ONTARIO – The Ontario School District $80,000 on outside investigators to look into complaints brought to the board, including allegations against board members that later resulted in censure votes. The costs were disclosed in invoices sent to the district by legal firms and obtained by…
Drew Barnes, automotive instructor at Vale High School, prepares for his students to come back to school during the last week of summer break on Thursday, Aug. 12. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) UPDATED Aug. 24 with an interview with Scott Poncy. VALE – The school year…
An Ontario student hits a piñata made by Yuliana Martinez and Becky Cuevas’s art class during the last day of summer school. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – “Can you see me?” asked Yuliana Martinez over the speakers. A “YM” icon flickered in gray on the…
Cloth face masks. (The Enterprise/File photo) ONTARIO – State legislators representing Malheur County are pushing back on the state’s mandate that everyone in schools must wear masks now. They are asking for community town halls and one legislator wants Gov. Kate Brown to suspend the…
Nyssa School staff member Mandy Esplin helps adjust a mask for Ethan Castro as he gets ready for kindergarten class. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) ONTARIO – Malheur County students and school staff will be required to wear face masks while indoors at the start of this…
VALE – After new guidance from the Oregon Department of Education which allows for greater local control over Covid restrictions, the Vale School Board has set new, looser protocols for the district. They include recommending but not requiring face coverings for students and staff and…
William Tolman, a rising senior at Vale High School, placed first in power equipment technology at the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference. (Submitted photo) VALE – Last year, when the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference was canceled due to Covid, William…
Ontario School District Outdoors teacher Clarissa Helliwell instructs a group of kids at Beck-Kiwanis Park. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ONTARIO – School may be out for the season, but a full spread of summer options available from the Ontario School District means that kids are still…
ONTARIO – The Malheur Enterprise is suing the Ontario School Board over its repeated refusal to release documents relating to the censures of Vice Board Chair Eric Evans and former member Derrick Draper. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is representing the Enterprise…