Pioneer Place, the care facility in Vale, has a new CEO, Mark Mahoney. (Enterprise file photo) VALE – Mark Mahoney realized he wanted to make a difference in the long-term care profession more than 20 years ago, when he worked as an emergency medical technician transferring elderly patients from hospitals[Read More…]

Heather Kesey stepped into the librarian slot at the Emma Humphrey Library in Vale last fall. Kesey said the library has lots to offer local residents who have a library card. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – The right time to fulfill a goal for Heather Kesey arrived nearly a year[Read More…]

State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, placed a Vale infrastructure upgrade at the top of his project list for federal funding. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Upgrading a Vale lift station has been spotlighted to benefit from a massive federal spending program.  State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, placed the Vale project at[Read More…]

New Vale Airport Manager Levi GIlman wants to expand the services at the local airfield. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Levi Gilman has big plans for Miller Memorial Airpark in Vale. Gilman, who stepped into the unpaid manager job in April, said he wants to see the small airstrip become[Read More…]

Vale Mayor Tom Vialpando said a recent move by the city to acquire a grant to upgrade the Oregon Trail kiosk in town could attract visitors. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – The city would add restrooms and other features to the Oregon Trail Kiosk on East Harrison Street if it[Read More…]

Zac Knapp, Vale Community Coalition president stands in front of the Vale Fire Hall recently. Knapp will lead the coalition this Saturday when it hosts the Vale Crab Feed at the fire hall. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Get ready and get set, the annual Vale crab feed is Saturday[Read More…]

Jeremy Smith (left), Star, works to smooth out new concrete while Aldo De La Torre, Weiser, edges the concrete last week in Vale. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). Smith and De La Torre put the finishing touches on a new curb on Washington Street East last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). Precision and[Read More…]

Tom Vialpando (left) Vale mayor and Katy Lamb, interim city manager, look through city bill ledger at the old city hall last week. A plan by the city to rent out space in the old building is paying off as Elkhorn Public Defenders signed an agreement to rent two vacant[Read More…]

Todd Fuller was chosen by the Vale City Council last week to be the next city manager. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Todd Fuller said he considered applying for the Vale City Manager slot a year ago but the timing wasn’t quite right. “I was pretty new to the council[Read More…]

Fireworks bloom in the sky above Vale, dazzling viewers in 2019. (Kat Seals-KnR Photography/Special to the Enterprise) VALE – The community will send 2020 off into history with the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show and you can help. The Vale Community Coaliton is sponsoring the annual tradition and is[Read More…]