Norm Crume, Ontario city council president, led the effort to require marijuana merchants to post a $7,500 bond to the city. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Marijuana merchants seeking to start dispensaries in Ontario will have to pay nearly $14,000 to the city just to open the doors. Operators are required[Read More…]

Marci Morrow, Vale, chats with Santa at Malheur Drug’s ‘Kids Only Shopping Day’ last week. In addition to that special event, the local business works with the Vale School District to host a giving tree program that provides toys and other items for needy families at Christmas. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell).[Read More…]

The sheriff’s office will pay particular attention to inattentive and drunk drivers during a new traffic safety effort that began last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is launching a series of roadway stings this month and into next year to get drunk drivers off[Read More…]

The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of thefts from The Mirage in Adrian. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon). ADRIAN – Kathy Lea was asleep when the call came in Monday morning. As soon as she heard her cook’s voice on the answering machine, she knew her business, The[Read More…]

Ron Verini, Ontario mayor, confirmed city leaders are now reviewing a plan to create a homeless day shelter at the former city public works building. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Ontario city officials are considering converting a former public works building into a homeless shelter, restoring a service gone from the[Read More…]

School and city officials are still trying to resolve a dispute over control of a water line to the new middle school. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Vale city officials are still waiting for closure on a dispute with the local school district over control of a water line that[Read More…]

From left: ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg, Enterprise Publisher Les Zaitz and Reporter Jayme Fraser answer questions about Oregon’s criminal insanity system. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – Local residents and government officials agreed at a community forum last week: Oregon does not adequately help people with serious mental illness, particularly those[Read More…]

Horses, floats, and plenty of fun marked the 2018 edition of the Winter Wonderland Parade in Ontario Dec. 1. Santa Clause braved the rain to make an appearance during the Winter Wonderland Parade in Ontario. Plenty of local residents showed to watch the annual Ontario parade, many dressed in festive,[Read More…]

A new water treatment plant in Vale uses filters inside of a large blue tank to scrub arsenic from the city’s water supply. The new plant came online last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Vale residents can expect lower arsenic levels in their water along with a $7 water[Read More…]

An artists depiction of the rail reload center after it is constructed north of Nyssa. 1000 Friends of Oregon recently sent a letter to Malheur County and the city of Nyssa about preliminary land zoning moves for the new facility. (Courtesy of Malheur County Economic Development). VALE – A state[Read More…]