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Uncategorized Local FBLA students secure big-time experience at conference
By Mitchell Willetts The Enterprise VALE – For Vale teacher David Paulsen, education recently came in the form of four people crammed into one hotel room for three nights. And for four Vale students, that education continued at a crowded convention center far from home filled with people who’ve never[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Strong credentials needed for Malheur County citizens to lead economic work
Citizens, business and local government have a great new opportunity to control the future of Malheur County. We need to make the best of the money and power granted by state officials to power the local economy. State Rep. Cliff Bentz of Ontario deserves all the applause he is getting[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hawk Fire nearly contained
JORDAN VALLEY — The Hawk fire 15 miles northwest of here is now 80 percent contained this morning, and crews are mopping up what remains of the blaze, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The Bureau expects the blaze to be fully contained by noon today. Earlier reports stated[Read More…]
Uncategorized New blaze erupts near Jordan Valley
JORDAN VALLEY — A 1,500-acre fire 15 miles northwest of Jordan Valley is “emerging and actively spreading,” according to the Bureau of Land Management, and is 0 percent contained. Triggered last night by lightning, the Hawk Fire has been difficult to contain due to strong, shifting winds, according to Al[Read More…]
Interior secretary tells ranchers he is ready to listen
By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise VALE – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recently told two members of a local advocacy group recently that he is ready to embrace change regarding rangeland policies and regulations. Steve Russell, Malheur County rancher and chairman of the Owyhee Basin Stewardship Coalition, and coalition board member[Read More…]
Uncategorized Invasive Whitetop prospers in Malheur County
By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise VALE — Heavy winter snowfall and a wet spring spawned a bumper crop of weeds locally. Whitetop especially thrived in the county during the spring and early summer, though the invasive weed has now mostly gone to seed. “It forms these really dense stands and[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario officials: Sales tax needed to cover costs
By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise ONTARIO — The city is on track to impose a 1 percent sales tax to bolster local services. The new tax would produce between $3 million and $5 million a year and will be tailored to specific items, said Mayor Ron Verini. “There are areas[Read More…]
Uncategorized Malheur County Fair is ready to roll
By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise VALE — What a difference six months can make. In January, the Malheur County Fairgrounds resembled a war zone with busted buildings and fences and questions about whether it would even recover. Fast-forward to last week and Fair Manager Lynelle Christiani was preparing for the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Vale superintendent offered Pleasant Hill
By John L. Braese The Enterprise VALE – An offer has been extended to current Vale superintendent Scott Linenberger to take the helm at the Pleasant Hill School District. Linenberger has led the Vale district for the past two years. According to Linenberger, he placed his name into the Pleasant[Read More…]