BREAKING: A reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department was shot and killed Saturday, April 15, while on patrol, authorities report. He was identified as Joseph Johnson, 43. Police are seeking Rene Castro, 36, of Nyssa, in connection with the shooting.
By Les Zaitz - Malheur Enterprise
Vale widow sues state over adoption stopped by her views on children’s gender
Jessica Bates of Vale claims in a federal lawsuit that state officials are violating her rights by enforcing a rule about children and gender identity. She says her religious beliefs won’t allow her to accept the state’s conditions.
Smith resigns from Nyssa rail project management
Greg Smith, a state legislator who has managed the Treasure Valley Reload Center since it was a concept, is resigning from the project team, effective Feb. 28, according to an email obtained by The Enterprise.
State-funded rail project in Malheur County comes up short, asks contractors to hold bills
Project managers in a recent meeting that the Treasure Valley Reload Center in Nyssa is so far over budget that contractors are “talked into” not submitting invoices. They expect to ask state legislators for another $5 million on top of $30 million already committed by the state.
SPECIAL REPORT: Smith pledges scrutiny of Nyssa rail project budget, can’t produce one
NYSSA – The remarks to the board seemed to come from a project manager both frugal and attentive to costs. In somber tones, Greg Smith told the board of the Malheur County Development Corp. that he and the project engineer “are closely watching the budget.” Smith has been in charge[Read More…]
More contract troubles dog Smith in public work as business awarded without bidding
SPECIAL REPORT: Contract awarded without bidding ensnares Greg Smith in another controversy. This time, it is in his role with Boardman’s Columbia Development Authority.
Million-dollar jump in costs adds new strain to struggling Nyssa rail project
Project managers disclosed last week that converting farmland into an industrial site for the project in will take an extra $1.2 million that was not in their budget.
