Ashton (left) and Xander Stroud play at Ontario Recreation District’s Splash Park on Friday, June 25, 2021. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) Two brothers take a soak in Snively Hot Springs with their grandmother on Sunday, June 27, 2021. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) A young boy climbs out of the Vale Swimming Pool[Read More…]

The early morning sun shines across Lake Owyhee near the Owyhee Dam on Sunday, June 27, 2021. ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise With record-breaking heat comes the itch to swim. Luckily, Malheur County has ample spots to dip your toes in and cool off for the day. The Vale City Pool has[Read More…]

Kids camping at Lake Owyhee State Park on Saturday, June 26, bring their chihuahua out for a walk once the sun starts setting and the ground has cooled off. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) As Malheur County heads into the dog days of summer, don’t forget about pet safety during the current[Read More…]

Children at the Ontario Splash Park play a game of water tag with water guns on Friday, June 25, 2021. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) Expect the heat to linger throughout the week. Malheur County remains under an excessive heat warning through the weekend, with temperatures expected to reach highs over 100[Read More…]

A young boy jumps off the high diving board after another person had done a cannonball into the Vale Swimming Pool on the hot June day of Thursday, June 24, 2021. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) “Extreme heat” will stick with Malheur County through the weekend and there is an emerging chance[Read More…]

The Ontario Splash Park in Southwest 3rd Avenue, in Lions Park, is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, but Sunday’s public hours end at 5 p.m. (The Enterprise file) ONTARIO – With a forecast high of 101 for Sunday, the Ontario Splash Park can provide relief for families. Access[Read More…]

A child jumps off the high dive at Vale City Pool shortly after it opened for the summer in 2020. (The Enterprise file) The National Weather Service isn’t mincing words about the forecast for the week ahead. “It is going to be dangerously hot,” according to the latest forecast, issued[Read More…]

Mikaela Clark prepares to catch 3-year-old son Liam Fillmore at the Vale Swimming Pool on Thursday, June 24, 2021. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – If you are without air conditioning, the coming heat wave can appear daunting. Temperatures were expected to climb above 100 degrees during the weekend and reach[Read More…]

A young boy jumps off the high diving board after another person had done a cannonball into the Vale Swimming Pool on the hot June day of Thursday, June 24, 2021. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – The heat is on. And it’s going to get hotter. That’s the verdict from[Read More…]

Children delight in the spray from fountains and buckets of water as the heat climbs to near-triple digits last summer in Ontario. In the next few days, local temps will rise and hit new records. (The Enterprise/file) VALE – It has been a long time since Malheur County faced the[Read More…]