A Moderna Covid vaccine vial with a soon to be filled vaccine passport card at Malheur Drug. The Malheur County Health Department reported Tuesday that two more local residents died from Covid. (The Enterprise/AUSTIN JOHNSON) Thursday UPDATE: State officials and the Malheur County Health Department reported another local Covid death,[Read More…]

Area health officials not only must struggle to contain Covid but they also are forced to contend with misinformation. (The Enterprise/FILE). ONTARIO – Health experts in Malheur County face a battle on two fronts: the highly contagious delta variant, and widely circulated misinformation. During a Covid surge that has overrun[Read More…]

The Malheur County Health Department is hosting free vaccination and testing at the Malheur County Fairgrounds every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through October. (The Enterprise/File). NOTE: The Enterprise is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please share and please[Read More…]

Kiersey Dillion adds some final touches on her paper bag puppet at the Drexel H. Foundation’s annual Art Camp in Vale on Tuesday, Aug. 10. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) More children are getting Covid, which can cause symptoms that may be hard for parents to recognize.  Thirty-one students or staff members[Read More…]

Environmental health specialist Jessica Alexander (left) of the Malheur County Health Department and Euvalcree volunteer Gisselle Gonzalez work at the drive-in test and vaccine clinic at the Malheur County Fairgrounds last week. The clinics continue on Tuesdays this month. (The Enterprise/ AUSTIN JOHNSON) Malheur County remains last among Oregon counties[Read More…]

Malheur County Judge Dan Joyce said Wednesday voters in the county should be able to make their own choice when it comes to Covid vaccinations. Joyce, along with the rest of the Malheur County Court signed a letter of protest to Gov. Kate Brown. (The Enterprise/FILE). NOTE: The Enterprise is providing[Read More…]

Angelica Resendiz, a registered nurse with the Malheur County Health Department shows one of the syringes used to deliver flu vaccine. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). Malheur County reported 85 new cases of Covid from Tuesday, Aug. 31, breaking the previous daily record set over a year ago. This brings the county[Read More…]

A classroom at Ontario High School. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please share and please subscribe to support this reporting.  MALHEUR COUNTY – More children are getting Covid, which can cause symptoms that may be hard for[Read More…]

Three protesters stand with homemade signs expressing dissent of the recent statewide mask and Covid vaccine mandates outside of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario on Wednesday, Aug 25. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please[Read More…]

Gov. Kate Brown in her Portland office (FILE/Salem Reporter) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please share and please subscribe to support this reporting. Gov. Kate Brown pushed back hard Thursday on public officials urging her to drop her vaccination mandates,[Read More…]