ONTARIO – Tuesday night the Ontario City Council approved a resolution that urges the Oregon Legislature boost the local tax on retail marijuana sales in town. The proposal – crafted by Ontario Mayor Riley Hill – will push the tax rate marijuana dispensary owners pay to 35 percent. Now the[Read More…]

ONTARIO – The Ontario City Council has agreed to fund the newly-created recreation district for the first six months of 2019. That will cost Ontario between $15,000 and $20,000, said City Manager Adam Brown.  Brown said the money will come from the city recreation department’s budget approved last spring.  “I[Read More…]

One of Hotbox Farms’ potential marijuana retail locations is the former Sweet Caroline’s Cafe along East Idaho Avenue in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – Selling weed in Ontario is going to be a cash cow. That’s one takeaway from a review of 22 applications from companies vying to[Read More…]

Tien Le, from Vietnam, came to Ontario as professional fellow through the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, a program that provides community leaders with a month-long work placement. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – Ontario said goodbye last week to an international visitor who came to eastern Oregon as part[Read More…]

Election billboard campaigning for the marijuana and recreation district initiatives. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – If you want to make a difference, get involved in the political process. That was the prime message delivered by Ontario resident Mary Jo Evers last week as she talked about the passage of a[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Two friends from Ontario who have gone on to become international travelers, speakers and filmmakers will be featured at the Nov. 7 Emerging Leaders Summit at Treasure Valley Community College. Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray will share their story of traveling the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain.[Read More…]