The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Just east of downtown Portland, Interstate 5 and Interstate 84 overlap near the shore of the Willamette River. Charles Longjaw murdered a man beneath these freeways in 1986. (Bruce Ely / Special to the Malheur Enterprise) In September 2015, Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board faced a decision with potentially momentous[Read More…]
Uncategorized Three members of the five-person Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board reviewed cases at the Oregon State Hospital during a public hearing earlier this month. (Bruce Ely / Special to the Malheur Enterprise) The five members of the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board declined interview requests from the Malheur Enterprise and[Read More…]
Uncategorized This past week the Malheur Enterprise did a news report about Charlotte Fugate tearing down and taking a vote no sales tax sign in a downtown store owned by Tracy Hammond. Friday evening I asked a long time resident Kim Lopez to post a link to the news article[Read More…]
Uncategorized Anytime you start getting too anxious about the future, think about what local students are achieving. High schools from one end to the other of Malheur County are churning out success stories. They are a counterpoint to worries about where the country, even the state, is headed. Next week, for[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ma Anand Sheela exhorts sannyasins at Rancho Rajneesh outside Madras in the 1980s. (Photo courtesy The Oregonian/OregonLive) Spinning through the documentary “Wild Wild Country” was like watching old home movies. The six-part Netflix series tracks the history of the Rajneeshees and their leader, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. The guru left his[Read More…]
Uncategorized On the mound for the Vikings, Keegan Mizuta makes the pitch Monday night against the Homedale Trojans. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese) Harper Track and Field THE MEET: The Harper track and field team was in Crane last Friday, taking part in the Rancher’s Invitational, taking second in the boys competition. TEAM[Read More…]
Uncategorized VALE – A Canadian mushroom company has cancelled plans to build in Vale, citing new tariffs on building materials like steel, currency rates and changes in the market. “Things have changed,” said Andrew Truong, project manager for Farmers Fresh Mushrooms. “We are now looking within Canada for expansion, not[Read More…]
VALE – Government officials gathered around the table in March to hear details about one of the biggest industrial projects ever proposed for Vale. Among those attending was Vale Mayor Mike McLaughlin, two officials from the Oregon Employment Department, Dana Young, president of Treasure Valley Community College, and one of[Read More…]
Uncategorized Tiffany Cruickshank, a member of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, makes a point during a meeting at Treasure Valley Community College last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Land use and developing a stable workforce are the two issues people see as priorities, the chairman of a local[Read More…]
Uncategorized Former city councilor Charlotte Fugate tore down a political sign advocating a “no” vote on a proposed city sales tax at the Vintage Rose antique store in downtown Ontario last week. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese). ONTARIO – An Ontario civic leader twice questioned downtown businesses about opposition to the proposed[Read More…]