period ending[Read More…]
PHOTO GALLERY: Tone of life in an RV Park
Like any community, River Point RV Park in Ontario is a patchwork of family, identity, and background – though its cast is likely more diverse than what you’d find in a typical neighborhood. Travelers come and go, families take a respite from an increasingly unaffordable housing market, and others are[Read More…]
Home, sweet RV home: RV living new solution to rising costs, tight housing market
RV parks are cropping up across Malheur County, and they can’t be built fast enough. As housing costs and shortages rise across the nation, residents of Malheur County and beyond have turned to RV living as a means of affordable housing. New RV parks are currently slated for Nyssa, Vale,[Read More…]
DA orders county to release key budget document for rail reload center
VALE – Malheur County has been ordered to release public records regarding the construction budget for the Treasure Valley Reload Center.Dave Goldthorpe, Malheur County district attorney, issued the order June 27 to the Malheur County Economic Development Department and its director, Greg Smith.He granted the petition of the Malheur Enterprise,[Read More…]
Interns join Enterprise staff with community journalism goals
VALE – Three journalists have joined the news team at the Malheur Enterprise for 10-week internships. Mac Larsen recently earned his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon and will report on housing, local government and range conditions. Cynthia Liu, who will be a senior at the University[Read More…]
Ontario contractor finds building affordable housing is not mission impossible
ONTARIO – A local contractor is determined to help people get on their feet with affordable housing and is methodically sprucing up a section of Ontario to make that hope a reality. “My whole thing is to help people advance because I didn’t have anyone to help me,” said James[Read More…]
Work nearly complete on new Nyssa RV park
In the early morning heat, park manager David Sparks digs trenches for electrical pedestals at Nyssa’s newest RV park on Friday, June 24. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU) NYSSA – David Sparks can still remember when contractors dug the sewer line for the mobile home park just at the edge of Nyssa[Read More…]