Last month, the TVCC board voted unanimously to name its future nursing center after Evelyn Dame, a longtime foundation member and donor.
Schools
Adrian defeats Jordan Valley in prep basketball action
Adrian improved to 3-0 in league play with a 45-34 victory over Jordan Valley, Friday, Jan. 26.
Malheur County graduation rates slip, but top state average
Malheur County’s on-time graduation rates were down slightly from last year but remain above the state average, with one district – Nyssa – seeing a 14% increase from its 2022 average.
Pirates plunder Nyssa boys with 56-47 victory in Eastern Oregon League play
Riverside swept past Nyssa Saturday, Jan. 27, to improve to 3-2 in league play.
PHOTOS: Nyssa Elementary School dancers dazzle crowd at basketball game
Dancers from Nyssa Elementary School entertained fans Saturday, Jan. 27 during a break in girls high school basketball.
Ontario board slated to take action on closing Cairo and Pioneer schools in February
Nikki Albisu, superintendent of the Ontario School District, presented a timeline to the school board that will close two elementary schools. Albisu maintains the schools are not closing but instead are being “repurposed” under a plan to put students in each grade into the same building.
Sports scoreboard
The latest results and scores from area high school sports teams from the past week.
Top-ranked Nyssa girls basketball team dominates Saturday in league action
The No. 10-ranked Nyssa girls basketball team steam-rolled over Riverside Saturday, Jan. 27, 42-18 and are 5-1 in league action as the regular season winds down.
Burst pipe closes part of Vale Middle School
A burst pipe damaged the west wing of Vale Middle School Jan, 16, forcing school officials to move classrooms to other parts of the campus. By Monday, four of the seven classrooms returned to their rooms.
Oregon graduation rate holds steady for second year
The graduation rate for the class of 2023 statewide was about 81%, the same as the class of 2022 but down slightly from a pre-pandemic high of 85%.