The status of a funding request by Pioneer Place to the Malheur County Court remains stalled for now but the nursing home has seen some increase in the number of clients who are using the facility, helping its long-term financial outlook. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – A request from Pioneer[Read More…]

Supplies await installation at the Treasure Valley Reload Center north of Nyssa on April 29, 2022. (The Enterprise/LES ZAITZ) UPDATE: 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY – The rail board will address tough questions to engineers about project costs and supplies, according to the list released. UPDATE 4:30 P.M. FRIDAY – The company[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

Some of the taxpayer cash allotted to the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board from the Oregon Legislature could be used to help the county pay costs associated with a land deal for a rail reload center north of Nyssa. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – Malheur County may be able[Read More…]