Supporters of the Ontario splash pad park review the site earlier this year. (The Enterprise/file) A project to keep kids happy in the summer has turned into an adult mess in Ontario. Before emotions run any hotter, the Ontario City Council needs to play diplomat…
Shawna Peterson, the chair of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, listens to board member Dana Young during a meeting earlier this year. (Enterprise file photo) Malheur County has long felt itself throttled in competing with its crossriver neighbors in Idaho. Everything from taxation…
Students at Vale Elementary School chat with friends during recess. (The Enterprise/ Carolyn Agrimis) Parents across Malheur County sent children back to school this week, and some may think education starts at the schoolhouse door. As a community, we do have high expectations of our…
The resiliency of the Malheur County Fair echoes that of the people of the community. Knocked back by the winter of 2017, the fair operation shook off misfortune, dug in, and got back to business. That was plenty evident at this year’s run. In the…
Ontario appears headed for another divisive political season. Forces that want marijuana to be sold for personal recreation have won a spot on the November ballot. And local citizens adamantly opposed to open sale are ramping up to see that doesn’t happen. The target is…
The importance of Kraft Frozen Foods to the local economy is undisputed. The potato plant in Ontario is one of Malheur County’s largest employers. It’s a sizable taxpayer. Local businesses service and supply the industrial complex. That’s why the news last week of a major change in…
Once again, the public is being told to mind its own business when it comes to Anthony Montwheeler. First state officials and now a state judge have acted to prevent the public from learning crucial information about Montwheeler’s fitness for trial. The credibility of state…
No one should find the forced separation of children from parents a preferred way to exercise federal government power. What is happening in Texas and elsewhere doesn’t represent how civilized Americans treat children – not now, not ever. This isn’t about politics. This is about…
The smell of leather and livestock sweeps across the area in coming days as Nyssa and Vale stage their annual rodeos. More than winnings and bragging rights are at stake. Sometimes it’s easy to miss how much work goes into these events. Volunteers labor for…