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46/34 MAC-HI BEATS CARDINALS HEATER SPARKS FIRE STATE OF THE UNION BASKETBALL/1B HERMISTON/3A NATION/9A :('1(6'$<-$18$5< 140th Year, No. 63 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Lehnert running for sheriff 9HWHUDQRI3HQGOHWRQ3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQW ZLOOFKDOOHQJHLQFXPEHQW7HUU\5RZDQ /HKQHUW ¿OHG KLV FDQGLGDF\ paperwork with the county HOHFWLRQV GLYLVLRQ +H VWLOO Ryan Lehnert, a 15-year-vet- QHHGV WR SURYLGH GRFXPHQWD eran of the Pendleton Police WLRQRIKLVSROLFHFHUWL¿FDWLRQWR Department, will challenge PDNHLWRI¿FLDOEXWWKDWVKRXOG Umatilla County Sheriff Terry QRWEHDKXUGOH /HKQHUW EHJDQ KLV ODZ Rowan in the May election. $QGDQRWKHURI¿FHUZLWK\HDUV HQIRUFHPHQWFDUHHULQDVD RIH[SHULHQFHKDVVLJQHGRQDV 8PDWLOOD&RXQW\UHVHUYHGHSXW\ DQG WZR \HDUV ODWHU EHFDPH D WKHFKDOOHQJHU¶VXQGHUVKHULII By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian UHJXODU GHSXW\ +H LOOQHVV +H DOVR OHIWWKHVKHULII¶VRI¿FH retired in 2009 from in 2001 for Pendleton the Oregon National police, where he *XDUG DV D PDVWHU FXUUHQWO\ KROGV WKH VHUJHDQW )RXU \HDUV UDQN RI FRUSRUDO +H HDUOLHUKHOHGVROGLHUV KDV RUJDQL]HG SDUWLF during a tour in Iraq. ipation in National /HKQHUW VDLG Night Out and 7XHVGD\ KH KDV QR 1HLJKERUKRRG:DWFK SHUVRQDO JULSH ZLWK DQG RYHUVHHV ³FULVLV Lehnert 5RZDQ EXW IHOW WKH training interven- VKHULII¶V RI¿FH LV QRW tion,” a program to help police taking full advantage of county EHWWHUUHFRJQL]HWKHV\PSWRPV See LEHNERT/10A RISHRSOHVXIIHULQJIURPPHQWDO Pendleton, Morrow Co. to expand CTE programs Staff photo by E.J. 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