Editor s note: Since the publishing of this article, Cookies Ontario owner Steven Meland provided an update to the Argus Observer that he now has the county permit in hand needed
VALE — At 9 a.m. this morning, Malheur County Court will hold a public hearing to consider an application for an outdoor mass gathering event put on by Hotbox Farms.
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