Moore Park in downtown Ontario is at the epicenter of a dispute between local contractor and mayoral candidate Riley Hill and the city. Hill wants the city to agree to a buffer zone between the park and any marijuana business. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – Developer Riley Hill, a candidate[Read More…]

R.L. Tolbert grips the reins of a bronc as it jumps out of the chute at a rodeo in this photo from his days as a cowboy. Tolbert moved from the rodeo circuit to stunt work in Hollywood. (Photo courtesy of R.L. Tolbert). VALE – R.L. Tolbert has gone up[Read More…]

Eva Amaral sorts through photos of her husband, Efren, Sunday evening. Efren Amaral Pacheco died in a fire Friday night that destroyed the Amaral’s trailer in Nyssa.  (The Enterprise – Kristine de Leon) Update: Two Nyssa High School teachers are putting together a fundraiser raffle to gather donations for the[Read More…]

Work continues on Vales new middle school but for more than a month the city and the school district have been at odds over a water line loop at the new facility. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – The Vale Public Works Committee voted Wednesday night for the city to take[Read More…]

Water to the site of the new Vale Middle School was shut off a month ago in a dispute between the school district and the city. School district and city officials will meet Monday at city hall to discuss the issue. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – A water line at[Read More…]

FRUITLAND – Two Ontario Middle School football players were injured in a football game with Fruitland Tuesday afternoon. Chad Hartley, Ontario Middle School athletic director, said both eighth-grade players suffered head injuries and were evaluated for a concussion. Both players were injured in the second half of the game. The[Read More…]

NYSSA – A special meeting Tuesday night at Nyssa High School will consider a major land-use move to make way for a rail reload center north of town. The Nyssa and county planning commissions, Nyssa City Council and the Malheur County Court will convene to consider reclassifying 358 acres of[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Longtime Ontario resident and businessman Grant Kitamura was recently selected by Gov. Kate Brown to serve on the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. Kitamura will join new appointee Shantae Johnson of Corbett on the 10-member board that advises the director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture on the[Read More…]

A coalition of environmental groups wants to begin formal meetings with a local land advocacy federation about the future of the Owyhee Canyonlands. (The Enterprise/file). VALE – An alliance of environmental groups wants to begin talks with a local range advocacy organization about future of the Owyhee Canyonlands and federal[Read More…]

Dan Lopez prepares to take another stack of hot dogs off the grill Friday night at the Tiger Tailgate at Ontario High School. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – You could smell the hamburgers from the city street. The odor, though, didn’t hit full force until about halfway across the parking lot[Read More…]