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NEED $3.6 MILLION’ – Records raise questions about Malheur County rail center finances

Directors of the Malheur County Development Corp. participate in the Oct. 1 groundbreaking for the Treasure Valley Reload Center. They are, from left, Kay Riley, Grant Kitamura, Jason Pearson, Greg Smith and Lynn Findley. (Malheur County Economic Development Department photo) The alarming note about the Treasure Valley Reload Center arrived[Read More…]

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WATCHDOG: Farmland picked for rail center needs $6 million in soil, gravel, rock and work to make buildable

Uneven ground, wetlands and low areas will require significant amounts of fill, according to engineering estimates for the reload project. (Enterprise file photo) NYSSA – The farmland, Malheur County officials said, was ideal as the place to plant the Treasure Valley Reload Center. There was access to the Union Pacific[Read More…]

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Rodriguez, Ontario city councilor embroiled in restraining orders, has prior domestic violence history

The Malheur County Courthouse in Vale. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) ONTARIO – Ontario City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez twice before has been accused of domestic violence, once resulting in a guilty plea to a criminal charge, according to Canyon County District Court records in Idaho. The prior criminal cases come to light[Read More…]

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Lifeways under tight state monitoring after treatment center clients found at risk

Lifeways’ addiction treatment center in Ontario is undergoing remodeling to comply with state mandates. The center, which treats substance abusers, closed in April in a way that drew state scrutiny. (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan) ONTARIO – Lifeways Inc. is facing tight state oversight as it moves to reopen its substance abuse[Read More…]

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Tracking the Treasure Valley Reload Center: Key data eludes county, stalls rail project

Americold, the billion-dollar company based in Atlanta, Georgia, has a sprawling network of 137 temperature-controlled warehouses, including one in Ontario and also contracts to manage other warehouses. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) NYSSA – Concern was evident in the email message last December to the onion executive leading the Treasure Valley Reload[Read More…]

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