ONTARIO — Three members of a volunteer committee that took the lead on creating a new water park in Ontario resigned Friday. Megan Cook, who spearheaded the formation of the Friends of the Aquatic Center in 2016, sent a letter of resignation to Ontario city officials on Friday. In the[Read More…]

City Manager Adam Brown and City Attorney Larry Sullivan listened to members of Ontario city council during a work session Thursday, Sept. 6. (The Enterprise/Max Egener) ONTARIO – The Ontario City Council won’t reconsider a marijuana company’s controversial donation to the new kids splash pad. During a work session Thursday,[Read More…]

The Ontario real estate firm operated by Marty Justus was used to move money from a marijuana entrepreneur to city officials as a donation for a local park. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) UPDATE: This story was updated to reflect new information from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission regarding Hotbox Farms. ONTARIO[Read More…]

Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee members Alfredo Rodriguez, Andy Peterson, John Kirby and Flora Gibbs on Monday discuss the committee’s recommendations for marijuana legislation in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Max Egener) ONTARIO – A city advisory committee is recommending that the city establish buffers to limit where potential marijuana stores could operate in[Read More…]

ONTARIO — The Ontario City Council unanimously decided that it would allow citizens to vote on a controversial ballot initiative in November. During a special meeting held Tuesday evening, all members of the city council reviewed voted against the initiative to allow marijuana retail sales in the city. By law,[Read More…]

A lightning-sparked fire, the South Alkali Fire, scorched 75 acres about 12 miles northeast of Vale.  Fire crews from Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District were managing the fire Thursday with help from the Vale Rangeland Fire Protection Associations. Crews noticed signs of the fire last night around 10 p.m.,[Read More…]

Photo of Doug R. Villines courtesy of Malheur County Sheriff’s Office VALE — It took a jury less than two hours on Wednesday to decide that Doug R. Villines had sexually abused a 10-year-old girl over three days last October. The 43-year-old man from Nyssa was found guilty in Malheur[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of American leaders renewing their condemnation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Walden’s comment came after President Donald Trump on Monday said he accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denial of interceding in the U.S. election. According to[Read More…]

Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe said he was pleased that President Donald Trump commuted the federal prison sentences of rancher Dwight Hammond and his son Steven Tuesday. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). WILLOW CREEK – Matt Rockwell was moving cattle Tuesday morning when his cell phone pinged. The local rancher and president[Read More…]

A state crime scene investigator clears police tape from a campground south of Snively Hot Springs where the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting late Monday night. (Max Egener/The Enterprise) UPDATE: MALHEUR COUNTY SHERIFF BRIAN WOLFE SAID TODAY THAT THE VICTIM IN THE SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR SNIVELY HOT SPRINGS[Read More…]