Yadira Lopez joins the Enterprise as a corps member of the national Report for America, which is helping fund local journalists across the U.S. VALE – The Malheur Enterprise will add three reporters this summer, including a participant in a national reporting corps and two college interns. The additions will[Read More…]

CAPS of Ontario manager Garrett Chamberlain talks about his store’s auto parts selection and its STIHL chainsaw dealership. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – A Vale auto parts business is expanding its footprint in Malheur County with a new store in Ontario. Derek and Claire Chamberlain, owners of Vale’s CAPS Auto[Read More…]

Plenty of customers keep Kiersten Kramer, the manager of the Cattle Drive Coffee and Grill, busy throughout the week. The new business is at North Sixth Street in Nyssa. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). NYSSA – Kiersten Kramer loves Fridays. That’s because at the end of the week the smiles are a[Read More…]

Rusty Bashon, co-owner with his wife Cammie of the Diamond Back Bar & Grill in Vale, explains why he decided to stop driving truck and go into business for himself. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Six months ago, Rusty Bashon decided he was tired of driving truck and ready for[Read More…]

Hemp is a hybrid cousin to marijuana but with trace amounts (less than 0.3 percent) of THC, the psychoactive ingredient that gets people high. (Photo contributed by Jim Hutchens) ONTARIO – Jim Hutchens is betting $2 million that growing and processing hemp has a strong future in Malheur County. The[Read More…]

John Harris (above) and his wife Trisha recently became the new owners of the Ontario Sears store. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Looks, John Harris said, can be deceiving. Especially when it comes to business. The Weiser man took over the Ontario Sears store in March. Business at the store,[Read More…]