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Blue Mountain Eagle
C OPS AND C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law en-
forcement agencies. Every ef-
fort is made to report the court
disposition of arrest cases.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court re-
ported the following fines and
judgments:
• Exceeding the speed limit:
Maria J. Snodgress, 44, Bend,
75/65 zone, Feb. 7, fined $160.
• Violation of the basic rule:
Todd Michael Hueckman, 48,
Hines, 75/65 zone, Jan. 29,
fined $110.
• Driving while suspended:
Bernadette Racine Gardipee,
24, Vista, California, Dec. 6,
fined $435; Kevin John Rapp,
31, John Day, Nov. 6, fined
$435; Tamar Selah Drake,
Hermiston, 12 months pro-
bation, 30 hours community
service and fined $2,220 with
$200 suspended pending com-
pletion of probation.
• Failure to use headlights:
Tomica L. Long, 20, John Day,
Dec. 23, fined $260.
• Pass in no passing zone:
Rodolfo Estrada Hernandez,
68, Vancouver, Washington,
Jan. 19, fined $260.
• Driving uninsured: Ber-
nadette Racine Gardipee, 24,
Vista, California, Dec. 6, fined
$260; Kevin John Rapp, 31,
John Day, Nov. 6, fined $260;
Tomica L. Long, 20, John Day,
Dec. 23, fined $260.
• Cam Credits Inc. Vs.
Deanna D. Fox, money judg-
ment awarded to Cam Credits
Inc. for $988.65.
• Jesse Judd, One Guy and
a Wrench vs. Vicky Gorely
and Larry Banks, money judg-
ment awarded to One Guy and
a Wrench for $1,586.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Feb.
9-15:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 11
• Average inmates: 15
• Bookings: 12
• Releases: 7
• Fingerprints: 6
• Civil papers: 20
• Warrants processed: 12
• Asst./welfare check: 1
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
129 calls during the week
of Feb. 13-19. Along with
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juve-
nile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police
Department
Feb. 13: Dispatched for
a suspicious subject with an
ax near America’s Best Value
Inn. Took a report of a mail
theft in John Day.
Feb. 14: Arrested a
54-year-old Mt. Vernon res-
ident for a probation viola-
tion.
Feb. 16: Arrested a
23-year-old Prairie City res-
ident on a Grant County war-
rant.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Feb. 15: A 19-year-old
Canyon City resident was ar-
rested in Umatilla County on
a Grant County warrant.
Feb. 19: Advised of a dog
roaming around Canyon City
that had bitten someone.
Blue Mountain Eagle
Local residents have the
opportunity to offer input
about upcoming transporta-
tion project options.
The Oregon Department
of Transportation, Southeast
Area Commission on Trans-
portation and Northeast Area
Commission on Transporta-
tion will be hosting public
outreach meetings for the
2018-2021 Statewide Trans-
portation Improvement Pro-
gram from 6-8 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 27. The video-conference
meeting will connect John
Day, Burns, Ontario, Baker
City, Enterprise, Pendleton,
Boardman and La Grande and
have an internet connection
option through Zoom for peo-
ple to connect remotely.
The conference will ad-
dress project selection and
funding, and the John Day
meeting will be held in the
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To connect remotely, vis-
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meeting ID is 175-119-566,
and the password is “odot-
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viewed at any time at tinyurl.
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Former Grant County resident
charged with 11 sex crimes
Indictment: Incidents
began in 2004 when
single victim was under 12
Blue Mountain Eagle
A former Grant County resident was ar-
raigned on 11 sex crimes in Grant County
Circuit Court Thursday.
Chancee Mitchell Ferguson, 28, was in-
dicted by a grand jury Jan. 20 on two counts
of first-degree sodomy, two counts of first-de-
gree sexual abuse, three counts of second-de-
gree sodomy, two counts of third-degree sod-
omy and two counts of third-degree sexual
abuse.
The indictment states the incidents oc-
curred between 2004 and 2011 with a single
victim, who was younger than 12 in 2004.
Grant County Circuit Court Judge Wil-
liam D. Cramer Jr. set security at $50,000 and
ordered Ferguson not to leave the state and
to have no contact with the alleged victim. A
plea hearing is set for May 18.
• John Day ambulance
Feb. 15: Dispatched for a
man with a possible spider
bite.
Feb. 17: Responded with
GCSO and Dayville Fire De-
partment to a report of a man
not breathing.
• Dispatch
Feb. 13: Advised of a
counterfeit $20 bill used at
Kings Variety Store.
• Oregon State Police
Feb. 14: Received a report
of a vehicle shining a laser
pointer into other vehicles and
road signs near Clyde Holiday
State Park.
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• Oregon Department of
Transportation
Feb. 16: Advised of a
landslide blocking the south-
bound lane on Highway 395
C.
Video conference will cover
regional transportation projects
Meeting will
address selection
and funding
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
com/odot-region5.
Those with questions can
contact ODOT Public Infor-
mation Officer Tom Strand-
berg at 541-963-1330, thom-
as.m.strandberg@odot.state.
or.us, or visit oregon.gov/
ODOT/HWY/REGION5/
Pages/index.aspx.
John Day City Manager Nick Green, left, and John Day Mayor Ron Lundbom discuss the
sale of the old John Day Fire Hall during a John Day City Council meeting Feb. 14.
Green: Broadband help promising,
911 funding an ‘uphill battle’
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
John Day City Manager
Nick Green traveled to Salem
last week with hundreds of
other representatives for cities
across the state for City Day at
the Capitol and met with Gov.
Kate Brown, Rep. Cliff Bentz
and Sen. Ted Ferrioli.
He told the John Day City
Council at its Feb. 14 meeting
they talked in Salem about the
911 tax and improving broad-
band access for rural com-
munities. Future broadband
access for cities like John Day
is looking bright with public
sector money likely becom-
ing available for improvement
projects, Green said.
However, funding for ru-
ral 911 centers looked less
promising. Green described
it as an “uphill battle.” Green
said Bentz pledged to present
solutions to the state House of
Representatives if Green was
willing to put in the work to
find solutions.
The state budget deficit and
transportation package were
also big concerns, and Green
said another trip to Salem was
likely.
The city council also:
• adopted a resolution that
restored recreational immuni-
ty for public employees and
private landowners. The res-
olution protects landowners
against litigation for liability
from those allowed onto pri-
vate lands.
• finalized the sale of the old
John Day Fire Hall to Larry
and Bonnie Maplesden.