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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast THURSDAY TODAY FRIDAY Cloudy Mostly cloudy with a little rain 47° 39° 44° 30° SATURDAY Showers of rain and snow; chilly Today SUNDAY Rather cloudy and chilly Mainly cloudy and chilly PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 46° 29° 43° 27° 45° 29° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 49° 33° 51° 41° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 45° 50° 69° (1926) 23° 31° 0° (1993) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 0.74" 1.09" 2.33" 3.85" 2.47" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 50° 52° 67° (1932) New 6:36 a.m. 5:40 p.m. 4:21 p.m. 5:57 a.m. First Mar 17 Mar 24 Caldwell 41/34 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Klamath Falls 41/27 Lo 35 28 31 39 27 32 35 38 41 37 27 34 32 35 37 38 33 38 39 38 30 37 33 33 37 41 33 W r c r r c c r c c c r c c r r r c c c r r r c c r c r Hi 45 41 40 44 40 41 46 42 49 44 37 42 40 46 44 46 45 50 44 49 45 49 41 39 47 48 51 Lo 33 27 20 37 19 27 32 29 33 24 17 29 27 30 34 36 31 30 30 33 20 32 30 25 33 34 27 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W r sn sf r sn sn r r r sn sn r r r r r sn r r r sf r sn sf r r c WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 49 75 58 31 78 6 31 44 46 84 56 Lo 27 66 42 27 53 -2 27 34 30 70 47 W s pc s sf pc pc pc pc r s pc Thu. Hi 50 73 62 34 80 13 39 55 37 77 62 Lo 26 67 47 31 53 -2 34 49 21 68 42 W pc c s sf pc s c sh pc pc r (in mph) Today Thursday Boardman Pendleton S 4-8 S 7-14 S 4-8 WSW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Rain today; breezy in the afternoon. Periods of rain, some heavy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cloudy and cold today; a little afternoon rain near the Cascades. Western Washington: Rain today; arriving in the afternoon in central parts. Periods of rain tonight. Eastern Washington: Cloudy today. Rain toward the Cascades; a bit of snow and rain in the north. Cascades: Snow developing today and becoming heavy tonight. Heavy snow continuing Thursday. Northern California: Rain today; snow, in the mountains. Snow will be heavy tonight through Thursday. 0 1 1 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and postal holidays, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. 1 1 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group Hi 47 36 44 49 35 38 47 45 51 41 41 37 37 49 47 50 41 51 47 47 46 47 38 39 46 48 47 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. WINDS Medford 49/35 0.00" 0.51" 0.93" 1.61" 3.45" 2.21" SUN AND MOON Mar 9 Bend 44/31 Burns 35/27 PRECIPITATION Mar 1 John Day 41/37 Ontario 41/33 24° 30° 6° (1960) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Full Last Albany 48/37 Eugene 47/35 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 50° 31° Spokane Wenatchee 38/33 40/32 Tacoma Moses 45/34 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 46/37 37/33 45/36 43/34 47/33 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 44/36 48/41 Lewiston 51/40 Astoria 45/36 47/35 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 47/38 Pendleton 38/32 The Dalles 51/41 47/39 48/36 La Grande Salem 37/34 47/37 Corvallis 47/35 HIGH 48° 27° Seattle 45/37 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 50° 27° Wednesday, February 28, 2018 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Circulation Manager: Marcy Rosenberg • 541-966-0828 • mrosenberg@eastoregonian.com -10s PORTLAND — A military veteran described as the architect of the armed takeover of a national wild- life refuge was sentenced Tuesday to three years and a month in prison, the longest sentence for anyone convicted in the case. At the federal courthouse in Portland, Ryan Payne of Anaconda, Montana, apologized to those disrupted by his actions and to the American people in general. He also promised to sever ties with militia groups. Payne, 34, helped seize the bird sanctuary in south- eastern Oregon on Jan. 2, 2016, in a protest against federal control of Western lands and the imprisonment of two ranchers convicted of setting fires. He and standoff leader Ammon Bundy had come to Oregon two months earlier, warning Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward of civil unrest unless he told the federal government that ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond would not report to prison. Federal prosecutors said Payne had a leadership role during the ensuing occupa- “The patriot community needs to understand that [this] is a serious offense that warrants a serious sentence.” — Geoff Barrow, Assistant U.S. Attorney Payne tion. In charge of defense, he coordinated armed guards and provided tactical training. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoff Barrow sought a sentence of more than three years, telling U.S. District Judge Anna Brown that Payne was the “most culpable” of the nearly 20 defendants receiving sentences in the case. Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants were acquitted by a jury in October 2016. “The patriot community at large needs to understand that an offense of this nature...is a serious offense that warrants a serious sentence,” Barrow said. Payne was arrested Jan. 26, 2016, during a traffic stop while traveling with Arizona rancher Robert “LaVoy” Finicum and others to a community meeting away from the refuge. Payne complied with officers and left the vehicle. Finicum and the others drove away, and Finicum was fatally shot by authorities at a roadblock. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy in July 2016, and later unsuccessfully tried to withdraw his plea. The sentencing was pushed back until after the outcome of his trial on charges stemming from a standoff with federal agents at a Nevada ranch owned by Ammon Bundy’s father, Cliven. The judge in the Nevada case dismissed charges against Payne and the Bundys last month, citing federal prosecutors’ miscon- duct with evidence. 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Rain will blossom, the risk of flooding will increase and locally severe thunderstorms are forecast over part of the Central states today. More rain will approach the coastal areas of the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 88° in McAllen, Texas Low -19° in Butte, Mont. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 47 64 54 58 36 70 38 57 71 55 56 56 76 42 55 55 5 31 82 85 57 81 54 59 68 60 Lo 26 60 43 43 15 63 32 42 61 48 39 44 47 19 37 32 -15 10 72 63 51 63 33 43 53 48 W c r pc c c r c pc c sh c sh t pc c pc s pc s c c c r s r s Thur. 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ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Marissa Williams 541-278-2669 • addirector@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Laura Jensen 541-966-0806 • ljensen@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Key standoff figure sentenced to 3 years in prison By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press -0s Payne’s lawyer, Lisa Hay, argued for a sentence of two years, which would essentially be a punishment of time served because Payne spent about that much time in Portland and Las Vegas jails awaiting trial. Psychologist Suzanne Best testified for the defense Tuesday that Payne suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from his two tours of combat duty in Iraq. She said Payne has had a mental shift while in custody, and has become more willing to undergo treatment. Payne, she said, now wants to focus on his family instead of militia activities and other activism. But Judge Brown expressed skepticism that Payne is ready to stop associ- ating with co-defendants and militia groups. She was partic- ularly bothered that Payne violated his release conditions by visiting the Bundy ranch in Nevada in December without permission. Photos of Payne grinning appeared on social media. “It was as if you were celebrating the win but in a way that once again thumbed your nose, I’ll say politely, against the rule of law,” Brown said. BRIEFLY Oregon youth softball program to raffle AR-15-style gun Water district manager arrested for alleged embezzlement Pasco seed company fined $20,000 for pesticide waste spread SALEM (AP) — An Oregon youth softball program has decided to move forward with plans to raffle off an AR-15-style assault weapon as part of its fundraiser. The Statesman Journal reported Monday that residents have called the raffle tone-deaf in wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. The Lady Dragons fast-pitch softball program of Dallas, Oregon, is hosting the fundraiser for equipment, field improvements and to help ensure regis- tration fees remain low for families. The program has teams for girls ages 10-and-under through 16-and-under. A Lady Dragons statement says the program sympathizes with current events, but the fundraiser “is a legal, well-regulated raffle, with tickets being sold to willing and able purchasers.” Michelle Johnstone, superintendent of the Dallas School District, said the program is not affiliated with the district. KLAMATH FALLS (AP) — The former manager of Crescent Water Supply and Improvement District has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $40,000 in the last two years. The Herald and News reports 47-year-old Darcy Gerhard was arrested Friday for crimes that allegedly occurred between February 2016 and December 2017. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office says Gerhart forged 40 checks in the business’ name and deposited them into her bank account. She also allegedly used the company credit card for unauthorized purchases 92 times, leading to a total loss of more than $40,000. The district fired Gerhart in January because of the alleged thefts. Gerhart appeared in court Monday charged with second-degree theft and three counts of first-degree theft. PASCO, Wash. (AP) — State officials say a Pasco seed company has been fined $20,000 after a pesticide waste spread that potentially exposed people and the environment. The Tri-City Herald reported Monday that Syngenta Seeds, which has a 40-acre campus, was fined by the Washington State Department of Ecology under a settlement agreement reached this month. The waste was classified by the state as an “extremely hazardous toxic waste” and a “persistent dangerous waste.” Syngenta said a problem happened on March 21 when a gate on a dust collector would not close the last half inch because of some trapped material. The company had other violations, including no plan to submit a written report to the Department of Ecology within 15 days of a spill. Syngenta now is in compliance with state regulations and as part of the settlement waived its right to appeal. 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MISSING PERSON! 29-year-old Drew Langton returned home after a family vacation and was last seen leaving his Pendleton residence Monday, Feb. 26 at approximately 11 a.m. • Drew is 5’8”, 180 pounds with blue eyes. • Drew drives a 2006 black Ford Freestyle, Oregon plate 627KEN. His phone has been turned off and there has not been any communication with family or friends which is uncharacteristic of him. If you have seen Drew please contact Pendleton Police Department’s 24-hour dispatch center 541-966-3650 W r pc pc sn sn r pc r s s r pc c c r s sn r pc sn pc r r s r s