The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Railroad ties are stocked outside of Nyssa on Tuesday, April 12, to be used on miles of rail track planned for the Treasure Valley Reload Center. One $2.7 million track remains optional as costs rise for the project, officials say. (The Enterprise/LES ZAITZ) VALE – Malheur County has been ordered[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Malheur County Courthouse in Vale, and sites in Ontario, Nyssa and Jordan Valley serve as collection points for ballots. (The Enterprise/FILE) More than 17,000 voters in Malheur County are getting ballots this week for the 2022 Primary Election that could change the face of county government. Ballots go out[Read More…]
Uncategorized The four candidates vying for seats on the Malheur County Court provide the only contested races in the May 17 election. Dan Joyce is running for re-election as Malheur County judge. He is challenged by Tom Vialpando, mayor of Vale. Don Hodge is running for another term as county commission.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Grant Kitamura, left, and Corey Maag listen to a briefing on the Treasure Valley Reload Center on April 12. Kitamura is president of Malheur County Development Corp. and Maag is a director. (ANGIE SILLONIS/Special to the Enterprise) The board of Malheur County Development Corp. in a recent statement compared its[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ontario resident David Sullivan shakes Adam Brown’s hand during a farewell party at City Hall on April 20. Brown moves on to be the city manager for Keizer. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL). ONTARIO – A crowd of well-wishers spilled into the Ontario City Council chambers Wednesday April 20 to say goodbye[Read More…]
Uncategorized Dan Cummings will serve as interim city manager in Ontario but keeps his duties as community development director. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – Dan Cummings doesn’t step in as Ontario’s interim city manager entirely unprepared. After all, he’s already spent the past seven years as the city’s community development director[Read More…]
Uncategorized Then-Councilor Freddy Rodriguez reads a prepared statement in 20201 responding to an ongoing protest by former councilor Marty Justus during council meetings. (The Enterprise/FILE) ONTARIO – Former Ontario City Councilor Marty Justus will receive more than $28,000 from the city to settle a potential lawsuit regarding allegations he was defamed[Read More…]
Uncategorized A recent drought declaration by the Malheur County Court is one step toward mitigating what is shaping up to be a dismal irrigation season for area ranchers and farmers. (The Enterprise/FILE). VALE – Rob and Lacey Elder are two ranchers familiar with lean water years but 2022 is already shaping[Read More…]
NYSSA – The Treasure Valley Reload Center will need another infusion of public money, as much as $5 million, to cover cost overruns and finish construction that’s already underway, according to documents and interviews. The Nyssa project, intended to give the agriculture industry less costly shipping to more places, continues[Read More…]
Uncategorized Doug Williams, a paramedic with Treasure Valley Paramedics, works on equipment at the emergency service facility in Ontario last week. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – A local nonprofit that provides needed equipment and training to emergency service providers across the region recently kicked off a fundraising campaign. The Treasure Valley[Read More…]
