Voter turnout in Oregon counties for the May primary election. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – More Malheur County voters participated in the May 2018 election than the previous midterm primary. According to voter statistics from the state Elections Division, roughly 37 percent of Malheur County registered voters participated. That[Read More…]

Jamie McLeod-Skinner is running against Republican Rep. Greg Walden to represent Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in Congress. (Photo courtesy of the McLeod-Skinner election campaign). VALE – Jamie McLeod-Skinner, Democratic candidate for Congress, believes she can win. Based on history, that may seem like a tall order. Her opponent, Republican Rep.[Read More…]

Ontario Mayor Ron Verini first stepped onto the Ontario city council in 2008 and said he learned that listening to voters was a critical element to success. Verini said he will not run for another term as mayor. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – If Ontario Mayor Ron Verini had to[Read More…]

U.S. Bank branch manager Tami Vines-Anderson (right) points out a feature of the new office of Rep. Lynn Findley (R-Vale) during an open house last week in Vale. Findley, a freshman lawmaker who represents Oregon’s rural District 60, is on the road three days out of the week talking to[Read More…]

Shawna Peterson, chair of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, listens to Dana Young during a recent meeting. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board recently isolated economic priorities for the local area and assigned members to research each one. The board is assessing economic[Read More…]

Anthony Montwheeler leaves Malheur County Circuit Court in a wheelchair May 18. A competency hearing for the former Nampa man was postponed until autumn. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – He came into the courtroom in a wheelchair and then accused the lawyers and the judge of being “shysters.” In the[Read More…]

Voters scuttled Ontario’s 1 percent sales tax proposal last week after a long and sometimes contentious political battle. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Ontario City Councilor Dan Capron wasn’t surprised voters rejected a 1 percent sales tax proposal last week. Neither was Council President Norm Crume or Councilor Tess Winebarger. In[Read More…]

Anthony Montwheeler leaves Malheur County Circuit Court Friday morning after a judge ruled to push his competency hearing to Sept. 21. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – He came into the courtroom in a wheelchair and later accused the lawyers and the judge of being “shysters” but in the end Anthony Montwheeler’s[Read More…]

Youth soccer players scramble for the ball during an Ontario Recreation Department game last week. The Malheur County Court recently reviewed a proposal by a local resident to create an independent recreation district for the city and place it before voters in November. (Jayme Fraser/The Enterprise). VALE – The Malheur[Read More…]