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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Partnership to develop community project
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
The city of John Day is partnering
with Oregon Solutions to develop a
community project.
Oregon Solutions is a nonprofit or-
ganization that works with local resi-
dents to crowd source a community
enhancing project.
During a Feb. 28 John Day City
Council meeting, councilors voted to
approve a $1,200 expenditure to Ore-
Blue Mountain Eagle
A man convicted of sex
crimes in Grant County will
not be able to contact the vic-
tim while incarcerated after
losing on appeal.
On March 1, the Oregon
Court of Appeals affirmed the
trial court’s judgment ordering
Bobby Wayne Lampton, 65, to
have no contact with the victim
or the victim’s family after be-
ing convicted by a jury of two
counts of first-degree sodomy,
one count of first-degree sexu-
al penetration and two counts
of first-degree sex abuse June
24, 2015, in
Grant County
Circuit Court,
according to a
press release
from Grant
County Dis-
trict Attorney
Bobby
Jim Carpen-
Wayne
ter.
Lampton
Carpenter
said the vic-
tim was 9 at the time of the
crimes and had “a grandpar-
ent/grandchild type relation-
ship” with Lampton, from
Bradford, Arkansas.
“Lampton’s crimes against
a child with whom Lampton
had a special relationship
are particularly heinous,”
Carpenter said in the release.
“The decision of the Court of
Appeals is a relief to the victim
(now 16), the victim’s family,
and those that worked so hard
preparing and trying the case
against him, including former
District Attorney, Ryan Joslin,
and the entire DA staff.”
After being convicted,
Lampton was sentenced to 30
years in prison and lifetime
parole. He was ordered to reg-
ister as a sex offender and to
have no contact with the vic-
tim.
Lampton filed a notice of
appeal Aug. 3, 2015, arguing
the trial court did not have the
authority to impose conditions
upon him while incarcerated,
Carpenter said, but the appeals
court affirmed the trial court’s
judgment without opinion.
Carpenter said Lampton
may petition the Oregon Su-
preme Court for review, but
the court rarely allows review
of cases affirmed without
opinion by the appeals court.
trict. A $5,000 grant from the Ford
Family Foundation would also be
used.
Green said he is hoping for a proj-
ect that will help grow the city by
providing better recreational oppor-
tunities, housing improvements or in-
frastructure.
During the meeting, the council
also agreed to draft a letter of support
for a new county library. Green said
the new facility would be “an asset to
the community.”
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
John Day City Manger Nick Green (left) and Mayor Ron
Lundbom discuss partnering with Oregon Solutions during a
city council meeting on Tuesday Feb. 28
Victim assistance program facing potential cuts
Fairgrounds
equipment
failing
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County may be
without a victim assistance
director in 2018.
District Attorney Jim Car-
penter asked the Grant Coun-
ty Court for $29,000 to help
pay for Victim Assistance Di-
rector Andrea Officer’s salary
during a county court meeting
on Wednesday, March 1. The
position is currently covered
by a grant for which funding
will run out in December.
Officer aides roughly 250
victims annually, according
to Carpenter. The services
Officer provides are mandat-
ed by the state but not fully
funded, according to Grant
County Judge Scott Myers.
During the meeting, the
court also heard an update
from Amy Stiner and Elise
Delgado of the South Fork
John Day Watershed Coun-
cil’s recent activities. The
watershed council, which
covers the area between Day-
ville and Izee, has been clear-
ing junipers, combating nox-
ious weeds and enhancing
riparian areas, among other
projects.
The court granted Grant
County Fair Manager Mindy
Winegar’s request to begin
fundraising. Winegar also
sought the court’s advice on
the best way to replace or re-
pair the fairgrounds tractor.
An essential piece of ma-
chinery for the fairgrounds,
the tractor has a damaged
bucket, engine problems and
failing hydraulics. The court
urged her to search for a used
tractor to replace the current
machine.
Former county judge
Mark Webb inquired about
the current status of county
ordinance 2013-01, an or-
dinance stating the county
court and sheriff must sign
off on any road closures in
the county. Webb said the
ordinance was unconstitu-
tional because it conflicted
with state and federal law. He
asked for the ordinance to be
rescinded because he saw it
as complicating and hinder-
ing interagency cooperation.
Myers said he would con-
sult with county attorney
Ron Yockim and get back to
Webb.
The court also:
• reviewed and signed an
amendment to an Oregon
Health Authority agreement
to cap the funds the coun-
ty could be reimbursed, for
programs such as Women,
Infants, and Children, at
$550,000.
• approved payment of an-
nual dues to the National As-
sociation of Counties, which
lobbies on behalf of counties
for federal money such as
Secure Rural Schools and
Payments in Lieu of Taxes
funding.
• reviewed and approved
a property tax refund for a
Grant County resident.
• approved Roadmaster
Alan Hickerson’s request to
the court for funding to pur-
chase additional radios.
for their wifi passwords.
March 5: Took a report of
possible child abuse in the
Meadowbrook apartments.
Took a report of a stolen bi-
cycle in Prairie City.
•
Grant
County
Sheriff’s Office
Feb. 28: Received a report
of a subject being threatened
by his neighbor.
March 3: Received a re-
port of an adult harassing a
child.
March 2: Responded to
a report of someone trying
to get another driver pulled
over by screaming and yell-
ing at them.
March 4: Springfield Po-
lice arrested a 47-year-old
on multiple Grant County
warrants.
• John Day ambulance
March 2: Dispatched for
a 74-year-old female with
difficulty breathing.
March 3: Responded to a
report of a 52-year-old man
who had fallen off a stool
and was unconscious.
March 5: Responded to a
report of a car wreck in Prai-
rie City with GCSO, JDPD,
and the Prairie City ambu-
lance; transported a patient
to the hospital for Airlink
transport.
• Oregon State Police
Feb. 27: Advised of a
18-wheeler stuck on high-
way 395C near milepost 13.
• Prairie City Fire
Department
Feb. 27: Warned a person
for illegal burning.
C OPS AND C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
effort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Feb.
23 to March 1:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 10
• Average inmates: 11
• Bookings: 9
• Releases: 12
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 7
• Civil papers: 15
• Warrants processed: 8
• Asst./welfare check: 1
• Gary McArthur, 69,
Canyon City, was charged
with driving under the in-
fluence of intoxicants, open
container violation and re-
fusal to test for intoxicants.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
Exceeding speed limit:
David L. Thomas, 69, John
Day, 75/65 zone, Nov. 17,
fined $160; Ricky Lee Beck-
er, 35, Bend, 79/65 zone,
Feb. 17, fined $260; Chris-
tine Lynn Phillips, 52, Par-
ma, Idaho, 74/65 zone, Jan.
27, fined $110.
Violation of the basic
rule: Hannah Melissa Ste-
phen, 25, Walterville, 68/55
zone, Feb. 7, fined $160.
Careless driving: Law-
rence Savary, 46, Roches-
ter, New York, Jan. 8, fined
$260.
Dog as a public nuisance:
Karen R. Broemeling, 60,
John Day, Jan. 30, fined
$130.
Driving uninsured: Ash-
ley Nicole Long, 22, John
Day, Dec. 2, fined $260.
Semi-trailer exceeding 53
feet: Mack Christian Brana-
man, 32, Manchaca, Texas,
Dec. 30, fined $110.
Failure to maintain seat-
belt: Thomas R. Taylor, 50,
Canyon City, Feb. 20, fined
$95.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 119 calls during the
week of Feb. 27 through
March 5. Along with the
various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juve-
nile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police
Department
Feb. 28: Arrested a
30-year-old John Day man
on a restraining order viola-
tion.
March 1: Notified with
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife of a cougar
sighting in Prairie City.
March 3: Responded to a
report of people fighting in
a moving vehicle on Main
Street.
March 4: Responded to
a report of a man knocking
on doors asking for residents
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Grant SWCD Weed Control Dept.
Working for You in 2017
Thanks to the Grant County Court and Northeast Oregon Forests
Resource Advisory Committee, Grant Weed Control is able to offer
Noxious Weed Control on Private Grazing Lands, through a Title II
funded Grant Project. This program will provide a maximum $5,000 of
noxious weed control services to qualifying landowners. To be eligible
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Convicted
sex offender
loses appeal
gon Solutions to help the city survey
occupants to learn what single commu-
nity project will benefit residents most.
The partnership would include a
two-day meeting between commu-
nity leaders and Oregon Solutions to
choose a project benefiting the com-
munity.
The total cost of consultation
would be $9,800, which John Day
City Manager Nick Green proposed
splitting equally between the city,
county, hospital and school dis-