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BlueMountainEagle.com
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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County court approves CASA funding
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Court
unanimously approved a
$6,750 request by CASA of
Grant County at their Dec.
19 meeting, pending a fi nal
decision on where the fund-
ing will come from in the
county budget.
CASA Executive Direc-
tor Hannah Hinman made
the request one week ear-
lier after explaining the
organization’s fundraising
challenges and the need to
increase the amount of local
support.
Commissioner
Rob
Raschio, attending his last
meeting as an appointee
before Commissioner-elect
Sam Palmer takes his seat,
said he had spoken to local
staff at the Department of
Human Services about the
diffi culties CASA faces.
Raschio said DHS fi g-
ures on the number of fos-
ter children in Grant and
Harney counties are not the
same as those presented by
Hinman, and DHS did not
implement the differential
response policy here that has
been blamed for increasing
the number of foster chil-
dren elsewhere in the state.
By Richard Hanners/Blue Mountain Eagle
Commissioner Rob Raschio speaks at his last Grant County Court meeting Dec. 19.
He was appointed to fi ll in for Boyd Britton and will be replaced by Sam Palmer, who
defeated Gordon Larson in the November election.
He said he invited a DHS
offi cial to speak to the court.
In other county court
news:
• Judge Scott Myers said
he had been waiting for
county counsel advice on
the structure and makeup of
a proposed Water Resource
Committee, which would
advise the court on water
issues.
Shaun Robertson, repre-
senting the task force that
proposed the committee
to the court, said the com-
mittee would fall under the
umbrella of a proposed Nat-
ural Resource Committee.
Robertson noted that
water confl icts tend to be
in-basin versus out-of-ba-
sin and consumption ver-
sus nonconsumption. He
also said he intentionally did
not invite state and federal
agencies to the task force
meetings.
Commissioner
Jim
Hamsher motioned that
the committee be made
from the existing task force
members. Myers asked
Robertson to send the
names to the court so they
could be reviewed. Raschio
said he wanted to be sure
Grant County cities were
represented.
• A court discussion on
changes to the county’s pol-
icy for reimbursing travel
expenses drew a number of
elected offi cials and other
department heads.
Raschio’s proposal for
fl at fees and a check-off
form to simplify the process
encountered pushback from
Myers, who cited past abuses
by county employees, and
County Clerk Brenda Percy,
whose department handles
expense reports.
The court agreed to
bring the matter back when
the county budget is being
drafted.
• Grant County Economic
Development Coordinator
Sally Bartlett reported that
Title III funds from the May
authorization of the Secure
Rural Schools Act totaled
$81,486.
Search
and
rescue
and emergency services
account for $75,000 of
the funding, with the rest
going to the Firewise Com-
munities Program and the
Community Wildfi re Pro-
tection Plan.
• The court approved
the future appointment of
Sam Palmer as the coun-
ty’s public health adminis-
trator, a new position man-
dated by the state. Palmer,
who has worked many
years as a nurse, will be
appointed after he takes
offi ce in January.
• The court approved
an ordinance establish-
ing a planning depart-
ment fee for naming roads.
When added to the exist-
ing cost of street signs
installed by the county,
the cost is estimated to be
$500.
• The court approved
Roadmaster Alan Hicker-
son’s request for $5,344 to
provide backup heat for the
department’s offi ces.
• The court’s next meet-
ing will be on Jan. 9.
crash on Highway 26 near
Dixie Summit.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Dec. 17: Advised of a
suspicious person at High-
way 26 and La Costa Road
in John Day.
Dec. 17: Received a
report of a theft on Miller
Mountain Road in Canyon
City.
Dec. 18: Advised of
harassment in Prairie City.
Dec. 19: Received a
report of an unwanted per-
son on South Ingle Street in
Mt. Vernon.
Dec. 19: Advised of a
sexual abuse report from
Washington Street in Can-
yon City.
Dec. 20: Received a theft
report from Izee-Paulina
Lane in Canyon City.
Dec. 21: Advised of theft
in the Ritter area.
Dec. 21: Received a fraud
report from Mt. Vernon.
Dec. 23: Responded with
John Day and Seneca ambu-
lances and state police to
Highway 395 near Starr
Ridge for a crash.
Dec. 26: Advised of tres-
passing in Prairie City.
• John Day ambulance
Dec. 17: Responded
to Thomason Lane for an
81-year-old woman who had
fallen and injured her hip.
Dec. 18: Dispatched to
North Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a 59-year-
old woman.
Dec. 18: Responded to
Northeast Seventh Avenue
for an 85-year-old woman.
Dec. 18: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Dec. 18: Dispatched to
South Canyon Boulevard in
John Day for a woman.
Dec. 18: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Dec. 19: Responded to a
senior home in John Day.
Dec. 19: Dispatched with
Prairie City ambulance to
East Fifth Street in Prairie
City for a man with short-
ness of breath.
Dec. 19: Responded to
Canyon Mountain Trail
Road in Canyon City for
an unconscious 93-year-old
woman.
Dec. 20: Dispatched to
North Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a woman.
Dec. 22: Responded to
Southwest First Avenue in
John Day for a 40-year-old
woman with fl u symptoms
and trouble breathing.
Dec. 24: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Dec. 24: Responded with
John Day police to South-
east Dayton Street for a man
with a leg injury.
Dec. 25: Dispatched to
Northeast Dayton Street in
John Day for a 78-year-old
man.
Dec. 25: Responded to a
senior home in John Day for
a 74-year-old man.
Dec. 26: Dispatched to
Northeast Seventh Avenue
in John Day for an 86-year-
old woman who had fallen.
Dec. 26: Responded to
Northwest Seventh Street in
John Day for a woman with
severe back pain.
• Bureau of Land
Management
Dec. 22: Advised of a
single-vehicle rollover non-
injury crash on Highway 26
near Fields Creek Road.
•
Department
of
Transportation
Dec. 25: Advised of a
cow on Highway 26 near
Fields Creek Road.
COPS AND COURTS
Grant County
Circuit Court
Charges against Don-
ald C. Stout, 62, Ontario, of
fourth-degree assault con-
stituting domestic violence
and harassment, allegedly
committed on Oct. 22, were
dismissed Dec. 17 follow-
ing a motion from the dis-
trict attorney stating that the
victim had moved away and
was no longer cooperating
with the state to bring the
case to trial.
Grant County
Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Dec.
19:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 4
Average inmates: 14
Bookings: 5
Releases: 8
Arrests: 0
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 3
Civil papers: 13
Warrants processed: 5
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 1
Dec. 19: Kevin Kim-
berling, 46, Prairie City,
was cited for driving with
a suspended license and no
insurance.
Justice Court
• Violation of basic rule:
Trace E. Tiller, 20, Hines,
Dec. 16, 77/55 zone, fi ned
$165; Matthew W. May-
fi eld, 37, Boise, Idaho, Dec.
2, 65/55 zone, fi ned $110;
Hayden J. Young, 21, Can-
yon City, Nov. 8, 91/55 zone,
fi ned $375; Jason A. Jones,
37, La Pine, Nov. 9, 74/55
zone, fi ned $165; Donna D.
Teriong, 62, Portland, Nov.
17, 77/55 zone, fi ned $265;
Benjamin S. Dotters-Katz,
26, Eugene, Nov. 29, 75/55
zone, fi ned $140; Daniel W.
Wagner, 26, Hines, Oct. 17,
79/55 zone, fi ned $265.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Korina J. Jones, 56, Mt. Ver-
non, Dec. 3, 47/35 zone,
fi ned $165; Michael T.
Smith, 54, John Day, Dec. 3,
45/35 zone, fi ned $115.
• Violation speed limit:
Bonnie D. Cearns, 59, Mt.
Vernon, Nov. 26, 82/65
zone, fi ned $265; Bryon O.
Clark, 46, Spray, Nov. 26,
46/35 zone, fi ned $165; Sara
A. Christiansen, 50, New
Ulm, Minnesota, Nov. 11,
55/35 zone, fi ned $165.
• Driving uninsured: Rick
G. Bowden, 56, Ontario,
Sept. 11, fi ned $265; Ste-
ven M. Warrington, 29, John
Day, Nov. 30, fi ned $400;
Katie Watt, 32, John Day,
Nov. 6, fi ned $265.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Steven M. War-
rington, 29, John Day, Nov.
30, fi ned $600.
• Failure to register vehi-
cle: Dustin L. Boggs, 20,
Kimberly, Nov. 2, fi ned $95.
• No operator’s license:
Liborio Lopez, 39, Kim-
berly, Nov. 26, fi ned $265.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Munye A. Jeylani, 42,
Apple Valley, Minnesota,
Oct. 8, fi ned $265; James
A. Wood, 59, Post, Nov. 20,
fi ned $265.
• Careless driving caus-
ing an accident: Hayden J.
Young, 21, Canyon City,
Nov. 8, fi ned $225; Liborio
Lopez, 39, Kimberly, Nov.
26, fi ned $440.
• Use of cellphone while
driving: Storm C. Carpen-
ter, 32, Canyon City, Dec. 2,
fi ned $265.
• Truck/bus exceeding
speed limit: Richard D. Ran-
dall, 50, Mt. Vernon, Dec. 3,
fi ned $165.
Restoration Fuels, LLC Open House
On Thursday, January 10, 2019 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm,
representatives from Restoration Fuels and Oregon Torrefaction invites
the community to an informal open house.
The opportunity will be held at the Canyon City Community Hall at
104 S. Humbolt St, Canyon City, OR 97820. The meeting will have
information stations on Restoration Fuels installation of a 12 ton/hour
torrefaction facility at the Malheur Lumber Company mill in John Day.
Please join us for some light refreshments and an informative evening
to answer any questions you may have about this first, U.S. large-scale,
commercial effort to help restore forests and create economic oportunity
in the region.
• Registration sticker
expired: Steven M. War-
rington, 29, John Day, Nov.
30, fi ned $200; Gregg E.
Devore, 29, Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho, Oct. 27, fi ned $115.
• Driving outside restric-
tions: Gregg E. Devore, 29,
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Oct.
27, fi ned $265.
Oregon State
Police
Dec. 20: Following a
traffi c stop on Highway 26
east of Moon Creek Road,
Colton J. David, 23, Day-
ville, was arrested and
charged with driving with
a suspended license and no
insurance, failing to register
and operating with nonstan-
dard lighting.
Dec. 22: Investigated a
noninjury crash on High-
way 26 east of Dayville that
occurred when the driver of
a westbound SUV lost con-
trol for mechanical reasons.
The vehicle locked up, slid
180 feet, went airborne off
the road, cleared a fence
and rolled 2 1/2 times. The
driver and his dog walked
away from the crash.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 182 calls during
the week of Dec. 17-26,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
Dec. 17: Following a traf-
fi c stop on Highway 26 east
of John Day, Michelle Stans-
bury was cited for speeding,
54/35 zone.
Dec. 18: Received a
report of elder abuse on
Northeast Seventh Street in
John Day.
Dec. 19: Responded to
Charolais Heights in John
Day for possible trespassing.
Dec. 20: Made contact
with a suspicious vehicle on
Northwest Third Avenue in
John Day.
Dec. 21: Responded with
sheriff’s offi ce and Forest
Service to a mobile home
park on West Main Street
in John Day for a domestic
report.
Dec. 22: Dispatched with
sheriff’s offi ce and state
police to a restaurant on
Main Street in John Day for
a disturbance.
Dec. 23: Responded to
the hospital in John Day for
an unwanted person.
Dec. 23: Received a
report of multiple shots fi red
on Southwest First Avenue
in John Day.
Dec. 24: Following a traf-
fi c stop near Southeast Hill-
crest Road, Tanner J. Prock,
22, John Day, was cited for
driving with a suspended
license and no insurance.
Dec. 24: Responded to a
motel in John Day for a sui-
cidal caller. Christopher M.
Nolan, 40, Prairie City, was
arrested on a state parole
board warrant.
Dec. 24: Dispatched to
Northwest First Street in
John Day for a suspicious
circumstances report.
Dec. 26: Advised of sus-
picious circumstances on La
Costa Road in John Day.
Dec. 26: Received a
report of a suspicious person
on Northwest Fourth Ave-
nue in John Day.
Dec. 26: Took a theft
report from an apartment on
East Main Street in John Day.
Dec. 26: Responded
with Community Counsel-
ing Solutions to West Main
Street in John Day for a sui-
cidal person.
• Oregon State Police
Dec. 18: Advised of a
slide-off noninjury crash
on Highway 26 near Dixie
Summit.
Dec. 20: Received a
report of hazardous road
conditions and a semi truck
blocking the southbound
lane of Highway 395 near
Beech Creek State Park.
Dec. 26: Advised with
sheriff’s offi ce of a slide-off
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