Marvin Seuell is the new fire chief for Nyssa but the outcome of an investigation into the former chief, Eric Menchaca, remains unknown as officials decline to release details because it is a personnel matter.
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Bentz supports Biden impeachment inquiry, Chavez-DeRemer distances herself
Oregon Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz serves on one of the three committees involved in a newly launched impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Vale caps off Patriot Weekend honoring 9/11 first responders
Vale honored 9/11 first responders and veterans Monday, Sept. 11, at Wadleigh Park on the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks.
Tater Tots Festival kicks off Friday
The third annual Tater Tots Festival is gearing up to kick off Friday, Sept. 15, to honor the tater tot, invented in Ontario in the early 1950s.
Circuit court warns residents of jury scam
The Malheur County Circuit Court warns residents to be on guard against a jury service scam.
Vale steamrolls New Plymouth 45-12 in non-league prep football action
Vale jumped ahead fast against the Pilgrims and never looked back. Viking quarterback Colten Stepleton amassed 285 yards through the air, including four touchdowns as Vale improved to 2-0 on the season.
Sports scoreboard
The latest results and scores from area high school sports teams from the past week.
ESD says no to taking on troubled migrant ed program
Citing too many “complexities,” Malheur County’s Education Service District passed on taking over the management of the region’s migrant education program.
Arock student’s melon artwork picked for ag calendar
Jocelyn McConnell, a W.W. Jones Elementary School student, was one of 13 students across the state whose artwork was selected to be featured in the Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation Calendar next year.
Group gains grant for wild horse work in Malheur County
A nonprofit made up of ranchers and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management received nearly $500,000 in grant funding to continue efforts to curb the growing horse population in Malheur County for the next four years.