A standing water source is checked for signs of mosquito breeding in a 2020 survey by Malheur County vector control workers. (The Enterprise/file photo) VALE – State health officials issued a warning to Malheur County residents Friday to guard against mosquitoes, after a testing site in Vale turned up insects[Read More…]

Megan Bernard, chief pilot of the Malheur County Vector Control District, showcases different traps used to track mosquito populations and get samples to test for the West Nile virus. Only two mosquito breeds in the area hold the virus. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) VALE – The summer hunt for mosquitoes is[Read More…]

Gov. Kate Brown in her Portland office (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) SALEM – Gov. Kate Brown warned Oregonians on Saturday they need to take the coronavirus more seriously or risk renewed limits. The Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new cases of Covid, pushing the state’s total to 8,094 with 202 deaths.[Read More…]

Sarah Poe, director of the Malheur County Health Department. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) As with all gatherings during phase two of reopening, yard sales are allowed. Public health officials recommend people wear face coverings and keep 6 feet away from others. News tip? Contact reporter Rachel Parsons at [email protected] SUBSCRIBE – $5 a[Read More…]

Denine Tucker, manager of Thunderegg Coffee Company in Nyssa (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan). Sarah Poe, the director of the Malheur County Health Department, talked with the Enterprise about entering phase two of economic reopening in the wake of COVID-19. In the fourth installment of this interview series, Poe discusses what customers[Read More…]

Sarah Poe, director of the Malheur County Health Department. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) Sarah Poe, the director of the Malheur County Health Department, talked with the Enterprise about entering phase two of economic reopening in the wake of COVID-19. In the third installment of this interview series, Poe shares the regulations[Read More…]

Around 20 people gather under a gazebo during the rain during the Black Lives Matter Community Vigil. The organizers also set up a voter registration booth for attendees (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan). Sarah Poe, the director of the Malheur County Health Department, talked with the Enterprise about entering phase two of[Read More…]

Sarah Poe, director of the Malheur County Health Department. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) Sarah Poe, the director of the Malheur County Health Department, sat down and talked with the Enterprise about what entering phase two of economic reopening means for the county and its residents. This is the first of five[Read More…]

Vale ambulance member Wally Whitaker displays one of the masks emergency providers would provide a patient suspected of a COVID-19 infection. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – The Malheur County Health Department said Monday area residents should prepare for the possibility of local cases of COVID-19, a new coronavirus that first[Read More…]

Malheur County Courthouse VALE – Malheur County has one of the highest death rates due to heart disease in the state, and white males are the most affected, according to state and federal data. Area health professionals have identified some of the risk factors that contribute to heart disease and[Read More…]