The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Oregon’s attorney general said the number of people deemed criminally insane who commit new crimes after their release is “definitely too high” and must be addressed by the state. She was “surprised” by the frequency of crimes, often violent, documented by the Malheur Enterprise and ProPublica. Slightly more than a[Read More…]
Uncategorized Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday morning at this Ontario restaurant. ONTARIO – A man was killed in a shooting about 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Los Potrillos restaurant in Ontario. A man sought in connection with the shooting led police on a high-speed chase before he was arrested[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Vale Vikings will face No. 1-ranked Rainier in a Class 3A semi-final football game Saturday at 4 p.m. (Pacific Time) at Hermiston High School. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz). VALE – The coaches of Vale and Rainier football teams share a worry: their opponents’ quarterback. Coach Jeff Aldred will lead the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Members of the Psychiatric Security Review Board hear testimony at the Oregon State Hospital earlier this year. Pictured from left are John Swetnam, the public member; Chairwoman Elena Balduzzi, a pscyhologist; and Trisha Elmer, a parole and probation officer. The board also includes a psychiatrist, Dr. Scott Reichlin, and an[Read More…]
Uncategorized Illustration special to the Enterprise by Katherine Lam CORRECTION: A review of this story after publication identified factual errors and flaws in data analysis. To learn about the errors, please see this POST. Editor’s Note: This Nov. 14 story by the Malheur Enterprise and ProPublica was based on data provided[Read More…]
Uncategorized CORRECTION: A review of this story after publication identified factual errors and flaws in data analysis. To learn about the errors, please see this POST. Editor’s Note: This Nov. 14 story by the Malheur Enterprise and ProPublica was based on data provided by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board that turned[Read More…]
Uncategorized We doubt anyone in Malheur County is surprised that local election results don’t mirror the state totals. Voters here by a big margin backed Republican Knute Buehler in his failed bid for governor. On four of five ballot measures, Malheur County voters chose differently than the state as a whole.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon officials say their participation in a new Census program could win the state $400 million a year and perhaps even a sixth U.S. House seat. For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau has asked states to help wrangle addresses from local governments in an effort provide even more[Read More…]
ONTARIO – CASA of Eastern Oregon is holding an open house this Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at its new Malheur office, 1159 SW 4th Ave. in Ontario. The public is invited to attend and learn more about the Court Appointed Special Advocates’ work on behalf of children in[Read More…]
Uncategorized Tien Le, from Vietnam, came to Ontario as professional fellow through the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, a program that provides community leaders with a month-long work placement. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – Ontario said goodbye last week to an international visitor who came to eastern Oregon as part[Read More…]