The city of Ontario moved transfer several assets, including the defunct pool, to a new regional recreation district if voters approve its creation. (Malheur Enterprise photo / Jayme Fraser) ONTARIO – The Ontario City Council Monday agreed to throw its support behind a new regional…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
VALE – Anthony Montwheeler’s lead defense attorney said he is unprepared to debate his client’s mental competency in court, asking the judge to delay a June hearing on the matter. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ryan scheduled a hearing on the delay for 9 a.m. Friday.…