Notice to subscribers: This week’s print edition of the Malheur Enterprise will be delivered one day late due to the Postal Service closure on Wednesday. The federal government this week declared Wednesday as a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush, who died last Friday at the[Read More…]

Carolyn Agrimis and Max Egener, reporting interns at the Malheur Enterprise for summer 2018. The Enterprise is launching a fund-raising drive to continue the program and expand to three positions. The Malheur Enterprise needs your help raising $15,000 in tax deductible donations to fund at least two and perhaps three[Read More…]

Jeri Galloway holds Ollie, a Chihuahua-Dachshund mix “Chiweenie” dog that she and her husband adopted from the Ani-Care animal shelter south of Ontario. Jeri and Ollie’s story earned national recognition through the Petco Foundation’s Holiday Wishes Campaign. (Photo submitted by Jeri Galloway) ONTARIO – When Jeri and Paul Galloway took[Read More…]

Vale High School senior Troy Taylor (left) poses with his finished memorial headstone project for a six-year-old girl who died on the Oregon Trail. Taylor welded the wagon wheel as part of his senior project for Vale High. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) WILLOWCREEK – Out by Willowcreek, a wooden fence surrounds[Read More…]

A $6,500 grant from the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries went toward building a new fence for the Rockville Cemetery. (The Enterprise/File Photo) ROCKVILLE – A small historic cemetery near the Oregon-Idaho border is now protected behind a fence, thanks to a group of volunteers who converged there in October. About[Read More…]

Diners enjoy conversation and good food at the St. Patrick Catholic Church Altar Society bazaar in Vale, held last Friday and Saturday. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – Shoppers kicked off the holiday season last Friday with Moonlight Madness, thronging through downtown Vale businesses for an evening of shopping and[Read More…]

An instructor leads a group of five students in a fire suppression exercise during hands-on training on the field. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) JUNTURA – Women in wildland firefighting are pushing for diversity and inclusion in a field dominated by men. In groups of five, 25 women clad in flame-resistant[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Four Rivers Culture Center Executive Director Matt Stringer sponsors a lot of events throughout the year, but he said the annual holiday bazaar stands by itself in terms of popularity. “It is big. It is special. We have 75 vendors this year,” said Stringer. This year’s event, themed[Read More…]

American Legion (Left to Right) district commander Dan Burks of Ontario Post 67, past department commander Mike Jones, former vice commander Bill Swift, past national commander Charlie Schmidt, former finance officer Bill Thompson, chaplain Joe English and sergeant-in-arms Dave Looper. (Photo submitted by Dan Burks) ONTARIO – A parade of[Read More…]

Abi Wachtler (left), a junior at Nyssa High School, and senior Isabel Lastiri from Vale High School were nominated by their peers to representtheir schools in Washington, D.C. , where they advocated for more STEM opportunities. (Submitted photo) WASHINGTON D.C. — Isabel Lastiri and Abi Wachtler are not your average[Read More…]