Miss Nyssa Nite Rodeo Queen 2020, Jaeden Forrey. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) Eighteen rodeos have been canceled in Oregon this year, according to the Northwest Pro Rodeo Association. That means a lot of buckaroos and fans, not to mention businesses, are missing out. But so is the rodeo royalty. One rodeo[Read More…]

Jaeden Forresy, Nyssa Nite Rodeo Queen for 2020 and 2021, began riding horses eight years ago. The 21-year-old says she misses interacting with kids at rodeos the most. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) After rodeos throughout the county this summer were canceled because of Covid, cowboys, buckaroos, vendors, and fans alike were[Read More…]

The Nyssa Public Library is a great resource in our community and a hub for many activities. There currently is a position open for a library board member. This is a four-year term, running to Dec. 31, 2024. The board is an advisory board composed of five Nyssa residents. The[Read More…]

NYSSA – Plenty of holiday events are on the schedule in the coming days in Nyssa.  • A Christmas card craft class will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Nyssa Library. Coming to the library in January will be a newly formed book[Read More…]

What a game! Congratulations to the players and coaches of the Adrian/Jordan Valley football team on winning the 1A football state championship last Saturday. The stands were filled with fans from both communities cheering for the Antelopes, it was great to see such support of the team.  Again, congratulations! •[Read More…]

Brian Blackmore of Nyssa Les Schwab and Nyssa Community Food Pantry manager Kathy Oliver show some of the items donated during Les Schwab’s Drive Away Hunger campaign. (The Enterprise/Susan Barton) Nyssa School District choir members have been busy lately. On Friday, the middle school advanced choir performed at the open[Read More…]

William Nance, a rock hound tour guide for Nyssa’s Thunderegg Days Festival, points out an interesting feature of a rock Saturday to a tour participant. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia). NYSSA — It’s early on a Friday morning, but it’s already pushing 70 degrees as a small group of eight walk through[Read More…]

One of the rock enthusiasts on Nyssa’s Thunderegg Days rockhound tour split open a seemingly simple rock to find an agate. Each ring in the agate indicates a different “blurb” of water carrying various minerals that affect the color, according to rock tour leader William Nance. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia) NYSSA[Read More…]

Students roam the halls of the newly renovated Nyssa Middle School, which opened its doors at the beginning of this school year. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) NYSSA —  Nyssa School District Superintendent Jana Iverson has announced that she is resigning from her position effective June 30, 2019. Iverson said she[Read More…]