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REGION Saturday, October 17, 2020 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Dorran arrest to be reviewed by the Sherman County DA By ALEX CASTLE East Oregonian UMATILLA COUNTY — Due to a potential con- fl ict of interest, Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Pri- mus has passed along the arrest fi le for Dan Dorran, a ca nd id at e Dorran for county commis- sioner who was arrested Sept. 26 for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants, to the Sherman County District Attorney’s Offi ce. “Considering he was in the midst of an election and potentially could become a county commissioner, I have actually asked another district attorney’s offi ce to review this fi le for us to make charges,” Pri- mus said. Primus has the author- A3 ¢ £ ¤≤ ¥ East Oregonian ity to deputize individu- als to prosecute cases on behalf of Umatilla County, which he has done in this case with Sherman County District Attorney Wade McLeod. “A lot of times in East- ern Oregon we do this for each other, we kind of step in and assist when there are confl ict-type cases,” Pri- mus said. McLeod and the Sher- man County District Attor- ney’s Offi ce declined to comment when contacted by the East Oregonian on Thursday, Oct. 15. Law enforcement and offi cials have been mum on details about the arrest. The Umatilla Police Department cited and released Dorran on Sept. 26 after he was involved in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of High- way 730 and 395. Uma- tilla police didn’t publicly release any information about the arrest until the Walla Walla Union-Bulle- tin reported a story on Oct. 1, and referred questions regarding details of the arrest from the East Ore- gonian to the district attor- ney’s offi ce. Dorran released a state- ment taking responsibility for the incident that called his actions following a golf outing “foolish,” but he declined to answer further questions. A public post on the Facebook page for Big River Golf Course in Uma- tilla indicated that Dorran was a participant in a golf tournament hosted at the course Sept. 26. Dorran has stayed in the race for Umatilla County commissioner despite the arrest. Voters can choose between him and local Three Percenter HollyJo Beers on their ballots on Nov. 3. Pat Maier, who fi n- ished third in the May pri- mary for county commis- sioner, has also launched a write-in campaign. VISIT US ON THE WEB AT: www.EastOregonian.com ≤ ≤ £ ≤ ≤ ¡ ≤ LOCAL BRIEFING Dairy Queen near Wildhorse closes down MISSION — Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pan- demic, the Dairy Queen on the Umatilla Indian Reser- vation closed on Sept. 30. The fast food restaurant was based out of the Kusi Shopping Center across the street from the Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Accord- ing to a press release from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Res- ervation, the owner of the shopping center, Windy River LLC, is already fi eld- ing inquiries from prospec- tive replacements. “This closure is evi- dence of the devastation that the COVID-19 pan- demic has had, not just on public health and well-be- ing, but also on small busi- nesses across the country,” the press release states. Dairy Queen was one of the original tenants when the shopping center opened in 2012. Wildhorse’s pop- ularity and proximity to Interstate 84 led other fast food chains like Subway and McDonald’s to set up franchises in the area. Windy River is based out of the Hermiston area and owns shopping centers, farms and other businesses throughout the country. Its board of directors includes Bob Levy, the president of Cunningham Sheep in Pendleton. BEO Bancorp announces 3Q earnings HEPPNER — BEO Ban- corp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced its 2020 third quarter fi gures on Wednes- day, Oct. 14, in a press release. The company said third quarter 2020 consolidated net income was $1.36 mil- lion, or $1.15 per share, while total assets were $692.4 million, net loans were $518.3 million and deposits were at $552.6 mil- lion. The release said share- holders’ equity was at $41 million. “As a predominantly agricultural-based bank, we, along with our com- munities, are impacted by the ups and downs of farm- ing and ranching. 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