ONTARIO – On a hot July day in 2020, Susan Ragsdale bent down on her hands and knees to pull weeds from the two garden spots in front of her home. She wasn’t idling away the time. She was attempting to comply with the city of Ontario’s nuisance law. Ragsdale[Read More…]
Local government
County’s marketing material sends businesses to leaders no longer in office – and one who has died
VALE – The box of folders delivered to the Malheur County Court last month seemed to be just a bland set of documents transferred from the economic development department as its director, Greg Smith, closed up shop.The folders, crafted by the team managed by Smith, were designed to market Malheur[Read More…]
LETTER: Rail project, not bungled, will be asset for Malheur County economy
To the Editor: As a commissioner for Malheur County, I consider it my duty to communicate with the public. This letter is primarily in response to an editorial published July 13 in the Malheur Enterprise that lays some serious accusations against the county and me, personally. I do not try[Read More…]
Rescue Act funds new renovations at Malheur County Jail
VALE – The Malheur County Jail has come far from the original two-cell jailhouse built in 1887. The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is using $229,096 in federal funding to modernize the current jail. The funding is part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and will be used for[Read More…]
2022 Oregon Gubernational Debate
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Wanted: Candidates to fill city seats across Malheur County
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…]
Smith agrees to stay on as project manager of rail reload project for $9,000 a month
NYSSA – Greg Smith, who quit recently as Malheur County’s economic development director, on Tuesday agreed to work on the Treasure Valley Reload Center for another year – at a 50% increase in compensation. He announced his decision during a public meeting of the Malheur County Development Corp., the public[Read More…]
Malheur County won’t double Smith’s pay, leaving unsettled who will manage rail project
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 to $9,000 a month for[Read More…]
PHOTO GALLERY: City Councilor Eddie Melendrez on mentees, boxing
A busted jaw in a professional boxing match ended a career in the ring for Ontario’s Eddie Melendrez. Now, he pushes to see that young people in Malheur County to get a chance to advance and learn. He serves now on both the Ontario City Council and the Ontario School[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…]
