Kindergartner Zoe Iracheta, in her second day of school on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Alameda Elementary School, focuses on a lesson. The school returned about 65 students to classrooms for limited instruction. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) Gov. Kate Brown should give every elementary student in Malheur County a Christmas gift –[Read More…]

Malheur County has been paying its contract economic development director thousands of dollars each month in part to prepare an application for federal money to transform this land into an industrial park. The funding request recently failed. (The Enterprise/file) Taxpayers of Malheur County may have gotten taken as county officials[Read More…]

Work is underway to upgrade the outdated restroom at the fairgrounds grandstands to make it comply with accessibility standards. A Cultural Trust grant is making the work possible. (Contributed photo) To the Editor: The year 2020 has been a rough ride for many in our community. The Malheur County Fairgrounds[Read More…]

The Enterprise welcomes letters to the editor, which may be sent to [email protected]. To the Editor: I know that the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association is doing some things to represent the restaurants right now, but we still need more. In Malheur County, our numbers are considered extreme. If I do[Read More…]

Books on the Vale Book Club’s reading list can be checked out at the Vale Library. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) “If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name: News From Small-Town Alaska,” by Heather Lende, chronicles the various lives and deaths of the people of Haines, Alaska, an almost inaccessible hamlet[Read More…]

Finding joy this holiday season is going to be tough in Malheur County. But we can’t let circumstances beat us down. A lot of our friends and neighbors, including many who have never had to put a hand out for help, will be hoping we can find the will to[Read More…]

You could sense the collective gasp across Malheur County last week. The new state restrictions meant to save lives are likely to squeeze more of the economic life out of the county. There appears to be only one way out. Gov. Kate Brown moved to close down parts of Oregon[Read More…]

Susan and Lee Barton take a break during a hike, with the Jarbidge Range behind them. (Submitted photo) As we sat outside enjoying the view and the stillness, I asked my husband, Lee, “How do we describe this to people?” – to which he replied, “It’s so quiet you can[Read More…]

Every day at the Enterprise, we aim for journalistic excellence. Being small, I say often, is no excuse for being bad. Our goals are to give you and the community the best community news possible. We want to be accurate. We want to be fair. We want to be trusted.[Read More…]

As Chris Wallace of FOX News said last week, “Wear the damn mask.” That simple step can help pull the country and particularly Malheur County out of the pandemic quicker. Many of us are following the Wallace maxim of public health. Still more need to. In Oregon, Malheur County remains[Read More…]