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Good morning……

It’s a changing of the guard in a lot of public offices as 2025 takes hold.

For the first time in years, Malheur County won’t have a direct pipeline to the Oregon Legislature. Lynn Findley of Vale, a Republican, retired as the state senator and we’re now served by Mike McLane, an attorney from Powell Butte. McLane officially takes his seat Jan. 13.

And a day later, Vale gets a new mayor. Alex Hartwell will get sworn in on Jan. 14, succeeding Tom Vialpando.

And state offices change as well. Dan Rayfield is your new attorney general, Tobias Read shifts from being state treasurer to secretary of state and Elizabeth Steiner, former state senator from Portland, becomes state treasurer.

There’s another change in Malheur County that came with the flip of the calendar. The Argus Observer newspaper in Ontario is now a weekly after once operating as a daily. The newspaper is owned by an Arizona company.

That Malheur County has two weeklies is remarkable in this day and age. Some counties have no local newspaper, relying on digital news.

At the Enterprise, we continue to focus on delivering local news that matters, including important investigative reporting that no one else is doing in our area. You’ll see an important instance of that on our website on Monday.

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Meantime, here’s some of the news from the quiet holiday period.

–Les Zaitz, editor and publisher

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Donor funds free admission to Vale pool on hot days
With an anonymous gift, city of Vale will provide free access to pool on hot days. The donor is a former Vale resident.
3 Jan 2025
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Donor funds free admission to Vale pool on hot days
With an anonymous gift, city of Vale will provide free access to pool on hot days. The donor is a former Vale resident.
3 Jan 2025
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Ontario couple plan play cafe for kids and parents
An Ontario couple are planning to open a play cafe for kids and parents in 2025
3 Jan 2025
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Ontario couple plan play cafe for kids and parents
An Ontario couple are planning to open a play cafe for kids and parents in 2025
3 Jan 2025
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Eastern Oregon communities rally around Seiders family
Vale, John Day and Prairie City schools each held fundraisers to help a young Adrian family that lost their home on Sunday, Dec. 16 to a reported chimney fire.
3 Jan 2025
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Eastern Oregon communities rally around Seiders family
Vale, John Day and Prairie City schools each held fundraisers to help a young Adrian family that lost their home on Sunday, Dec. 16 to a reported chimney fire.
3 Jan 2025
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Ontario hires new patrol officer
The Ontario Police Department has a new patrol officer, Aden Marin, an Air Force Veteran from Idaho.
2 Jan 2025
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Ontario hires new patrol officer
The Ontario Police Department has a new patrol officer, Aden Marin, an Air Force Veteran from Idaho.
2 Jan 2025
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Warming shelter set to open in Malheur County when temps drop, Ontario’s is operational
Malheur County officials are set to open a warming center in Girvin Hall at the fairgrounds when high temperatures dip below 30 degrees for three consecutive days. The Oasis House…
2 Jan 2025
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Warming shelter set to open in Malheur County when temps drop, Ontario’s is operational
Malheur County officials are set to open a warming center in Girvin Hall at the fairgrounds when high temperatures dip below 30 degrees for three consecutive days. The Oasis House…
2 Jan 2025
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2024: Megafires top big stories of the year
Wildfires, school closures, student success, drug cartels and a football dynasty all made headlines in 2024. Here’s a look at the top stories from the Enterprise.
1 Jan 2025
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2024: Megafires top big stories of the year
Wildfires, school closures, student success, drug cartels and a football dynasty all made headlines in 2024. Here’s a look at the top stories from the Enterprise.
1 Jan 2025
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Nyssa News: Strength class starts Jan. 9
Take a class, listen to fiddlers, play some bingo – it’s all at the Nyssa Senior Center. Correspondent Susan Barton has the details in Nyssa News.
1 Jan 2025
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Nyssa News: Strength class starts Jan. 9
Take a class, listen to fiddlers, play some bingo – it’s all at the Nyssa Senior Center. Correspondent Susan Barton has the details in Nyssa News.
1 Jan 2025
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Benson, Ontario’s Man of the Year, noted for service to staff, community
Howard Benson, Malheur Federal Credit Union’s former chief executive and this year’s Man of the Year, is known for his service to staff and the community.
27 Dec 2024
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Benson, Ontario’s Man of the Year, noted for service to staff, community
Howard Benson, Malheur Federal Credit Union’s former chief executive and this year’s Man of the Year, is known for his service to staff and the community.
27 Dec 2024
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History signs around Malheur County to get repairs, funded by grant
Signs marking Malheur County’s history will get fresh attention from volunteers. The work to repair and restore the signs is being funded by a recent grant to the Malheur Country…
27 Dec 2024
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History signs around Malheur County to get repairs, funded by grant
Signs marking Malheur County’s history will get fresh attention from volunteers. The work to repair and restore the signs is being funded by a recent grant to the Malheur Country…
27 Dec 2024
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County releases conditions of pending sale of Nyssa rail center, industrial park
Public officials have released the conditions regarding the pending sale of the Nyssa rail center and county-owned industrial park to a national railroad company.
23 Dec 2024
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County releases conditions of pending sale of Nyssa rail center, industrial park
Public officials have released the conditions regarding the pending sale of the Nyssa rail center and county-owned industrial park to a national railroad company.
23 Dec 2024

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