The Malheur Enterprise is seeking an enthusiastic, efficient person to join our team as business manager. The job starts at 16 hours a week, flex over 3 to 4 days a week, at $12 an hour. The employee will post expenses and revenue, produce monthly billing statements, track ARs, communicate[Read More…]
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Mormon crickets sweep across Jordan Valley area
Mormon crickets are small but make a big impact as the Jordan Valley area found out recently when the tiny insects rolled over the area. (The Enterprise/Rosanne Zueger) JORDAN VALLEY – Mormon crickets may chirp, but sometimes they crunch too. Drivers on U.S. 95 in the Jordan Valley area in[Read More…]
President pardons Harney County ranchers whose imprisonment launched refuge takeover
Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe said he was pleased that President Donald Trump commuted the federal prison sentences of rancher Dwight Hammond and his son Steven Tuesday. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). WILLOW CREEK – Matt Rockwell was moving cattle Tuesday morning when his cell phone pinged. The local rancher and president[Read More…]
Fatal shooting near Snively Hot Springs under investigation
A state crime scene investigator clears police tape from a campground south of Snively Hot Springs where the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting late Monday night. (Max Egener/The Enterprise) UPDATE: MALHEUR COUNTY SHERIFF BRIAN WOLFE SAID TODAY THAT THE VICTIM IN THE SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR SNIVELY HOT SPRINGS[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Oregon Trail Days events bring community together
Families and friends gathered in Vale on Wednesday to watch the 4th of July Parade and kick off the annual Oregon Trail Days festival. On Saturday morning, the festivities continued with a 4-on-4 volleyball tournament at Vale Middle School. Kids showed off their dogs to judges at a dog show[Read More…]
Ontario council primed to support recreation district plan
The city of Ontario will review a letter of intent that supports a proposed independent recreation district at a Monday special meeting. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – The Ontario City Council Monday will be asked to throw its support behind a new regional recreation district, turning over key assets such as[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Native seeds could be economic boon while saving Malheur range
Imagine that you removed every building and street in the city of Ontario, and then covered every inch of ground with worthless cheatgrass. Now, do that again and again until you have done that 234 times. That is the scale of what faces Malheur County as this quiet economic killer[Read More…]
Vale 4th of July Parade
The Girl Scouts of America wave to spectators at Vale’s Fourth of July parade. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) Vale’s annual Fourth of July parade was held on Wednesday as part of the city’s Independence Day festivities. The parade kicked off at 5 p.m. from the Vale High School parking lot[Read More…]
Jordan Valley emergency responders to get new digs
A $110,000 loan will fund an ambitious new project to make emergency services personnel in one of Oregon’s most remote regions more versatile. (Photo courtesy of Marta Stoddart). JORDAN VALLEY – The Jordan Valley Ambulance Service is getting a $110,000 loan to build a new ambulance services center in downtown[Read More…]
Butte fire still under investigation
A fire crew stamps out the flames of the Malheur Butte fire. (The Enterprise/Max Egener) A range fire burned 184 acres Wednesday afternoon in a highly-visible blaze north of Malheur Butte adjacent to the Owyhee Canal. Crews from the Ontario and Vale fire departments and the Vale district of the[Read More…]