Greg Smith, the economic development director for Malheur County, answered questions from state transportation officials Feb. 21 on a rail reload center planned north of Nyssa. (The Enterprise/File). SALEM – Malheur County went to Salem late last week and pitched a case to state transportation officials to support a rail[Read More…]

A proposed boost in state funds to create more housing in rural areas of the state is a key priority for Gov. Kate Brown. (The Enterprise/File). SALEM – Gov. Kate Brown says she understands the challenges Malheur County employers have in getting employees, and developing housing for those employees is[Read More…]

Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, said the price for gas, natural gas and electricity will climb if a proposed mandate to cut Oregon’s carbon emissions is approved. Bentz, along with Rep. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, want residents to attend a public hearing on the issue in Baker City Monday. (The Enterprise/File). BAKER[Read More…]

Local leaders want the state to release funds for a rail reload facility north of Nyssa. Thursday they testified before the state transportation commission about the project. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). SALEM – Malheur County went to Salem Thursday and pitched a case to state transportation officials to keep alive a[Read More…]

Gov. Kate Brown is scheduled to visit Ontario March 1 to visit with the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Gov. Kate Brown will meet with the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board in Ontario next month. While details are still being finalized, Shawna Peterson, border[Read More…]

BLM employees are back to work even as talks between President Donald Trump and key Democratic lawmakers continue in Washington, D.C. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Monday morning the Vale District of the Bureau of Land Management was a busy place. Shuttered since Dec. 22 because of the government shutdown, BLM[Read More…]

The state’s largest prison began a new policy on segregated housing a year ago and since then inmate-to-inmate assaults are down. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – A year ago, the cell on the upper tier of Snake River Correctional Institution’s privileged housing unit was stark. The cell was once part[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, answers a question from an audience member during a town hall meeting Monday at Four Rivers Cultural Center. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, believes in border security but he isn’t convinced that the entire government needs to be[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, makes a point during a town hall meeting at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario Monday afternoon. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, touched on an array of subjects at a town hall meeting Monday afternoon at Four Rivers[Read More…]