Ontario School District. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) VALE – Results for the special election on Tuesday, May 18, spell changes for Malheur County’s local school boards. The Ontario School Board, disrupted by strife in recent months, will see two incumbents hold onto power while a divisive member loses re-election, according to[Read More…]

Matt Stringer and Blanca Rodriguez chatting before the beginning of the Ontario School Board candidates’ forum. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ONTARIO – Candidates for Ontario School Board emphasized the need for a return to dignity and respect at a recent forum held by the Ontario Area Chamber of Commerce.  The event,[Read More…]

NYSSA – A lot of people want to serve on the Nyssa School Board. Twelve candidates are competing for five spots on a seven-person board in the May 18 election.  All five incumbents – Brett Johnson, Pat Morinaka, Bob Fehlman, Torie Ramirez, and Kim Stipe – are facing a challenger.[Read More…]

Ontario School Board members, from left, Eric Evans, Bianca Rodriguez, former school board member Derrick Draper and Renae Corn. (The Enterprise/file) UPDATE: See the questions posed to all the candidates by the Enterprise at the end of the story. ONTARIO – Seven candidates are running for four seats on the[Read More…]

Greater Idaho proposal that encompasses much of Oregon and parts of Northern California. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) VALE – Malheur County voters will face a ballot measure in May linked to the movement to shift a number of rural Oregon counties into Idaho. The measure would require the Malheur County Court[Read More…]

The Malheur County Clerk’s office released details Monday, Aug. 24 on the upcoming presidential election. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) VALE – Ballots for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, presidential election will be mailed to voters beginning Oct. 14, the Malheur County Clerk’s office announced. Ballots will be due in the county clerk’s[Read More…]

MALHEUR COUNTY – Voters in Malheur County will have an opportunity to bring change to their respective school boards at the May 21 election. The race for the 35 school board seats began Feb. 19, the first day candidates could file for office.  By last Thursday, only 13 have officially[Read More…]

A recount of votes elevated Morganne DeLeon, Dennis Savage and Patricia Esplin to three slots on the Nyssa City Council. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The final tally of votes for four Nyssa City Council members did not change after the Malheur County Clerk’s office finished a recount Wednesday. Candidates Morganne[Read More…]

NYSSA – Pat Oliver wants to make Nyssa a better place to live. Bill Savage, Patricia Esplin and Betty Holcomb want to help their community while Ross Ballard wanted to give city politics one more try. They all have one thing in common: They each are seeking a slot on[Read More…]

Incumbent Mayor Ron Verini discusses the upcoming November election at the Veteran Advocates of Ore-Ida in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – An initiative to allow retail sales of marijuana in Ontario is the central issue in the upcoming election and could set the course for Ontario into the next[Read More…]