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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 2, 2016 A5 Deadline to ile for Grant County positions is March 8 Several Grant County po- sitions are open for elections this year. Positions up for election include assessor, county com- missioner No. 2, sheriff, sur- veyor, treasurer and Public Forest Commission Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7 and alternates Nos. 1 and 2. Tonya Cates has iled for assessor. Chris Labhart and Jim Hamsher have iled for county commissioner No. 2. Dave Traylor has iled Pub- lic Forest Commission No. 1. Larry Blasing has iled for Public Forest Commission No. 7. Glenn Palmer and Todd McKinley have iled for sher- iff. Mike Springer has iled for surveyor. Tandi Merkord, Doug Carpenter, Mary Weav- er and Julie Ellison have iled for treasurer. No one has iled for the other positions. Precinct committee person positions are also open in ive different precincts. For both Republicans and Democrats, six male and six female po- sitions are open in Precinct 3, which covers the John Day Valley, including the John Day, Canyon City, Mt. Vernon and Seneca area. For both Republicans and Democrats, one male and one female position is open in each of the following pre- cincts: 4, Union, including the Prairie City, Bates, Austin and Granite areas; 8, North Fork, including the Monument and Kimberly area; 16, South Fork, including the Dayville area; and 17, Long Creek Val- ley, including the Long Creek and Fox area. No one has iled for any of the precinct committee person positions. The deadline to ile is March 8. Effective March 1, speed limits increased on some roadways in Central and Eastern Oregon. Regional speed limits increase Blue Mountain Eagle Council says complaints against sheriff not solicited by city By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle The John Day City Council has issued a statement clarify- ing that complaints iled against Sheriff Glenn Palmer by the city’s police chief and dispatch manager were not iled at the direction of city leaders. Before the council approved it at the regular meeting Tues- day, Mayor Ron Lundbom read the statement, which says the council is aware of the com- plaints but did not solicit them. “To be clear, neither the council nor city manager di- rected or tasked the subject employees to ile the DPSST complaints,” he said. “Notwith- standing that the complaints may have been iled on the city letterhead, the employees iled the complaints as individuals, citizens, and not in their oficial employee capacity.” Lundbom said the city has no further comment about the complaints or the employees who iled them. Chief Richard Gray and Dis- patch Manager Valerie Luttrell were among at least eight who iled formal complaints against Sheriff Glenn Palmer regarding the Malheur refuge occupation with the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, which licenses Ore- gon police oficers. The depart- ment sent the complaints to the Oregon Department of Justice recommending an investigation. Palmer said in an email Feb. 19 he is being represented by an attorney, but he declined to dis- cuss the complaints. Circuit Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Circuit Court reported the following ines and judgments: • Mathew Walker, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to jail for ive days, bench probation for 12 months and 25 hours of com- munity service, and ined $450. • Glen Daniel Starbuck plead- ed guilty to driving under the inluence of intoxicants. He was sentenced to jail for 48 hours and bench probation for 18 months, and ined $2,000. His driver’s li- cense was suspended for one year. Oregon State Police • Jan. 27: At about 5 p.m., re- sponded to a reported single vehi- cle rollover crash on Highway 26 at Blue Mountain Summit. The driver, Lori J. Mallonee-Taylor, 43, of Burns, was cited for driving while suspended, driving unin- sured and failure to maintain lane. • Jan. 28: Cited Tel Reece Abbe, 23, of Riley, for failure to maintain lane, following a crash involving his northbound vehicle and a southbound log truck. There were no injuries. • Feb. 2: At about 4:21 p.m., on Highway 26 near Pine Creek Road, cited Tracy Allen Reed, 52, of Bend, for driving while sus- pended or revoked-misdemeanor. • Feb. 20: Cited Amy McCool, 43, Santa Cruz, Calif., for no non-resident hunting license. • Feb. 20: At 10:48 a.m., arrest- ed Sarah L. Ake, 27 for DUII. • Feb. 21: Cited Ernest Zuniga, Mt. Vernon, for driving while sus- pended or revoked-misdemeanor. • Feb. 24: At about 4:30 a.m., responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 26 between Dog Creek and Pine Creek roads. • Feb. 24: At about 10:30 a.m., responded to a report that a man was stabbing a dog near the Grant County Fairgrounds, at Northeast 3rd and Northeast Elm streets in John Day. Police arrested Jason D. Ersland, 42, of Sequim, Wash., for irst-degree animal abuse. • Feb. 26: cited Evan Hodge, 38, of Mt. Vernon, to appear in Baker County Circuit Court for violating conditions of his DUII diversion. • Warrants processed: 3 • Asst./welfare check: 5 • Search and Rescue: 1 Justice Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Justice Court reported the following ines and judgments: • Careless driving-accident: Brett Olson, 43, Mt. Vernon, Nov. 30, ined $330; Andrew Ryan Co- penhaver, 18, John Day, Jan. 31, ined $370. • Driving while suspended-vi- olation: Brett Olson, 43, Mt. Ver- non, Nov. 30, ined $330. • No operator’s license: An- drew Ryan Copenhaver, 18, John Day, Jan. 31, ined $220. • Violation of the basic rule: Ryan Scott Thompson, 36, Gresh- am, 72/55 zone, Dec. 25, ined $135. • Exceeding speed limit: Kev- in David Dunham, 51, Hermiston, 81/55 zone, Feb. 12, ined $160. • Henry Eugene Goslin, Prairie City, was convicted of second-de- gree criminal trespass. He was sentenced to 12 months probation and 20 hours community service. He was ined $300 and ordered to have no contact with or entry onto Ochoco Lumber property. • Eric Daniel Towers, John Day, was convicted of harassment. He was sentenced to jail for ive days, 12 months probation and 40 hours community service. He was ined $525 and ordered to have no contact with the victim. The ive days of jail time will be suspended upon successful completion of the plea agreement terms — payment of all ines, fees and costs by April 18, and 40 hours community ser- vice by May 18. • Joshua A. Moulton, Mt. Ver- non, was convicted of second-de- gree disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to jail for ive days, 12 months probation and 25 hours community service. He was ined $275 and ordered to not enter into the Dirty Shame except in the nor- mal course of employment. Jail time will be suspended upon suc- cessful completion of community service hours by May 18 and if all ines, fees and costs are paid by April 18. • Grant County Sher- iff: Feb. 24: Theft reported in Mt. Vernon; Search and Rescue called out for three people in the Top Road area near Monument. Feb. 25: Responded to a call at Strawberry Village Apartments in Prairie City. Feb. 26: Report of a hit-and- run at Dayton and Main streets in John Day. Feb. 28: Report of shots ired on South Adams Road in Canyon City. • John Day ambulance: Feb. 22: Responded for an 82-year-old woman having a hard time breathing. Feb. 24: Paged for a man with dificulty breathing. Feb. 25: Responded for an 86-year-old man with joint pain. Feb. 27: Responded for a 61-year-old man; responded for a man injured in a machine accident. Feb. 28: Responded for a 92-year-old woman unable to walk. Petitioners gathered enough signatures to put the question of whether to allow marijuana businesses before voters on the May ballot. Chief petitioner David Kilpatrick, Canyon City, gathered 198 signatures by the deadline, two more than required, according to County Clerk Brenda Percy. If approved by a majority of voters on the May ballot, the initiative would overturn the county ban and allow the production, cultivation, pro- Pro Saw Shop and a Whole Lot More Reconnect with your family and friends this Spring. When you purchase a new set of hearing aids in March or April, we’ll give you a FREE Honey Baked Ham or Turkey.* Thursday, March 10 th • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm *$100 gift card to honeybakedonline.com Blue Mountain Hospital Visiting Specialist’s Plaza 135 Ford Road, John Day, OR 97845 Schedule an appointment today! Dennis Sell, HIS (541) 382-3100 • Prairie City Fire De- partment: Feb. 25: Responded to a call on North River Road outside Prairie City. HEARING AID CENTER www.centraloregonhearingaids.com Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 105 calls during the week of Feb. 22- 28. Along with the various trafic warnings, trespassing, injured animals, noise complaints and ju- venile complaints, these calls in- cluded: • John Day Police: Grant County Sheriff CANYON CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Ofice reported the following for the week of Feb. 19-25: • Concealed handgun licenses: 11 • Average inmates: 11 • Bookings: 6 • Releases: 9 • Arrests: 2 • Fingerprints: 8 • Civil papers: 23 Feb. 22: Arrested a John Day man for disorderly conduct and assault. Feb. 23: Harassment reported at Prairie City School; responded to a report of a ight at the Elkhorn Store in Canyon City. Feb. 27: Responded for a 65-year-old man having a hard time getting oxygen. Feb. 28: Hit-and-run report- ed at Chester’s Thriftway in John Day. cessing, wholesaling, retailing and testing of marijuana as permitted by the state in areas outside of city limits within the county. Hearing Clinic Spring Special! • Prairie City ambu- lance: Feb. 22: Responded for a 78-year-old woman. Feb. 23: Responded for an 83-year-old woman. • Seneca ambulance: Feb. 25: Responded for an 88-year-old woman with a possi- ble stroke. highways 20, 26, 97, 197 and 395, and Oregon state routes 31, 78 and 205. For other state and U.S. routes, the speed limit will continue to be 55 mph for all vehicles, unless posted oth- erwise. The new speed limits will more closely match those of neighboring states. For more information, in- cluding a map showing the speciic highway segments that will see the changes- visit www.tinyurl.com/OR- speed2016 . County voters to decide whether to allow marijuana businesses Blue Mountain Eagle C ops & C ourts Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforce- ment agencies. Every effort is made to report the court dispo- sition of arrest cases. SALEM — Motorists trav- eling on some state highways in central and Eastern Oregon will see increased speeds effec- tive March 1. Oregon House Bill 3402, enacted by the 2015 legislation, raises the speed limit on Inter- state 84 and some other routes east of the Cascades. Legal speeds on I-84 be- tween the Idaho border and The Dalles will increase to 70 mph for passenger vehicles and 65 mph for commercial trucks. These same speed lim- its will apply for U.S. 95 that runs through southeast Oregon between the Nevada and Idaho borders. The section of I-84 west of The Dalles will remain at the current speed limit of 65 mph for passenger vehicles and 55 mph for commercial trucks. Speed limits will increase to 65 mph for passenger vehicles and 60 mph for trucks on sec- tions of eight other roadways. These include portions of U.S. 02131 Blue Mountain Eagle Live Simulcast, Sunday March 6th 3:30 PM Strawberry Mountain Christian Fellowship 170 SE Dayton Street • 541 620-0976 HARVESTAMERICA.COM
