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ONTARIO The Western Treasure Valley is mourning the loss of a local woman who was an ardent musician and lover of music, who used to write columns regarding music for years in the Argus Observer. Joyce McLean, who was known by many as “Joy,” died at the age of 85 on Jan. 31, but her imprint on the music scene in the Western Treasure Valley will carry on. McLean arrived in the area from Ohio in 1968 with her husband, Fran, who had moved his family after accepting a job to be publisher of the newspaper — a job he held until health reasons forced him to retire in 1997. During the ...

ONTARIO A local businessman says data in the Oregon Health Authority’s most recent weekly outbreak report released Jan. 27 is misleading. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has been in full swing, OHA has been releasing weekly a list of active and resolved outbreaks in schools, child care facilities, senior and congregate living settings and workplaces for every county in Oregon. The Jan. 27 report was 77 pages long and had data from the following week up to Jan. 24. When Malheur County Health Department regurgitated numbers from the list in a news release on Thursday, the agency indicated thre...

ONTARIO A statement posted by someone on the Argus Observer’s Facebook page in relation to the story “City of Ontario gets $360,000 for sidewalks to schools,” which ran on Wednesday, reads: “Is that work going out for bids or insider deal?” The Argus reached out to city staff and staff from Jacobs, the city of Ontario’s Public Works department, to learn more about the bid process and what it entails. In an email on Monday morning, Ontario City Engineer Betsy Roberts provided a glimpse into the detailed steps that are taken in order to seek out a bid for work. She...