State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, and Ontario City Manager Adam Brown (right) listen to speakers during the Veterans Day Ceremony in November at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario. (The Enterprise/LES ZAITZ) ONTARIO – Ontario City Manager Adam Brown has accepted an offer to be the next city manager of[Read More…]
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Ontario mayor, councilor find faults as they review city manager’s performance
Mayor Riley Hill was one of two councilors that gave low scores on a job performance review of City Manager Adam Brown late last year. (Angelina Katsanis/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – When it came time to evaluate Ontario City Manager Adam Brown, City Councilor Michael Braden didn’t hold back. The form[Read More…]
City Manager Adam Brown confirms he will take top post in Keizer
Ontario city manager Adam Brown (right) sits with former city attorney Larry Sullivan at a council meeting last year. Brown will leave Ontario to take the city manager position in Keizer. (The Enterprise/FILE). ONTARIO – Ontario City Manager Adam Brown has accepted an offer to be the next city manager[Read More…]
Tolman steps into Vale librarian position at the Emma Humphrey Library
Yvonne Tolman talks about the potential of the Emma Humphrey Library in Vale last week. Tolman recently stepped into the part-time librarian slot. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) VALE – Yvonne Tolman believes in the power of books. “I love books. Reading has always been important to me,” she said. Tolman, who[Read More…]
Ontario city manager one of three finalists for top job in Keizer
Ontario City Manager Adam Brown, shown at a council meeting this year, is one of three finalists for the city manager position in Keizer. (The Enterprise/file) ONTARIO – Adam Brown, who has been the Ontario city manager for five years, is now one of three finalists for a top slot[Read More…]
County board awards millions by private email votes, not public meetings
The Malheur County Development Corp. board may have broken Oregon Open Meetings Law with a series of decisions last month. The board oversees the rail reload project now under construction in Nyssa. (The Enterprise/LES ZAITZ) NYSSA – Brad Baird needed to get a $5 million contract awarded for the Nyssa[Read More…]
State, federal and local officials delve into mystery of missing chemical containers at Ontario Municipal Airport
Officials are still trying to figure out what happened to containers containing hazardous chemicals that vanished from the Ontario Municipal Airport in December. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL). ONTARIO – City, state and federal officials are trying to untangle a mystery involving 24 containers of hazardous chemicals that disappeared from a work[Read More…]
County Court mulls questions, finds few answers in Idaho border meeting
Malheur County Judge Dan Joyce, shown in his office, and the other members of the County Court heard comments in favor and opposition to the Move Oregon’s Border concept. (Enterprise file photo) VALE – The urban-rural divide in Oregon was center stage Monday during a special meeting of the Malheur[Read More…]
Vale will seek help from other emergency service agencies if Covid-related resignations develop
The Vale City Council tasked Todd Fuller, city manager, to seek alliances with outside agencies if a vaccination mandate by the governor triggers layoffs. (The Enterprise/FILE). VALE – The city of Vale will attempt to create partnerships with local emergency service agencies if it loses members of its ambulance service[Read More…]
Ontario grapples with rapid turnover of employees in key positions
Several key employees are abandoning their city positions, including police chief Steve Romero. (The Enterprise/FILE) ONTARIO – A rapid succession of resignations among top city staff is unusual and could strain resources, said Ontario City Manager Adam Brown. Erik Hartley, the Ontario Municipal Airport manager, left in August and Police[Read More…]