One of more than 40 grave markers damaged at Hilltop Memorial Cemetery outside Nyssa. Vandals hit the night of Wednesday, May 2. (The Enterprise/Jayme Fraser) NYSSA — Here is the list by name of the gravesites damaged at Hilltop Memorial Cemetery. Cemetery officials say insurance will help restore the sites.[Read More…]
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Vandals destroy headstones at rural cemetery outside Nyssa
A grave marker sits damaged in the Hilltop Memorial Cemetery near Nyssa Thursday. Vandals struck the cemetery Wednesday night and police are investigating. (The Enterprise/Jayme Fraser) NYSSA – As many as 50 headstones were shattered, toppled or crushed at Nyssa’s Hilltop Memorial Cemetery Wednesday night. The destroyed headstones were discovered[Read More…]
Budget whistleblower draws heat from Ontario city officials, pro tax campaign
A screen shot on Wednesday captures a Facebook post on the Citizens for a Better Ontario page. The post was modified later in the day after the Malheur Enterprise began reporting on the matter. (The Enterprise graphic/Jayme Fraser) ONTARIO – A local woman who raised the alarm about a significant[Read More…]
Sales tax voters will chart Ontario’s future
Ontario’s future will be charted by what voters decide on the city’s proposed sales tax. The debate has been clouded for weeks by sometimes excessive rhetoric. Voters should now judge for themselves: What would Ontario look like with and without money from a sales tax? Ontario sits at a significant[Read More…]
Ontario readers offer their opinions on the 1 percent tax vote
Stop the waste, listen to ideas To the Editor: Ontario leaders claim there is no ‘fluff’ to cut. Granted, they are not in a position to know where the waste is. However, the department heads are, so why not use the most logical of ideas. Other leaders use this method,[Read More…]
Enrollment climbs as tech classes move back to Malheur County schools
Vale High School student Miguel Ortiz uses a grinder in a welding class last week. Vocational programs, once offered at TVCC, have been moved back to area high schools, creating more student participation and graduates with certifications in specific skills such as welding. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese). VALE – A[Read More…]
For Ontario’s John Scholtes, city sales tax proposal is the wrong answer
Ontario’s John Scholtes shows off his garden. The 77-year-old Brogan native would rather be spending his time tending his flowers and trees but a belief that the city’s proposed sales tax is wrong prompted Scholtes to write a four-page pamphlet against the levy. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – John Scholtes’[Read More…]
Children’s Day, Vale FFA plant sale and Ontario School District volunteers of the year
Valeria Zavaleta of Boise gets her face painted at the Children’s Day celebration at the Malheur County Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon. The event was organized by local nonprofit Euvalcree, and included events such as a rodeo, a dance and food vendors. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) Two local children take a stab at pugil sticks[Read More…]
Vale’s freshman lawmaker shares account of first days at Legislature
Oregon District 60 representative Lynn Findley answered questions and talked about his first stint in the Oregon Legislature during a Town Hall meeting recently in Vale. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese). VALE – “I am the other time zone guy.” Sitting before old friends at his initial local town hall, freshman[Read More…]
Wyden fields tough questions at Vale High School for town hall
Vale School District Superintendent Alisha McBride accepts a flag previously flown at the U.S. Capitol from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden Monday at Vale High School. Wyden held his town hall for the first time at Vale High School. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese) VALE – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has conducted[Read More…]