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A6 Year in Review Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, December 27, 2017 THE TOP STORIES OF 2017 clists, injures several others (3,495 views): Lisa Ann Nie- haus was charged with negli- gent homicide after the crash east of Fossil. Facebook: Prairie City man arrested on meth charges (8,086 impressions): Thomas Pfeifer, 47, faced drug charges. By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle In 2017, people viewed pages on the Eagle’s website, myeaglenews.com, more than 825,000 times. The most-viewed story was published Aug. 25 when Thomas Joseph Elliott, 55, was arrested and charged with murder for the death of Todd Alan Berry. The incident occurred the evening of Aug. 24 on Marysville Thomas Lane east of Joseph John Day, Elliott where both men resided. They were related by marriage. On Aug. 29, a grand jury dropped the murder charge but indicted Elliott on charges of first-degree manslaughter and unlawful use of a weapon. Elliott remains in the Grant County Jail. A plea hearing is set for 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in Grant County Circuit Court. Following are the top sto- ries viewed on the Eagle’s website and Facebook page, month-by-month in 2017: January Website: John Day man charged with sex crimes (2,763 views): Kevin Andrew Brown, 27, John Day, was charged with 14 counts of sex- ual abuse. Facebook: Here’s a look at downtown John Day today as the snow continues to fall this afternoon (78,697 impres- sions): Snow blanketed the city. June Website: Tensions rising: Heated exchange erupts at Rainbow Gathering communi- ty meeting (7,956 views): Lo- cals and visitors clashed over the gathering held between John Day and Seneca. Facebook: Rainbow Gath- ering attendees beware: You will be jailed for shoplifting and other crimes (46,907 im- pressions): District Attorney Jim Carpenter opted for exe- cuted, not probationary, sen- tences. July Eagle file photo Ken Mayhead, left, demands to know how the Rainbow Gathering will benefit Grant County while Rainbow Gathering attendee Kathleen Todd, right, waits to respond at a community meeting in Canyon City. February Website: Idaho murder sus- pect arrested between Burns and Vale (3,856 views): John David Wurdemann, 46, Twin Falls, Idaho, was arrested after a high-speed chase. Facebook: Man who killed John Day cop will be freed (32,112 impressions): Oregon Supreme Court denied to re- view the decision reinstating Sidney Dean Porter’s prison release date for murder. March We b s i t e : Sidney Porter released, Dean residing in Porter Monument (1,523 views): Convicted cop killer Sidney Dean Porter, 57, was released from prison. Facebook: Owyhee Res- ervoir set to fill for first time in six years (47,268 impres- sions): Snowpack filled the reservoir in Malheur County. April Website: Grant County midwife’s license revoked (1,917 views): A state mid- wife license was revoked from Sherry Dress, 69, John Day. Facebook: Prairie City res- ident remains in critical con- dition after fire destroys home (14,612 impressions): Eula Waits was hospitalized after a home fire. May Website: Memorial Week- end crash kills two motorcy- Website: Over the Rain- bow: deaths, stabbings, beat- ings, drugs (10,697 views): Emergency personnel were swamped with the influx for the Rainbow Gathering. Facebook: New concert venue debuts in John Day (14,068 impressions): The Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center opened. August Website: John Day man charged with murder (15,615 views): Thomas Joseph Elliott was arrested for the death of Todd Alan Berry. Facebook: John Day man charged with murder (43,470 impressions): Same story. See TOP, Page A7 Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at