A sign offers appreciation to those on the front line in the fight to contain the virus, health care workers. (The Enterprise/File) Thanks to a combination of planning and political will, it looks like Malheur County will be open for business again on Friday. Don’t get overly excited, though. There[Read More…]

Any doubt that Malhuer County has a crisis involving the homeless was dispelled last week. But the information and questions at the Town Hall on Homelessness also showed there is hope. Now, it’s up to all of us to pitch in to help. Local experts pulled back the curtain for[Read More…]

Joshua B. Christoffersen, 40, was freed without bail in January after his arrest related to a burglary and pursuit in the Harper area. He failed to appear later for an arraignment. (Photo courtesy of Malheur County Sheriff’s Office) Joshua Christoffersen is a fugitive on the run and in a separate[Read More…]

Malheur County Judge, Dan Joyce. (The Enterprise/File) The smartest comments to come from a recent public hearing in Vale were voices calling for a “time out” on Malheur County’s industrial development ambitions. That’s precisely what should happen. Malheur County officials are pushing on two tracks. One is development of the[Read More…]

Employees of Pilot Travel Center in Ontario restrain a suspect after a stabbing on Saturday, Dec. 21 that hospitalized Ronnell T. Hughes. (Frank LeCalir/special to the Enterprise) Let’s be very clear about the terrible knife attack days before Christmas in Ontario. This does not represent Ontario or any part of[Read More…]

The holiday season this year could easily be marred by the evolving truism that we are a divided country. From border to border, political anger mounts, opinions grow more harsh, and relationships are rent by dispute. Here, in Malheur County, we can come together in ways that set aside such[Read More…]

Greg Smith, Malheur County’s economic development director, speaking to county commissioners at the Malheur County Courthouse on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Behind him is his assistant, John Braese. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) The taxpayers of Malheur County had better be on guard. County officials are getting more ambitious by the week in[Read More…]

County officials are spending thousands of dollars of your money to convince the state to lend even more money for them to spend. So far, their sales job has left out a key constituent: Malheur County taxpayers. Those in the community who may be on the hook to repay millions[Read More…]

Sarah Rodriguez, owner of Luzetta’s flowers, rings up customers that filled her store during Moonlight Madness. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) Before you click “order” on your computer this year to buy another holiday gift, stop a moment. That single mouse click will likely be felt throughout the community and not in[Read More…]

One of the most vexing issues facing any community is the homeless population. Ontario is no different from Los Angeles or Portland in confronting a mix of people who can’t afford a home, or who have mental health issues or who just don’t like restrictions. Fortunately, some good-hearted souls aren’t content[Read More…]