Anne St. Peter talks about how the Ontario tiny home project has helped her get off the street and provide a new way forward for her life. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Anne St. Peter knows hard times. She survived domestic abuse, fell into illegal narcotic use and ended up[Read More…]
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Homes for the homeless nearly ready to go in Ontario
These tiny homes, part of a project in Ontario to help area homeless, are nearly ready to be occupied. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – A program to provide tiny houses for the homeless is nearly ready to open but it will be at a new site near a day shelter[Read More…]
Four Rivers Cultural Center duo plans to boost community outreach programs, events
Tanya Navarrete, marketing director at Four Rivers Cultural Center, hands out masks and care kits at the center during an event in April. Navarrete and Allison Simon, the program outreach coordinator for the center, want to build stronger ties with the community. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – When Allison Simon[Read More…]
Local groups cooperate to sponsor Ontario event to honor vets with a cup of Joe
Members of the Snake River Correctional Institution color guard lead the way during the Veterans Day parade last year in Ontario. There will be no Veterans Day parade this year, but four local organizations will hold an event at Four Rivers Cultural Center to honor veterans with a free cup[Read More…]
Covid means no parades this season in Ontario
The popular Winter Wonderland Parade will not roll through Ontario this year because of the Covid epidemic. The annual Veterans Day Parade was also cancled because of Covid. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – Santa and his reindeer and decorative floats won’t appear on Southwest Fourth Avenue this year. Area residents will[Read More…]
Homeless dilemma lingers for county but planned revival of tiny home project in Ontario may help the displaced
Dan Cummings, Ontario Community Development director, points out a place in the city that could be the site for a tiny home project to help the homeless. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Local police report they are confronting a rising number of calls related to homelessness even as the city[Read More…]
Cruise For Justice event in Ontario draws a crowd – in their cars
Rosa Corona hugs Maria Zambrano after the event ends, and thanked her for organizing. Zambrano is also has reached out with Idaho Female Veterans Network as a way to sustain involvement and connect to this issue locally. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – About 40 cars lined the Westpark Plaza parking[Read More…]
Ontario pool plans, price tags revealed
Ontario Pool District director Andrew Meade at the Ontario indoor pool complex. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) Ontario pool estimates are in, and the people heading the restoration project are looking for both community input and money. The plans to fix the defunct Ontario Aquatic Center, which has been closed since 2013[Read More…]
New solar farm project planned in Ontario
The solar farm project, which will cost $4.5 million involves 15 acres of land leased from the city of Ontario in the northwest part of the city near highway 201. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) ONTARIO – The first commercial solar project in Ontario is in the works, and comes with the[Read More…]
UPDATE: Two men detained in Ontario stabbing death; witness recounts the attack
ONTARIO – Steve R. walked into a murder Sunday afternoon. He saw and tried to stop an attack outside the Burnt River Farms dispensary in Ontario that killed Jonah Reyes, 25, of Ontario. Ontario Police Chief Steven Romero said in a press release Sunday evening that the victim was stabbed[Read More…]