Shawna Peterson, (left) the chair of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, chats with Gov. Kate Brown earlier this spring in Ontario. Peterson lauded the progress of HB 2456, a proposal to allow modest housing development in Malheur County. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – A proposal to change the land[Read More…]

Michael McGinnis, the chief geologist fort Paramount Gold Nevada’s Grassy Mountain mine project, shows a rock sample sliced apart by a diamond drill. In the past two years, Paramount has drilled 200 holes in the Grassy Mountain area to take rock samples. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Two conservation groups want[Read More…]

An audience member listens closely as Sen. Ron Wyden addresses a crowd in Ontario on Saturday, April 13. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, announced last Saturday he will spearhead an effort to generate a multi-use plan for the Owyhee Canyonlands. Wyden, delivering the news at[Read More…]

Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, faces arguably one of the toughest legislative sessions in his careers as he struggles guard his constituents from a climate bill he feels will hurt the state rather than help it. (The Enterprise/File). SALEM – For more than 10 years, state Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, found[Read More…]

The May 21 special election in Malheur County will fill many local board positions, but most candidates are running unopposed. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Malheur County voters will see only five contested races in the special district election on May 21. Two will be on ballots in Ontario – one[Read More…]

Judge Thomas M. Ryan ruled last week that a psychological evaluation of Anthony Montwheeler will remain sealed. The report confirms the former Nampa man is fit to stand trial. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the latest psychological evaluation of Anthony Montwheeler will[Read More…]

Nampa resident Anthony Montwheeler sits silent with his head down during a recent court appearance in Malheur County Circuit Court. Two lawsuits filed by local families connected to Montwheeler’s case have been deemed to be without merit by the Oregon Department of Justice. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The Oregon Department[Read More…]

Rep. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, speaks on the floor of the Oregon House recently. Findley sponsored a bill to boost the number of secondary math, science and career and technical teachers in Malheur County. The bill passed the House and will now go to the Senate. (Submitted photo). SALEM – A[Read More…]

EP Minerals, a local firm that produces diatomaceous rock, could leave the state if a new carbon emissions plan is approved, according to a local legislator. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – If legislators give a green light to a plan to slash the state’s carbon emissions, one of Malheur County’s[Read More…]

Gov. Kate Brown chats with Shawna Peterson, the chair of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board in Ontario Friday. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that a controversial plan to limit carbon emissions in Oregon isn’t aimed to hurt Malheur County’s economy. “My goal in[Read More…]