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WORLD BRIEFLY Wednesday, May 31, 2017 UN warns Yemen conflict is leading to country’s collapse “The people of Yemen are being subjected to deprivation, disease and death as the world watches,” O’Brien warned. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that civil war is causing Yemen to spiral toward total collapse with the threat of famine increasing and over 55,000 suspected cholera cases since late April. Stephen O’Brien told the U.N. Security Council that “Yemen now has the ignominy of being the world’s largest food security crisis.” More than 17 million people desperately need food, including 6.8 million who are “one step away from famine,” he said. Man sentenced to 40 years for killing journalist MEXICO CITY (AP) — A court in Guatemala has sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for the 2016 killing of a television journalist. Byron Felipe Morales was sentenced Tuesday for the killing. Other suspects in the shooting remain at large. Journalist Victor Hugo Valdez Cardona was gunned down while walking with East Oregonian his grandson in the provincial city of Chiquimula. Valdez Cardona was a physician who worked as a TV host, and prosecutors believe the killing was linked to his work. Guatemala, like neighboring Mexico, has been plagued by the killing of journalists. Ex-Gitmo inmate among six detained from jihadi network PARIS (AP) — A former Guantanamo Bay inmate is among six people from an alleged jihadi recruiting network linked to the Islamic State group who were detained on Tuesday, a French judicial source said. Page 7A Among the suspects arrested was Sabir Mahfouz Lahmar, who was freed from the U.S. detention center in Cuba in 2009 after France agreed to accept him, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the case. Lahmar was one of six Algerians detained in Bosnia in 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. The Justice Department later backed off the allegations, but held the men at Guantanamo for years. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to take him in April 2009. The French official said that there were no indications the group was plotting an attack. New Members MonteVista Homes (541) 699-4340 montevistahomes.com Desert Rose Ministries 512 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR (541) 667-9566 Mid Columbia Producers Inc. 345 N. 1st Place, Boardman, OR (541) 289-5015 mcpcoop.com Clooten Law, LLC 230 SE 4th St., Hermiston, OR (541) 667-7993 clooten.com Chamber Events Leadership Hermiston Class 20 Tuesday, June 13th 7:30am Leadership Graduation 6:00pm Chamber Ambassadors Wednesday, June 14th 7:15am Latino Business Network Wednesday, June 14th 9:00am Network Hermiston at Columbia Crest Winery Wednesday, June 14th 5:30pm Trip to Italy Informational Meeting Wednesday, June 21st 4:00pm Business to Business Lunch Vendor Applications Available Now Pick up in Chamber office or download at hermistonchamber.com Tuesday, June 27th 11:45 am 541-567-1780 www.carolleenlovell.com 635 SE 4th St. • PO Box 747 Hermiston, OR 97838 Hermiston 541-567-6151 CAROLLEEN LOVELL Certified Public Accountant, LLC 415 S. Hwy 395 GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY! Complete Collection Service 6LQFH :%HHEH$YH+HUPLVWRQ25 Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee Tim Mabry President 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com AFFORDABLE FAMILY EYEWEAR ELMER’S IRRIGATION, INC. Hermiston’s Best Value in all Eyewear 541-567-3790 • 541-567-3791 fax 1045 N. 1st • Hermiston, OR ~MARCIA LAMBERT~ www.affordablefamilyeyewear.com “Proudly serving & investing in the future of our communities” 541-567-6562 182 E. Main • Hermiston Hwy 395 • Hermiston 541-567-5572 Become part of the Keep It Local Shell by calling Jeanne Jewett at 541-564-4531 or Audra Workman at 541-564-4538. 1055 S. Hwy 395, Ste 333 • Hermiston, OR (541) 567-9670 • Fax (541) 567-4427 251 NE Eldridge Drive, Boardman, OR (541) 481-2666 • Fax (541) 481-2239 WWW.BARRETTBUSINESS.COM HOME • COMMERCIAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY 541-567-3781 • 1-800-238-1223 905 Diagonal • Hermiston www.osokleen.com Complete Collection Service • Temporary Staffing Services • Recruiting • Human Resource Management • Risk Management • Payroll Administration • Worker’s Comp Insurance Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority! Could You Be Saving Money? Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee Tim Mabry President 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541) 289-9107 www.creditsinc.com Mid Columbia Producers, Inc. 345 N. 1st Place, Hermiston, OR 97838 541-28 9-5015 • www.mcpcoop.com Request a Free Home Energy Audit today. For Program Details: Call 1-800-452-2273 or visit: www.UmatillaElectric.com
