EMPLOYMENT Jun. 22
They’re hiring – local job openings
Positions include: Dorm Host for the Parents Boys’ Dorm
MALHEUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT Jun. 22
Ongoing drought triggers dry wells in Malheur County but help is available from state water agency
Residents who face acute impacts from drought as their prime water source vanishes can seek financial assistance from the Oregon Water Resources Department.
OBITUARIES Jun. 22
OBITUARY: Margaret Dowell Keith
Margaret Dowell Keith departed this mortal life June 3, 2022, at Thornton, Colorado, after 106 years of devotion to family, friends and the world around her. Margaret was born Jan. 29, 1916, at Crowley Ranch near Jordan Valley, Oregon, the fifth child to Charles Edward Dowell and Margaret Ewert Scott. Margaret survived the Spanish flu of 1918 when she was about 2 years old, survived appendicitis eventually traveling in a Model T. Ford to Burns for treatment, and the 2020-2022 Covid pandemic. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
MALHEUR COUNTY EVENTS Jun. 22
PHOTO GALLERY: Rodeo contenders ride for glory at Billy Evins Memorial in Vale
Local riders roped stock and raced around barrels at the Billy Evins Memorial on June 17, hoping for a shot at the Vale 4th of July Rodeo. Here’s a look at the action.
COVID IN MALHEUR COUNTY Jun. 21
Two years, 8,000 cases and more than 100 deaths: Covid cases are back on the rise in Malheur County
A special program overseen by Oregon State University to test wastewater shows the virus is beginning to stage something of a comeback in an area where vaccination rates continue to lag.
