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AROUND OREGON: Taking ‘Christmas’ out of school program title not a violation, Vale board decides
The mother of a fourth grader at Vale Elementary School filed a pair of complaints alleging the district violated policies by not providing for religious songs.
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.
Home, sweet RV home: RV living new solution to rising costs, tight housing market
RV parks are growing across the county. River Point RV Park, pictured above on June 30, 2022, opened in east Ontario in December and is already nearly at capacity. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU) RV parks are cropping up across Malheur County, and they can’t be built…
In Westfall, she tends gravesites and memories
Since 2007, LindaMae Nuessle has been organizing efforts to restore the heritage of the Westfall Cemetery. She sits on June 16 among tombstones for notable Westfall residents such as Jasper Westfall. (The Enterprise/ISAAC WASSERMAN) WESTFALL – Slender fingers release the chain allowing the steel gate…
Five Oregon men awaiting trials for involvement in Jan. 6 attack at US Capitol
A man the FBI identified as Reed Christensen pushes a police officer outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Body camera still included in a federal affidavit) Five Oregon men face charges for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol…
Oregon’s prison director a finalist to lead federal prison system
Colette Peters (center), director of the Oregon Department of Corrections director, talks with workers in the Norway prison system during a 2017 research trip to transform Oregon prisons. (Oregon Department of Corrections) SALEM – Colette Peters, director of Oregon’s prison system, is poised to become…
‘Total chaos’: Delays dog Oregon’s drug decriminalization law
A hallway leads to patient bedrooms for the medically managed withdrawal program at Bridgeway in Salem. So far, state funding intended to help create more treatment services has done little (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon has yet to spend nearly $300 million in tax revenue set…
AROUND OREGON: Nyssa rail project short up to $5 million as work falls behind schedule
Construction crews are using four times as much rock as expected to make farmland outside Nyssa ready for the Treasure Valley Reload Center. (Malheur County Development Corp.) NYSSA – The Treasure Valley Reload Center will need another infusion of public money, as much as $5…
Advocates propose dark sky designation for swath of SE Oregon
A map shows a broad expanse of southeast Oregon where the dearth of light pollution makes dark, star-lit night sky possible. The bright splotches show the relative brightness detected in and around population centers. (International Dark Sky Association) Known for its fertile fields, vast rangelands…