VALE – The Malheur Enterprise has received eight first-place awards in the annual Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association newspaper contest. The newspaper’s 2021 investigation into a lease between Americold and the Malheur County Development Corp. for the Treasure Valley Reload Center garnered two first-place awards. The…
NYSSA – The final bid is in and accepted but work may not begin on a water line extension from Nyssa to the Treasure Valley Reload Facility for at least several months.The Nyssa City Council approved a $1.6 million contract with Ontario contracting firm Warrington…
The owners of Fort Boise Produce asked the county to pay them for not growing beans and corn on land they sold earlier to Malheur County, public records show. County officials in April were presented with a bill for $17,875, representing what the owners, Farmer…
VALE – Malheur County is cutting its ties with Greg Smith, its long-time economic development director, and is leaving to a separate public company whether to retain him to continue managing the Treasure Valley Reload Project. The Malheur County Court has agreed to provide up…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…