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A16 News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 11, 2017 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Snow blankets Canyon City on Jan. 7, the area receiving about 5 inches of snow for the day. WEATHER Continued from Page A1 County Search and Rescue re- sponded to remove them from the river, according to a press release from Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer. Drossel was issued a cita- tion for driving uninsured and has a court date set for early February. The Long Creek Fire De- partment, Long Creek Am- bulance, Oregon State Police and Grant County Road De- partment also helped remove Drossel from the river. Grant County Roadmas- ter Hickerson said they have closed County Road 20 to through traffic, but it is still open to local traffic. Motorists trying to navigate I-84 clo- sures would follow their GPS units to the road and be unable to navigate it, Hickerson said. “They go down it and they are not ready for what they come across,” he said. “It’s not plowed 24/7, so there’s winter conditions that they are not used to.” The road department has been pulling long shifts throughout the week to try to keep the roads safe using snowplows, motor graders and, soon, a snow-blower to remove drifts, according to Hickerson. If possible, he recommends avoiding County Roads 15, 18, 19, 62 and the Old Bates Highway due to drifting snow. As of Sunday, Oregon State Police had responded to more than 750 traffic inci- dents statewide in 36 hours, according to a press release. These included 91 road haz- ards, 266 disabled vehicles and 394 reported crashes, and most were weather re- lated. None were fatal, but OSP urges motorists to drive safely. OSP recommends trav- eling only when necessary, checking the road conditions, driving according to road con- ditions, carrying food, water and blankets in case of having to stay in your car, avoid us- ing cellphones or other devic- es while driving, being rested before setting out and wearing a seatbelt. Contributed photo Blustery winter weather came through the area on Saturday. Pictured is Canyon City Boulevard (facing north), from Canyon City to John Day near Grant Union Junior-Senior High School. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter A snow-covered wooden footbridge in Canyon City crosses Canyon Creek. A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. George Drossel, 57, Nampa, Idaho, rolled his Jeep Wagoneer off of County Road 20 into the Middle Fork of the John Day River Sunday morning. The vehicle came to rest upright on a submerged rock. 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Main • Stoplight in John Day 05098 05102 to convince a judge or jury. Of the restitution, $10,000 will go to Woodell and $5,000 to Towers. Five other counts, includ- ing felon in possession of a firearm, were dismissed as part of the deal. DeRosier had been convicted of perjury and ordered not to posses a fire- arm. “The case has a number of difficult circumstances, the first being that he is in his own home with two other people, and the defense has raised a self-defense issue, which is plausible based on the facts that we know,” District Attor- ney Jim Carpenter said. “The other is that he has a limited I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my friends and clients, past and present, for their business. I appreciate all of your help which has allowed me to achieve top producer for the last 6 consecutive years. I truly have enjoyed the privilege of working for everyone along with gaining new friends. Feel free to give my name and number to your friends and family if they need help through the process of selling or buying a home in 2017. I would gladly assist them. PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 541-792-0425 Continued from Page A1 criminal history; he has two DUII cases and a previous perjury and so that was taken into consideration. The other thing is this is an opportunity for Mr. DeRosier to get his life back. ... It just seemed based on all the circumstanc- es to be the right resolution in this case.” DeRosier apologized for his actions in a statement he read in court. “Your honor, I strongly regret what happened, and I’m very sorry for the dam- age that I caused,” DeRosier said. “I was not making good choices in my life, and those choices have cost me a lot. I am committed to trying to get my family back and finding a career. My apologies to the community and the victims in this case.” for Blue Mountain Eagle B REAKING N EWS A LERTS News all week long. 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