REGION
Saturday, March 12, 2022
East Oregonian
A3
¢¡
¡
¢¡
¡
¡
¡
¢¡
¢¡
¢¡
¡
¡
¡
¢¡
¢¡
¡
Andy Nicolais/East Oregonian
The number of reported deaths related to COVID-19 continues to climb in Umatilla County and statewide while the number of new cases is on a steep decline.
MORROW COUNTY
Shooting suspect in jail
East Oregonian
BOARDMAN — The
suspect in the deadly shoot-
ing Wednesday, March 9, in
northern Morrow County is
behind bars.
The Morrow County Sher-
iff ’s Offi ce announced Caleb
Marion Beehler, 39, of Board-
man, was taken into custody
Thursday evening, March 10,
without incident and booked
into the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton.
The jail gives the booking
date and time as March 10,
9:35 p.m.
“We would like to thank
the good citizens of Morrow
and Umatilla counties for
their concern and informa-
tion,” according to the post on
the sheriff ’s offi ce Facebook
page. “MCSO would also like
to extend our thanks to Herm-
iston Police Department and
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Offi ce for their assistance.”
The post did not provide
details of Beehler’s arrest.
The Morrow County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce Communi-
cation Center at 6:31 p.m.
March 9 received a 911 call
from a woman in the Board-
man area, according to a
press release from the sher-
iff ’s offi ce, reporting a family
altercation and that she heard
a gunshot.
Law enforcement person-
nel from the sheriff ’s offi ce
and the Boardman Police
Department immediately
responded, along with the
Morrow County District
Attorney’s Office. The
sheriff’s office reported a
58-year-old man died from
the shooting.
The sheriff ’s off ice
reported it was looking for
Beehler, who left the scene
in the family’s red Chevrolet
Cavalier and was “considered
armed and dangerous.”
State cour t records
show Beehler has numer-
ous convictions in Umatilla
County starting in 2009 for
traffi c and hunting violations,
and has an ongoing hit-and-
run case in Morrow County
Circuit Court that began in
October 2021.
Erick Peterson/East Oregonian
A toppled and burned mobile home sits in Irrigon on Thursday, March 10, 2022, days
after a fi re.
Investigation ends with no known
cause of Irrigon mobile home fi re
By ERICK PETERSON
East Oregonian
LOCAL BRIEFING
Umatilla County
COVID-19-related
deaths hit 205
UMATILLA COUNTY
— Umatilla County Public
Health in the span of three
days reported four more
deaths related to COVID-19.
The county’s total number of
deaths related to the disease
as of Friday, March 11, stands
at 205.
The county on March 8
reported two deaths, then one
each on March 9 and 10.
The county’s 202nd death
with COVID-19 is a 62-year-
old woman who tested posi-
tive on Feb. 4 and died March
4 at Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston.
The 203rd death is a
59-year-old man who tested
positive on Feb. 8 and died
Feb. 28 at Kadlec Medical
Center, Richland, Washing-
ton.
The 204th death is a
65-year-old woman who
tested positive Feb. 3 and
died the same day at Good
Shepherd Medical Center.
And Umatilla County’s
205th death with COVID-19
is an 89-year-old man who
tested positive Jan. 6 and
died Jan. 16 at Willowbrook
Terrace, Pendleton.
The county health depart-
ment also reported the total
number of COVID-19 cases
in the county is 22,266 as of
March 10.
— EO Media Group
IRRIGON — Fire offi cials do not know
the cause of a fire late Monday night,
March 7, that destroyed a mobile home in
Irrigon.
Mike Hughes, Boardman Fire Rescue
District chief, said when firefighters
arrived they found the fi re to be “fully
involved,” meaning the fi re and smoke
were so great fi refi ghters could not enter
the structure until water was placed on it.
According to the chief, the fi re was
threatening three other structures.
“Irrigon Fire and Boardman Fire basi-
cally surrounded the fully involved struc-
ture and protected the other ones from
Full-time Cheese
Manufacturing
Full-time
Cheese
Opportunities!
Manufacturing
24th 9:30am-4:00pm
March
Opportunities!
igniting,” he said.
He added that Umatilla Rural Fire
Protection District also helped put “a good
stop” on the fi re and prevented it from
torching other structures.
“There were no civilian injuries or fi re-
fi ghter injuries,” the chief said, but the
mobile home was “fully destroyed.”
Hughes and Deputy State Fire Marshal
Casey Kump said they do not know the
cause of the fi re. Kump said there was
an investigation in which experts were
brought in to determine a cause. They did
not, Kump said, fi nd any reason to think it
was arson that started the blaze.
There was not insurance covering the
property, Kump said, so his offi ce will not
investigate the fi re any further.
NOW
HIRING
CLASS A CDL
TRUCK DRIVER
for our fast paced shipping department.
March 24th 9:30am-4:00pm
WorkSource Hermiston
Full time hours will vary daily Monday-Friday.
950 SE Columbia Dr Ste B
WorkSource Hermiston
Must have a current medical card and clean driving
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
950 SE Columbia Dr Ste B
record. Hourly wage DOE,
Managers will
be onsite
Hermiston,
Oregon
97838
conducting interviews!
Managers will be onsite
interviews!
We conducting
offer
competitive
benefits
March
24th
9:30am-4:00pm
including tuition assistance,
Apply in person at 31240 Roxbury Rd.,
We offer competitive benefits
employee discounts, childcare
Umatilla, OR, 97882
including tuition assistance,
assistance,
401k match, Hermiston
profit
or
send
resume
to branditurner@jmeagle.com
WorkSource
employee discounts, childcare
sharing, and so much more!
950 SE
Columbia
Dr Ste B
assistance,
401k
match, profit
Tillamook.com/careers.html
sharing,
and so much
more! 97838
Hermiston,
Oregon
Full-time Cheese
Manufacturing
Opportunities!
Tillamook.com/careers.html
Managers will be onsite
conducting interviews!
BARNS
We offer competitive benefits
including tuition assistance,
employee discounts, childcare
assistance, 401k match, profit
sharing, and so much more!
Free delivery and set up
Tillamook.com/careers.html
within 30 miles
Needing a
new one?
Tobias Unruh, owner
600 David Eccles Rd
Baker City, Oregon
Sales
Elkhorn Barn Co.
Custom Barns and Storage
541-519 -2968 • Elkhornbarns@gmail.com • 509-331-4558
