A group of ranchers and businesses donated $45,000 to the Ontario Food Bank by purchasing beef cows at the annual livestock auction at the Malheur County Fair.

It’s going to be 5 O’Clock Somewhere in Paradise, actually in the garden at Four Rivers Cultural Center on Friday, Aug. 16. Check out this and other events in Coming Up.

Dina Ellwanger, the president of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario, was honored in June as chief executive officer of the year by Apogee Physicians, one of the largest physician-owned groups in the nation.

When a wildfire rolls over rangeland it destroys a carefully-balanced system of plants and sagebrush, impacting a wide variety of wildlife

Gary Sparks, an auctioneer from Nyssa, donates his time and voice to the Malheur County Fair Fat Stock sale. He learned the calling as a teenager.

The county’s only domestic violence shelter, Project Dove will hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. in Ontario.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning for lightning for Malheur County as a low front is expected to move into the local area later tonight.

The Malheur chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association will sponsor a youth event, Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Snake River Sportsmen Complex in Ontario.

The Oasis House, at 802 S.W. 5th St. in Ontario, offers meals and clothing to the local homeless population. The Oasis House opened in June.