After an 11-month pause, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden will kick off a series of open town hall sessions across the region Jan. 18. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, will kick off a series of town hall meetings Jan. 18, the first open forums held by[Read More…]

Ontario mayor Riley Hill boosted the tension during a city council work session last week as he pushed to get his choices onto the city budget committee. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – Within two hours of assuming his new office, Ontario Mayor Riley Hill got into his first political fight. It[Read More…]

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, Thursday joined six other GOP lawmakers to vote for a spending package designed to reopen most government agencies. (The Enterprise/File). WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Rep Greg Walden, R-Hood River, broke from his party Thursday on a vote to reopen the federal government. Walden joined six other[Read More…]

ONTARIO – The Ontario Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a candidate forum Monday night at Treasure Valley Community College. The event begins at 6 p.m. in room 110 of TVCC’s Weese Building. Executive Director John Breidenbach said candidates will be asked four questions – chosen by the chamber board of[Read More…]

Ron Verini, the mayor of Ontario, said the cuts made to Ontario’s budget could impact lower-income residents. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – The projections from Ontario city officials last fall were dire and continued into the spring. Unless voters agreed to tax themselves more, city officials said, they had no[Read More…]

Voter turnout in Oregon counties for the May primary election. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – More Malheur County voters participated in the May 2018 election than the previous midterm primary. According to voter statistics from the state Elections Division, roughly 37 percent of Malheur County registered voters participated. That[Read More…]

Jamie McLeod-Skinner is running against Republican Rep. Greg Walden to represent Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in Congress. (Photo courtesy of the McLeod-Skinner election campaign). VALE – Jamie McLeod-Skinner, Democratic candidate for Congress, believes she can win. Based on history, that may seem like a tall order. Her opponent, Republican Rep.[Read More…]

Ontario Mayor Ron Verini first stepped onto the Ontario city council in 2008 and said he learned that listening to voters was a critical element to success. Verini said he will not run for another term as mayor. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – If Ontario Mayor Ron Verini had to[Read More…]

U.S. Bank branch manager Tami Vines-Anderson (right) points out a feature of the new office of Rep. Lynn Findley (R-Vale) during an open house last week in Vale. Findley, a freshman lawmaker who represents Oregon’s rural District 60, is on the road three days out of the week talking to[Read More…]

Shawna Peterson, chair of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, listens to Dana Young during a recent meeting. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board recently isolated economic priorities for the local area and assigned members to research each one. The board is assessing economic[Read More…]