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Power outage on Monday morning hits big chunk of Malheur County
BREAKING NEWS: Power outage reported covering a wide area of Malheur County on Monday morning.
Candidates for Rec District Board support moving ahead with pool
ELECTION 2025: Voters will elect one new member for the Ontario Recreation District Board and decide whether to return an incumbent or vote in a new director. Ballots go out April 30 for the May 20 election.
Report: Oregon’s mental health needs outweigh ability to provide services
Tobias Reed, Oregon secretary of state, said Oregon should deliver better services as the state faces a “behavioral health crisis.”
For Nyssa, softball win over Vale ends a long drought
UPDATE: SUNDAY 7 a.m. – Nyssa split its double header with Umatilla on Saturday, May 10. The Bulldogs won the first game 16-5 and lost the second 8-7. NYSSA – The game was a thriller. On a warm Tuesday afternoon, the Nyssa-Adrian softball team found itself trailing the Vale Vikings 10-9. The Vikings, ranked fifth…
COMMUNITY NOTES: Treasure Valley Community college tennis ends
PRESS RELEASE – TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Ontario, Oregon – May 9, 2025 – Treasure Valley Community College (TVCC) announces the discontinuation of its Men’s and Women’s Tennis programs following the Northwest Athletic Conference’s (NWAC) decision to cease sponsorship of tennis, effective May 3, 2025, as stated in an NWAC press release on May 5,…
PHOTOS: Ontario softball hosts Pendleton
The Ontario High School softball squad hosted Pendleton on Wednesday, May 1 in a doubleheader at the Ore-Ida Heinz Complex on the Treasure Valley Community College campus.
Nyssa Middle School students take state vocabulary title
The Nyssa students mastered nearly 1,700 words during a vocabulary competition this spring.
Local performers show what they can do with Disney tunes
PHOTOS: Talent from the area took the stage Saturday, May 3, to put on two performances of a Disney-based program. The show at Four Rivers Cultural Center was organized by Crescendo Vocal Performance Group of Fruitland.
Classic cars rally to help Project DOVE
Malheur County’s lone domestic violence shelter is slated to hold it’s annual car show on Saturday, May 10.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bentz talks tough on federal spending , but mum on his own luxury stays
Congressional records indicate that Congressman Cliff Bentz is relying on publicly-subsidized housing to make ends meet. He’s been taking taxpayer money apparently to cover his monthly rent in Washington, D.C., while he’s out in the country, using donor money for luxury stays. The willingness to freely spend tax money carries on to those who work…