A local youth jumps into the Vale pool last summer. The pool will open this weekend. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) VALE – The Vale Swimming Pool will open for the summer Saturday, May 29. The pool will be open Monday through Saturday. During the week, the pool offers lap swim from[Read More…]

The annual Owyhee Off-Road Challenge Half Marathon will kick off this weekend in Adrian. (The Enterprise/File). ADRIAN – The Owyhee Off-Road Challenge Half Marathon is back and the registration deadline is Tuesday, March 23. The popular event kicks off Saturday, March 27, beginning at 10 a.m. in Adrian. Runners and[Read More…]

Oregon Transportation Department contractors work on a sidewalk upgrade in Enterprise in 2020. Crews will begin a similar effort in Vale beginning next week. (Photo courtesy of the state Transportation Department). VALE – The state Transportation Department will start a project next week in Vale to install new sidewalk curb[Read More…]

Dina Ellwanger said she is looking forward to being more involved with the community as the new president and chief nursing officer at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Dina Ellwanger always wanted to be in charge of a major medical facility. So, when she was[Read More…]

Area residents can help out more than 250 local foster children receive a Christmas gift this year by participating in a wish list program sponsored by the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Malheur County Foster and Adoptive Parents Association. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – At Christmastime in recent[Read More…]

Grant Kitamura, general manager and part owner of the onion packing firm Baker & Murakami Produce Co., recently stepped down from his post on the Oregon Board of Agriculture. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARO – Local onion industry executive Grant Kitamura is stepping down from the state’s top agriculture board as he[Read More…]

Four Rivers Cultural Center Maintenance Manager Martin Mendoza was hard at work Friday, Dec. 4, getting lights ready for the center’s Christmas light show. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – The Christmas Spirit & Light Show sponsored by Four Rivers Cultural Center opens tonight at 5:30 p.m. and runs until 11[Read More…]

The annual holiday bazaar at the fairgrounds in Ontario will open this weekend. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Get out your Christmas list for it’s time for one of the largest holiday bazaars in the area. The annual holiday bazaar at the Malheur County Fairgrounds begins its two-weekend run Friday and[Read More…]

The Treasure Valley Community College’s Small Business Development Center is spearheading a new program to promote shopping at local businesses. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – The Treasure Valley Community College Small Business Development Center, area chambers of commerce and local businesses are crafting a unique plan to jumpstart holiday shopping across[Read More…]

The annual Festival of Trees celebration will be online this year and interested individuals can check out the organization’s Facebook page beginning Friday morning for trees and wreaths. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Malheur County residents can help out two local organizations when the annual Festival of Trees event kicks[Read More…]