ONTARIO – The expansion of the marijuana industry and upgrades by two major employers triggered a modest spate of growth in Ontario since 2017, city records show.  “We are growing commercially and I think we will continue to grow commercially at a steady pace,” said Adam Brown, Ontario city manager.[Read More…]

Dan Cummings. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – The project to install tiny homes for the area’s homeless will move forward after a decision by a Malheur County Circuit Court judge last week. Circuit Judge Lung Hung on Feb. 4 denied a temporary injunction sought by Nichols Accounting Group, a firm[Read More…]

Ontario mayor Riley Hill (above, center) talks with city manager Adam Brown (right) and airport manager Dan Beaubien, at city hall last week. Hill stepped into the city’s mayoral slot in 2019 and since then worked to build relationships at the state level. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – Dan Capron[Read More…]

Work is moving ahead on a temporary housing site for the city’s homeless population on Northeast Third Avenue in Ontario, even as officials grapple with a lawsuit filed by Nichols Accounting to halt the move. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – A plan to create a temporary housing shelter for the[Read More…]

Ontario City Hall ONTARIO – City elected leaders want the state to change the formula for how much money Ontario receives from marijuana sales. City officials requested “immediate intervention” to amend the formula in a Jan. 9 letter to the House Interim Committee on Revenue, Gov. Kate Brown, Sen. Peter[Read More…]

This lot on North Oregon Street in Ontario was to hold up to 20 tiny homes to provide winter shelter for area homeless. A lawsuit filed in state court may stop the plan and leave organizers seeking a new place for the homes. (Pat Caldwell/The Enterprise) UPDATE: This story includes[Read More…]

ONTARIO – A man who recently moved to the area from North Carolina was stabbed Saturday morning at the Arby’s Restaurant inside Ontario’s Pilot Travel Center on East Idaho Avenue in what police said was a hate crime. The Ontario Police Department said in a press release Saturday evening that[Read More…]

Mike Iseri was selected as the 2019 Winter Wonderland Parade grand marshal. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) ONTARIO – Mike Iseri likes to support his community quietly – in the background – so his selection as grand marshal for the Winter Wonderland Parade gave him quite a start.  “I didn’t know I[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Plans to create housing for Ontario’s homeless population moved a step closer last week when the Ontario City Council decided to lease city property to Origins Faith Community. Officials plan to place 15 to 20 tiny homes, each 8-by-10 foot, at the location between Northeast 4th Avenue and Northeast[Read More…]

A homeless veteran prepares his things after being told by officials he must leave the area in a recent sweep. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) ONTARIO – Ontario officials are reviewing a plan to use tiny homes as emergency shelter for the city’s homeless population. An idea to use golf cart storage[Read More…]