Those looking to renew a commercial pesticide license in Oregon and Idaho can turn to the OSU Extension Office for Malheur County. OSU is hosting a two-day pest management course at Four Rivers Cultural Center from 7:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, and 7:30 to 11:40 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22.
Malheur County's on-time graduation rates were down slightly from last year but remain above the state average, with one district - Nyssa - seeing a 14% increase from its 2022 average.
Nikki Albisu, superintendent of the Ontario School District, presented a timeline to the school board that will close two elementary schools. Albisu maintains the schools are not closing but instead are being "repurposed" under a plan to put students in each grade into the same building.
The No. 10-ranked Nyssa girls basketball team steam-rolled over Riverside Saturday, Jan. 27, 42-18 and are 5-1 in league action as the regular season winds down.
Youth enrolling in 4-H this year have an opportunity to join a newly formed dog club.
The Nyssa School district will hold a meeting Thursday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. at the district's high school library for migrant parents to discuss the program's progress and what services are offered to their children.
Ontario School District administrators will host a series of public meetings to discuss the closures of two rural elementary schools and a shift among the district's other elementary schools.
Winter weather has swept into Malheur County as the National Weather Service urges people in Malheur County to stay off the roads. Forecasters predict between 6 to 10 inches of snow.
The Four Rivers Cultural Center's is gearing up for one of its largest fundraisers of the year. The 29th annual Center Ball kicks off at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at 676 S.W. 5th Ave.