Malheur County Judge Dan Joyce, an incumbent, answers a question during Monday night’s candidate forum at Four Rivers Cultural Center. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL). ONTARIO – Candidates for Malheur County Court tackled a range of issues Monday night during a candidate forum sponsored by the Malheur Enterprise at Four Rivers Cultural[Read More…]

Ballot drop boxes at the Malheur County Courthouse in Vale, and in Ontario, Nyssa and Jordan Valley serve as collection points for ballots in the 2022 primary election. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) The competitive races for two seats on the Malheur County Court will be featured at an Election 2022 Town[Read More…]

State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) VALE – Significant victories proved elusive for the region’s two state lawmakers during the 2022 Oregon Legislature. State Rep. Mark Owens, R-Crane, and state Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, said while there were some minor wins, most Republican-inspired legislative action foundered against[Read More…]

Marc Thielman, Republican candidate for governor, gives his opening speech during a candidates forum in Vale on Saturday, March 26. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL). VALE – A large crowd turned up to hear a host of Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate speak at the Vale First Christian Church Saturday.[Read More…]

Lisa Maddox, Portland, listens in as candidates at a political forum held at the Vale First Christian Church Saturday speak about the issues. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) VALE – Republican Marc Thielman said if he is elected governor of Oregon, one key move he will make is to arrest Multnomah County[Read More…]

State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, will moderate as candidates forum set Saturday at the Vale Christian Church. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL). VALE – Several Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate will be in Vale on Saturday for a candidate forum hosted by the Malheur County Republican Party. The event at[Read More…]

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden addressed Malheur County in a vvirtual town hall on Friday, March 11. (The Enterprise/FILE) VALE – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, touched on subjects from funding public health to immigration reform during a digital town hall meeting last week. Wyden announced early in the meeting he’d[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, spoke at the Ontario Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday, March 14. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – The Russian invasion of the Ukraine is an emergency on par with the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, told the Ontario Area Chamber[Read More…]

Ballot drop boxes at the Malheur County Courthouse in Vale, and in Ontario, Nyssa and Jordan Valley will serve as collection points for ballots in the 2022 primary election. (The Enterprise/FILE) VALE – The local candidate line-up for the May election did not change after the filing deadline March 8.[Read More…]

Kerry McQuisten speaks to a small crowd during a campaign event at the Plaza Inn in Ontario earlier this month. McQuisten is running for Oregon governor. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – Kerry McQuisten’s first encounter with politics was unique. She was 8 when her mother and father journeyed to Portland[Read More…]