Crews set up the stage for a free concert planned for Saturday night as Hotbox Farms opens its east Ontario location. Rapper Snoop Dogg is scheduled to perform during the show on Saturday, Oct. 5. (Pat Caldwell/The Enterprise) UPDATE: Ontario Police Chief Steven Romero Saturday afternoon advised people to avoid[Read More…]

Melodie Ayarza, owner and operator of Four Rivers Auction, stands next to her daughter Shannon Ayarza and husband Juan Ayarza at their storefront in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) ONTARIO – One place to find treasure in Treasure Valley is at a new locally owned family business in Ontario that specializes[Read More…]

Mother Nature dealt local onion producers a wet and rainy hand during the past few weeks creating a delay in the local harvest. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – The annual onion harvest is behind schedule and area producers and packers are hoping Mother Nature will grant the county a respite[Read More…]

The old Wonka Mini Storage next to an Idaho Power substation in Ontario is being converted into a bitcoin mine by an Idaho-based real estate development firm, the Pines Townhomes, LLC. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) ONTARIO – Coming at the tail end of a global rush on cheap electricity in the[Read More…]

Two Aces Mexican restaurant opened last month. Co-owner and chef Antonio Espinoza used to run La Pasadita food truck in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – The owner of a popular food truck in Ontario has taken his business to the next level with a brick and mortar location. Antonio[Read More…]

A hemp field east of Vale. (The Enterprise/file) VALE – As Vale native Jim Hutchens geared up for the hemp harvest, the financial institution he banked with for more than 40 years threw him a curve ball. Hutchens learned “out of left field” last week that U.S. Bank was going[Read More…]

Greg Smith, director of the Malheur County Economic Development Department. (The Enterprise/file) A national group of journalists has called on Malheur County’s economic development director to stop attacks on the Malheur Enterprise, condemning his actions in response to critical reporting by the newspaper. The Society of Professional Journalists, meeting in[Read More…]

Reporter Pat Caldwell’s in-depth look at a gold mine under development near Vale won two top honors in state journalism competition. VALE – Reporting on a police standoff, a gold mine and foster children in Malheur County earned the Malheur Enterprise first-place awards in state newspaper competition in results announced[Read More…]

Claire Chamberlain (left) and her husband Derek, own CAPS Auto, Truck & Ag in Vale and last week they held a free barbecue for area residents to celebrate their success. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Three years ago CAPS Auto, Truck & Ag consisted of two people with some ambition,[Read More…]