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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015
139th Year, No. 208
WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
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Elgin on evacuation alert
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homes along Ruckle Road and Sand-
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By GEORGE PLAVEN
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quickly on the Umatilla National cause is under investigation.
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Forest near Indian Point, about seven
a Level 1 evacuation notice for 37
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miles northwest of Elgin.
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A column of smoke rises from the Phillips Creek fi re on
Monday over Gordon Creek Road outside of Elgin.
MILTON-FREEWATER
Racehorses survive wild ride, baking temperatures
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after Friday night shooting
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
Police continue to search for the
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20-year-old Milton-Freewater man
was shot Friday night and died the
next morning.
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Doug Boedigheimer in an email
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what looks to be a gang-style drive-by
shooting.
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agencies, is investigating the homi-
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ground near 62 N.E. 13th Ave. Police
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according to Boedigheimer.
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for emergency surgery. From there
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succumbed to his wounds Saturday
morning.
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Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Gary Morris, a racehorse owner and trainer from Bend, smiles at one of his thoroughbreds Sunday in Pendleton at the NEIGH-bors
horse hotel. The brakes and transmission on Morris’ truck failed as he descended Cabbage Hill Saturday afternoon towing a horse
trailer with three thoroughbreds.
Trouble down the stretch
By KATHY ANEY
East Oregonian
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and three thoroughbreds, a Bend
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of Interstate 84 Saturday after-
noon in a three-quarter-ton truck
hauling a horse trailer. Morris
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from a race in Boise and heading
to another in Tillamook. As he
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nothing happened.”
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gear, but slowed little. He down-
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ear-shattering squeal as the Ford’s
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and emergency brake still func-
tioned. Morris, 78, managed to
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to Pendleton exit 216 near the
Arrowhead Travel Plaza. As soon
as his adrenaline subsided, he
turned his attention to his cargo.
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105 degrees, the valuable thor-
oughbreds were at risk. Morris, a
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worried about the well-being of
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said.
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Tiny town adds cell service
for all with new technology
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
The method may vary but the results
are the same.
Kevin Nice, a former teacher
convicted of sexually abusing several
Pilot Rock High School students in
2010, exchanged text messages with his
victims.
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or text messages after they are watched,
to communicate with a 17-year-old
Pendleton student.
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counts of second-degree sexual assault
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a boost from willing residents in
the tiny Eastern Oregon city of
Mitchell using in-home devices
called network extenders to
increase local coverage.
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network extenders act as mini
cell towers with enough signal
strength to reach several blocks.
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bought four of the devices for
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which were installed at strategic
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Online contact between teach-
ers and students can be tricky for
school districts to navigate.
after an investigation revealed Frey had
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cases as well as other sexual abuse cases
across the country, local school districts
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Volunteers agreed to have
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homes and businesses, creating
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Mitchell, it faces the wrong
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safety concerns for locals and
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nearby Painted Hills National
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Mitchell is considered the
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