Audience members listen during a Town Hall session on Ontario’s 1 percent sales tax last week at Four Rivers Cultural Center. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese). ONTARIO – Two political campaigns for and against Ontario’s proposed 1 percent sales tax cranked up last week as local residents peppered city officials with[Read More…]

ONTARIO – With the spring term about to begin at Treasure Valley Community College, student enrollment continues to slide. The college reported that 1,703 students enrolled in winter term compared to 2,004 students just one year prior.  The drop continues a trend that began in 2010.  According to state figures,[Read More…]

Audience members listen during a Town Hall session at Four Rivers Cultural Center on the city’s proposed 1 percent sales tax Thursday night. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese). ONTARIO – A 1 percent sales tax will produce a safer community and be a down payment for future prosperity, two top Ontario[Read More…]

Mayor Ron Verini is leading a pro-sales tax political action committee in the latest twist in the saga of the proposed levy. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – A political action committee headed by Ontario Mayor Ron Verini has already collected more than $10,000 to promote the city’s 1 percent sales tax.[Read More…]

Directors of the Malheur County Development Corp. discuss plans for a rail shipping center during a recent meeting. (The Enterprise/file) VALE – The board overseeing the construction of a shipping facility north of Nyssa decided last week to begin negotiations with two firms to manage the design of the project.[Read More…]

Treasure Valley Community College managed to avert a major labor crisis last week when officials inked a new contract with faculty. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) VALE – With both Treasure Valley Community College and the Treasure Valley Education Association approving a new contract for teachers, the college is estimating a $900,000[Read More…]

ONTARIO — Dana Young, president of Treasure Valley Community College, on Wednesday afternoon released a copy of the new labor contract between the college and its faculty. The contract: CLICK HERE. The contract lays out terms for pay and work conditions for about 40 faculty members for the next five[Read More…]

Ontario leaders will be on hand Thursday, March 29 at Four Rivers Cultural Center to answer questions about a proposed city sales tax during a Town Hall meeting sponsored by the Malheur Enterprise. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Ontario Mayor Ron Verini said he is looking forward to a Town Hall[Read More…]

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) listens to a question from a member of the crowd (right) at the Jordan Valley Lions Club Community Center Sunday afternoon. Merkley traveled to the remote spot in Oregon as part of his goal to visit every county in Oregon. (Photo courtesy of Sara Hottman)[Read More…]

John Forsyth (left), chair of the Treasure Valley Community College board and other board members at a recent meeting. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College is recommending a tuition increase – the fourth in five years – to help balance its budget next year. The new plan will[Read More…]