Ontario High School students hone their welding skills. A new savings plan approved by the city this year could help students afford further education in college and training schools after high school. (Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – The city of Ontario is going into the education business, setting up a[Read More…]

Ontario School Board members discuss matters in a 2021 meeting. (Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – The war of words within the Ontario School District continues, prolonging years-long tensions between school administrators and the board members elected to oversee them, according to newly-released public records. At the center is Superintendent Nikki[Read More…]

Ontario City Councilor Ken Hart makes a point in a council meeting in 2021. (Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – A trio of community leaders is proposing that the city of Ontario put $100 apiece into a special savings account for 1,000 local kids to use for college or other post-high[Read More…]

Emma Madera (Submitted photo) In the fall, the Malheur Enterprise collaborated with the students of the Oregon Migrant Leadership Institute Ambassadors’ Club at Ontario Middle School. The students learned why journalism is important and some of its basic building blocks, including how to conduct an interview.  They then had the[Read More…]

The student center at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario. ONTARIO – Students and prospective students can get help – $1,000 worth – to stick with their educational goals at Treasure Valley Community College this winter. The college is offering Stay on Track Scholarships for students who enroll for in-person[Read More…]

(Malheur Enterprise graphic) Editor’s note: This is part of a continuing series of articles highlighting students exploring vocations through Career and Technical Education classes offered in Malheur County high schools. Meet: William Tolman Vale High School, grade 12 Class: Automotive Technology 3/4 William Tolman is earning medals and planning a[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Jodi Elizondo, Ontario High School principal, laid down her legal sword last week, forgiving Ontario School Board members and saying she was ready to move on. “Ontario needs some peace,” Elizondo said in a statement to the Enterprise. Her decision ends months of turmoil between Ontario School District[Read More…]

Bill Wortman, Adrian High School principal, said he has “reflected” and “learned” since the mask mandate controversy in the school district. (The Enterprise/FILE) ADRIAN – On the first day of school in August, the Adrian school superintendent stopped himself from going in and headed back home. “I forgot a mask,”[Read More…]

Julianna Castro-Cisneros, a sixth-grader at May Roberts Elementary School in Ontario, stands with her teacher, Sarah Dunbar, and holds her winning essay for the Ontario Area of Chamber. Her essay proposing the theme for the Winter Wonderland Parade was the winner, netting her a prize and a ride in the[Read More…]

Kevin Purnell at a school board meeting at Adrian High School for the last time as the Adrian School District superintendent on Monday, Aug. 30. (The Enterprise/FILE) ADRIAN – The Adrian School District is facing a $10,500 fine from the state for its “willful” violation of the state’s mask mandate,[Read More…]