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WESTERN TREASURE VALLEY The Argus Observer is reaching out to public health officials this morning regarding the breaking national news about the U.S. “recommending a ‘pause’ in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine,” as reported by the Associated Press early this morning. Many will likely be meeting this morning to discuss the development. Erika Harmon, public information officer for the Malheur County Health Department said that is what she and Director Sarah Poe will be doing this morning, after their weekly staff meeting wraps up. Officia...

Dear Editor: Stopping over in Ontario, I was grateful to read a copy of the Sunday Argus Observer. Affordable housing is a national crisis, good to see local action being taken. (‘Affordable housing project to have 70 units’ by Leslie Thompson, The Argus Observer, March 28, 2021) There is movement right now in Congress to have solutions to the housing crisis be a part of the Build Back Better infrastructure package. The Argus also gives us the way to help make this happen, listing the contacts for Oregon and Idaho Lawmakers on page A4. By calling and writing our members of Congress,...

Share this article Photo credit: Dreamstime Some general season elk units in Oregon could shift to controlled archery hunting if the proposed changes by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) are approved. The changes would go into effect for the 2022 archery elk seasons. Officials say the switch could help “better manage elk populations and more equitably distribute necessary harvest reductions between rifle and archery hunters,” the Argus Observer reports.  “We have tried to craft a solution that addresses the problems we are seeing in some units, while continuing to r...

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JUNE 1, 1935 — JAN. 31, 2021 ONTARIO If you could bottle sunshine, it would be our mom’s beautiful smile. Joyce Marilyn McLean, Ontario, passed away to be with her Heavenly Father on January 31, 2021, at the age of 85. Joyce was born June 1, 1935 to Richard and Helen Belford, Lakewood, Ohio. She was the only child, and adored by her parents and four grandparents. Growing up she spent long summer vacation’s at her grandpa and grandma Kydd’s island at Crane Lake, Canada, fishing, boating, and swimming. She loved those idyllic summers with her beloved Kydd family. She develop...