Here is the history of elections for governor in Oregon: 2014 In 2014, Democrat John Kitzhaber secured his fourth term overall as governor, and second consecutive, by beating Republican Dennis Richardson 733,230 to 648,542. Kitzhaber also served as governor from 1995 to 2003. However, he didn’t hold the office long,[Read More…]
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Uncategorized With hours to go, Brown and Buehler hit campaign trail one last time
Republican gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler closes out his campaign day Monday at his headquarters in Tualatin (Photo courtesy of the Buehler campaign) In the closing hours of Oregon governor’s race on Monday, Kate Brown and Knute Buehler took very different approaches to finishing up a campaign that has stretched out[Read More…]
Uncategorized Brown, Buehler turn to nonaffiliated voters as race finishes
With polls showing the two main gubernatorial candidates only a few percentage points away from victory, their campaigns are focused on winning votes from nonaffiliated and independent voters in the final days before Tuesday’s election. The last-minute choices of those voters could determine the outcome of the race, political analysts said Thursday. Nonaffiliated voters make up 32 percent of[Read More…]
Cowboy author to speak at Malheur historical society dinner
The Malheur Country Historical Society will be hosting its annual dinner Nov. 8 at the Boulevard Grange Hall in Ontario. Mike Hanley, an artist, historian, author and cowboy, will be the main speaker of the event. Hanley, a long-time rancher from Jordan Valley, has written and published several books about[Read More…]
Uncategorized Six candidates vye for 4 Nyssa council seats
NYSSA – Pat Oliver wants to make Nyssa a better place to live. Bill Savage, Patricia Esplin and Betty Holcomb want to help their community while Ross Ballard wanted to give city politics one more try. They all have one thing in common: They each are seeking a slot on[Read More…]
Uncategorized Vale book club visits Mars, ‘Starry Night’ up next
VALE – “The Martian Chronicles” will be discussed by members of the Vale Community Book Club at 7 p.m. this Thursday at the home of Carol Spears, 683 Cottage St. S., Vale. Twilla Hayden will facilitate the discussion. The book is a haunting collection of short stories by the noted[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario sends runner to state in cross country
Ontario High School junior, Jacob Moore, finished fourth as an individual at the Greater Oregon district championships last Friday at Treasure Valley Community College. His finish time of 17:36.41 earned him one of five individual state berths for those not on a state-qualifying team. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO –[Read More…]
Uncategorized Voter decision on marijuana seen setting Ontario’s future
Incumbent Mayor Ron Verini discusses the upcoming November election at the Veteran Advocates of Ore-Ida in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – An initiative to allow retail sales of marijuana in Ontario is the central issue in the upcoming election and could set the course for Ontario into the next[Read More…]
Uncategorized Harper caps season with dominating 71-8 victory over Powers
The Hornets opened their season with a big win over Echo and then kept the momentum going on the way to a 7-1 mark and a playoff game against Powers. (Submitted photo). HARPER – Harper football coach David Marker said he wasn’t too sure how the season was going to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario’s council candidates want to boost city growth
ONTARIO – Seven people are running for five seats on the Ontario City Council including two political veterans and a host of newcomers. Sitting council members Dan Capron and Thomas Jost seek to retain their seats on the council. Capron was elected to the council in 2017 while Jost was[Read More…]