Anthony Montwheeler, from Nampa, is currently lodged in the Malheur County Jail. (Enterprise file photo) VALE – Recent changes in the state’s criminal law mean Anthony Montwheeler likely won’t face the death penalty. Montwheeler, of Nampa, is charged with a series of crimes from Jan. 9, 2017. He is accused[Read More…]

VALE – The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office confirmed earlier this month that the reported assault of an 8-year-old girl at a Girl Scout camp in June was unfounded.  “It was basically a false report and our investigation is done,” said Undersheriff Travis Johnson. Johnson said that “it is likely no[Read More…]

A Ford Expedition carrying five passengers, including four children, was hit by a Nissan pickup driven by a driver who police said failed to obey a stop sign. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – A crash Friday night on Railroad Avenue left seven people injured, including a 4-year-old boy and[Read More…]

A crash in Willowcreek left a fence and basketball pole at the elementary school damaged. (Submitted photo) WILLOWCREEK – Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle non-injury crash Monday, July 8 at 8:41 p.m. on US Hwy 26 at mile post 266.  The Oregon State Police said Nathan Rounds,[Read More…]

Vale Fire and Ambulance responded to a haystack fire likely caused by spontaneous combustion Tuesday evening. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – Vale Fire and Ambulance battled a haystack fire east of town Tuesday evening. Firefighters from the Nyssa City Fire Department and a tender from Ontario helped those on[Read More…]

Steven Romero, the new Ontario police chief, chats with Adam Brown, city manager last week at city hall. Romero was sworn in as chief last week. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon). ONTARIO – After 14 years of wearing a Hawthorne Police Department badge, Steven Romero is slipping into a new uniform.[Read More…]

VALE – The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the reported assault of an eight-year-old girl at a Girl Scout function Saturday night. Brian Wolfe, Malheur County Sheriff, confirmed Monday the incident was under investigation but disclosed few details. He said the investigation would be going “for some time.” Megan[Read More…]

Malheur County District Attorney Dave Goldthorpe wrote in recent court documents that the final sentence and mental state of Anthony Montwheeler should be decided by a jury. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Anthony Montwheeler’s lawyers want the judge presiding over his case to find he was insane two years ago at[Read More…]

The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office will add an additional deputy in July to begin enforcing ordinance violations. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The county is awash in ordinance violations but starting July 1, there will be a new deputy in town to confront what has becoming a growing problem. The Malheur[Read More…]

VALE – Anthony Montwheeler won’t go before a jury of his peers until next year after the judge presiding over his case granted a defense motion to delay the Nampa man’s trial. Monday, Multnomah County Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan pushed the trial from this September to July 2020 to give[Read More…]