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Malheur County to select ambulance provider Nov. 10
Malheur County will select an ambulance provider for Ontario and Nyssa/Adrian on Nov. 10. Pioneer Ambulance earned the highest aggregate evaluation score, while longtime provider Treasure Valley Paramedics is seeking public support.
Read at Argus ObserverMalheur County judge honored for judicial excellence
Malheur County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Lung S. Hung received the Oregon State Bar's Wallace P. Carson Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence, recognizing his leadership, mentorship and contributions to Oregon's judicial system.
Read at Argus ObserverTom Greco: Grab the rope
The Argus Observer weekly faith column features a rotation of writers from many different faiths and perspectives. This week's column is written by Tom Greco, pastor emeritus of Ontario Community Church.
Read at Argus ObserverLa Grande edges out Ontario 35-26
La Grande defeated Ontario 35-26 in high school football Oct. 30 at Ontario High School. La Grande finished 6-3 overall and secured first place in Oregon’s 4A Special District 5 with a 4-0 conference record. Ontario finished 3-6 overall…
Read at Argus ObserverLady Chukars suffer narrow loss against Walla Walla
Treasure Valley Community College women’s volleyball fell 3-1 to Walla Walla on Sophomore Night Oct. 30 in Ontario. The Chukars won the opening set before dropping three close sets. TVCC hosts Columbia Basin at 6 p.m. Nov. 4.
Read at Argus ObserverOntario native competes in ‘Face of Halloween’ for third year
Ontario native Drew Rodriguez entered the national ‘Face of Halloween’ competition for the third consecutive year to benefit the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Read at Argus ObserverMore than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms
A view of glacier-clad peaks in Washington’s North Cascades. Snow in Idaho, western Montana, the Washington Cascades and Snake River Basin melted two to five weeks earlier than normal in 2026, and in parts of the Oregon Cascades, mountain…
Read at Oregon Capital ChronicleArsenic in drinking water threatens families in Malheur County mobile home parks
Some families living in mobile home parks in Malheur County have been dealing with arsenic in their drinking water supply for years. And water tested recently at one location where unsafe levels of arsenic have been found since 2004,…
Read at OPBCommentary: What people and computers say about the Northwest power supply
The possibility of removing four Snake River dams — Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam — has long been a contentious one that has generally split along party lines. Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and…
Read at Oregon Capital Chronicle1 dead, 3 children seriously injured after crash on Oregon highway
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A two-car crash on Highway 26 in Malheur County on Monday left one person dead and four others, including three children, seriously injured, Oregon State Police announced. Officials say the crash occurred just…
Read at KOIN 6Arsenic-laced well water plagues Malheur County mobile home parks
When her 14-year-old daughter’s hair started falling out, Alexandra Anaya didn’t know what could be causing it. Now she wonders if it’s their tap water. Hair loss is a known side effect of prolonged exposure to arsenic, and the mobile home…
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