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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 7, 2015 A5 C OPS & C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforcement agencies. Every effort is made to report the court disposition of arrested listed. nor passenger, both of Moses Lake, Wash., were injured in the crash. 'HF &LWHG .DWK\ / Meyer, 42, Mt. Vernon, for driving uninsured, following a vehicle crash into the John 'D\9LGHR6KRSSH -DQ $W +LJKZD\ and Widows Creek Road, ar- rested Russell Wayne Moore, 51, Redmond, for reckless driving. -DQ,Q-RKQ'D\FLWHG Justin Alan Scheidegger, 20, -RKQ'D\IRURSHQFRQWDLQHUV of alcohol in his vehicle. 'HF ,Q -RKQ 'D\ arrested Matthew James Jen- sen, 25, Sweet Home, for driving under the influence of intoxicants-controlled substances. 'HF ,Q 0RQXPHQW arrested Tyler Bruce Byer, Circuit Court 3RUWODQG IRU '8,,DOFR CANYON CITY – The hol. Grant County Circuit Court 'HF $W WKH 6WUDZ UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV berry Village Apartments in and judgments: Prairie City, arrested Jared J. • Samantha Marae Boyer, %DNHU 0RQXPHQW RQ D 21, pleaded guilty to posses- misdemeanor warrant out of sion of methamphetamine. Grant County, and cited him She was sentenced to jail for for possession of meth. 10 days, supervised proba- 'HF ,Q 3UDLULH tion for 18 months and 100 City, arrested Christopher hours community service, *OHQQ 0RRUH %HQG IRU DQG¿QHG7KH'HF '8,,FRQWUROOHG VXEVWDQFH 2014, conditional discharge reckless driving and posses- was revoked. sion of meth. 'HF ,Q -RKQ 'D\ Oregon State Police FLWHG-DFRE0LFKDHO'HURVLHU 'HF,Q'D\YLOOHFLW -RKQ 'D\ IRU RSHQ FRQ ed and released Mark Charles tainer of alcohol. Larimore, 28, Silver Lake, 'HF ,QYHVWLJDWHG Wash., for possession of a reported rollover vehicle more than an ounce of mar- FUDVK RQ +LJKZD\ QHDU ijuana. Starr Ridge. Neither the driver 10 • Civil papers processed: • Warrants processed: 2 • Assistance/welfare FKHFN .ULVWD *ULI¿Q 0W Vernon, was cited for third-de- gree theft. • Ethan Thomas, 24, John 'D\ ZDV FLWHG IRU UHFNOHVV driving, driving while sus- pended-violation, no insur- DQFH'8,,DQGWZRFRXQWVRI unauthorized use of a vehicle. East Main. • John Day ambulance: 'HF\HDUROGZRP an having an asthma attack. -DQ 'LVSDWFKHG IRU DQ elderly woman at Riverside Mobile Home Park. Jan. 4: 70-year-old woman with chest pains; dispatched for a woman who fell; dis- patched for a man with pos- sible pneumonia; paged for a PDQZLWKGLI¿FXOW\EUHDWKLQJ • Seneca ambulance: Jan. 4: Paged for an uncon- scious woman. • Prairie City ambulance: 'HF 5HTXHVWHG IRU D \HDUROGJLUO • Monument Fire Depart- ment: 'HF 5HVSRQGHG IRU D UHSRUWHGIXUQDFH¿UH • Long Creek Fire De- partment: Jan. 2: Responded for a re- SRUWHGVWUXFWXUH¿UH Dispatch -RKQ'D\GLVSDWFKZRUNHG 122 calls during the week of Grant County Sheriff 'HF -DQ $ORQJ ZLWK CANYON CITY – The WKH YDULRXV WUDI¿F ZDUQLQJV *UDQW&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH trespassing, injured animals, reported the following for the noise complaints and juvenile ZHHNRI'HF-DQ complaints, these calls includ- • Concealed handgun li- ed: censes: 1 • John Day Police: • Average inmates: 18 Jan. 2: Arrested a Prairie %RRNLQJV City man for menacing. 5HOHDVHV • John Day Fire Depart- Justice Court • Arrests: 2 ment: CANYON CITY – The • Citations: 2 'HF &KLPQH\ ¿UH UH • Fingerprints: 4 SRUWHG LQ WKH EORFN RI Grant County Justice Court Agencies seek input on 305-mile transmission line UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV and judgments: 'ULYLQJ XQLQVXUHG 6WHYLH /\QQ 3RUWHU -RKQ 'D\ ILQHG :KLWQH\ -R 3DWWHH 3UDLULH &LW\ ILQHG Jacob Berven Carlson, 20, 3KLORPDWKILQHG 'ULYLQJ ZKLOH VXV pended-violation: Stevie /\QQ3RUWHU-RKQ'D\ ILQHG :KLWQH\ -R 3DWWHH 3UDLULH &LW\ ILQHG • Improper exhaust sys- tem: Jacob Berven Carlson, 3KLORPDWKILQHG • Operating a vehicle in violation of cooperative travel management area-vi- olation: Brentton A. Smith, &DQ\RQ&LW\ILQHG • Bruce L. Strange III, Bend, was convicted of two counts of telephonic harass- ment. For each, he was sen- WHQFHGWR¿YHGD\VLQMDLODQG 18 months probation. He was ¿QHG ZKLFK LQFOXGHV SUREDWLRQIHH O N THE MOVE AGAIN By Hillary Borrud Capital Bureau .HQQHZLFN :DOOD:DOOD :$6+ D5 %RDUGPDQ & R O X PEL ,'$+2 25( 3HQGOHWRQ 6 QD NH 5 LYHU 25( /D*UDQGH 6XJJHVWHG FKDQJHVWR SRZHUOLQH %DNHU&LW\ ,'$+2 6HJPHQW %URJDQ$UHD 6HJPHQW %DNHU9DOOH\ ,QDQHZHQYLURQPHQWDO UHSRUWWKH%XUHDXRI/DQG 0DQDJHPHQWVXJJHVWHGWKUHH FKDQJHVWR,GDKR3RZHU¶V SURSRVHGNLORYROWVLQJOH FLUFXLWWUDQVPLVVLRQOLQHSURMHFW ZKLFKZRXOGUXQIURPWKH %RDUGPDQDUHDWRLWV+HPLQJ ZD\VXEVWDWLRQDSSUR[LPDWHO\ PLOHVVRXWKZHVWRI%RLVH Source: Bureau of Land Management If you go 2QWDULR %RLVH &DOGZHOO 1DPSD Proposed substation Preferred transmission line route Alternate route Contributed photo/Grant County Sheriff’s Office DN H 5 Traffic slowly unsnarls after a Clark’s Disposal truck took a turn too tight coming from the transfer station road onto Highway 26 and got stuck, stretching across more than a lane. The Grant County Sheriff’s deputies responded, along with Oregon Department of Transportation flaggers to control traffic while trucks from Doug’s Towing and Frontier Equipment got the rig back on the road. Undersheriff Todd McKinley said that fortunately the loaded garbage truck didn’t tip clear over. Ice was not a factor in the incident, he said. L Y HU 1 PLOHV $ODQ.HQDJD(20HGLD*URXS Boardman to Heming- way transmission line open houses When: Jan. 7, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Blue Mountains Conference Center, 404 12th Street, La Grande When: Jan. 8, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Best Western Sun- ridge Inn, 1 Sunridge Lane, Baker City When: Jan. 9, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Durkee Commu- nity Hall, 28716 Old High- way 30, Durkee When: Jan. 12, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Four Rivers Cul- tural Center, 676 SW 5th Avenue, Ontario said the utility is simultane- ously going through a process ZLWKWKH2UHJRQ'HSDUWPHQWRI Energy to gain approval for the project. The public will have an opportunity to comment in Or- egon’s process once the utility has completed its application. J.R. Cook, director of a group called the Northeast Oregon Water Association which represents water us- ers in the area, said the route initially proposed by Idaho Power Company would not have much of an impact on irrigated agriculture in the area. But an alternative route proposed by federal agencies in the draft environmental document would cut through valuable agricultural land. Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic FACEBOOKERS: Become an Eagle fan today! Go to: facebook.com/ MyEagleNews acebook We give you a reason to... Dr. Norm DeJong, DDS MPH PC Melanie DeJong RDH New Patients and Emergencies Welcome FAMILY DENTISTRY 541.820.4369 888.820.4369 Prairie City Grant County Transportation District has received ConnectOregon V funds for a Facility Enhancement project. An open house for all licensed contractors will be held on Saturday, January 10th at 11:00 a.m. to review project details and get information. Location: 229 NE Dayton St., John Day, OR. Call 541-575-2370 for more information. 53 49 Grant County HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Karen Triplett, FNP Services Provided: 6HJPHQW 0RUURZ8PDWLOOD 6Q Federal agencies are seek- ing input on the plan for a new PLOH HOHFWULF WUDQVPLVVLRQ line from the Boardman area, to a substation southwest of Boise. The Bureau of Land Man- agement and other agencies are in the midst of an envi- ronmental review of the Idaho Power Company project, be- cause roughly one-third of the transmission line would pass through federally managed public lands. In addition to the %/0WKH86)RUHVW6HUYLFH and Bureau of Reclamation also manage land along the proposed route. A draft environmental im- pact statement that the BLM UHOHDVHG'HFLQFOXGHVVXJ gestions for Idaho Power Com- pany to alter the proposed route in three locations to minimize environmental impacts, in par- ticular to avoid destruction of sage grouse habitat. 2I¿FLDOVLQ2UHJRQDQGRWK er states have been expecting a GHFLVLRQ LQ E\ WKH 86 Fish and Wildlife Service on whether to list the bird under the Endangered Species Act, although a recent bill passed by Congress could delay that decision. Federal lawmakers attached a provision to a recent WULOOLRQVSHQGLQJELOOLQDQ attempt to prevent the Interior 'HSDUWPHQWIURPVSHQGLQJDQ\ money on rules to protect the greater sage grouse and three related birds, The Associated Press reported. The BLM also examined the potential impacts of the transmission line on agricul- ture, historical resources in the area such as the National His- toric Oregon Trail and ongoing use of public lands by Ameri- can Indian tribes. The project has been in the ZRUNVIRUPRUHWKDQ¿YH\HDUV in 2010, proposed alternatives that would take the line through Grant County stirred strong objections in public meetings. 7KHFKRVHQURXWHEHLQJ¿QDO ized now, goes through Baker and Malheur counties, but not Grant. The transmission line would add capacity for times of peak demand, and it is one of the transmission projects prioritized by the Obama ad- ministration to improve the power grid and allow for inte- gration of more renewable en- ergy sources, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Although the White House wants to speed up permitting of transmission projects, the proj- ect still faces a lengthy approv- al process. The Bureau of Land Man- agement is accepting com- ments on the draft environ- PHQWDO UHSRUW XQWLO 0DUFK The agency plans to analyze FRPPHQWV DQG SUHSDUH D ¿ nal environmental document E\ HDUO\ ,I WKH SRZHU company begins construction in 2018, it could complete the project by 2020. Stephanie McCurdy, a communications specialist with Idaho Power Company, :$6+ $UHDLQGHWDLO • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment. Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429