The Oregon Legislature’s influential Joint Ways and Means Committee heard more than 60 pitches for state funding for various issues – from water lines to wolves – Friday, April 28, during the committee’s public session at the Meyer McLean Performing Arts Center in Ontario.
In the community
Array of vandal attacks damage renovated Beck-Kiwanis Park bathrooms
The city recently reopened the bathrooms at Beck-Kiwanis Park after a three-year hiatus. Yet in the 20 days since the renovated bathrooms were open vandals have struck four times.
Obituaries from the Enterprise, April 26, 2023: Mary Recla, Jim Mizuta, Patricia Fugate, Louise Guerra
Obituaries from the April 26 Enterprise: Mary Recla, Jimmie Mizuta, Patricia Fugate, Louise Guerra
Fallen officer remembered for his quick wit, caring nature and dedication to service
Colleagues and friends recall Joseph “JJ” Johnson as a man of warmth, good will and always willing to help others.
PHOTOS: First responders join community in paying respects to Joseph ‘JJ’ Johnson
PHOTOS: Scenes from the memorial service for Joseph “JJ” Johnson at Nyssa High School on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Johnson died a week earlier while volunteering as a reserve corporal with the Nyssa Police Department.
PHOTOS: Mourners pay tribute along route and at ceremony for slain Nyssa officer
They gathered along the roadways between Ontario and Nyssa. Some stood in family clusters. Others stood alone, sharing their grief with no one. The death of Joseph āJJā Johnson, a reserve corporal with the Nyssa Police Department, shook the people of Malheur County from border to border. He died April[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Chronicle of a procession for a fallen Nyssa officer
PHOTOS: A chronicle of a procession from Ontario to Nyssa on Saturday, April 22, 2023, to honor Joseph “JJ” Johnson, a reserve corporal with the Nyssa Police Department. Johnson was killed on duty April 15, 2023.
NYSSA MOURNS: A ‘goofball with a master’s degree’ remembered at police memorial in Nyssa
NYSSA MOURNS ā Thousands attend the celebration of life ceremony on Saturday, April 22, to honor Joseph “JJ” Johnson. The reserve police corporal died a week earler, killed while on duty for the Nyssa Police Department.
NYSSA MOURNS: Procession winds into Nyssa to memorialize Cpl Joseph Johnson
NYSSA MOURNS: Police officers, firefighters and medics escorted the family of Joseph “JJ” Johnson from Ontario to Nyssa on Saturday, April 22, for a public memorial. Along the 12-mile route, people stood quietly, some holding flags, others saluting out of respect.
Vehicles queue up for procession honoring slain officer Joseph Johnson
Official vehicles continue streaming into Ontario for the procession to the ceremony in Nyssa honoring slain officer Joseph Johnson.