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NEWS BlueMountainEagle.com Wednesday, March 20, 2019 A5 Young cougar killed in John Day By Richard Hanners Blue Mountain Eagle A young cougar that had been seen eating a feral house cat in the Hillcrest Drive area of John Day was treed and killed by officials March 9. Ryan Platt, the assis- tant district wildlife biolo- gist at the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife’s John Day Field Office, said 911 dispatch received a call in the morning reporting the cougar under a pickup truck. ODFW responded to the location with federal pred- ator control agent Nick Lulay and his hounds, Platt said. Three dogs were used to track and tree the cougar about 300 yards from their starting point. The male cougar weighed about 50 pounds and was 6-8 months old, Platt said. It is not unusual to find young males who have been kicked away from their mother, or whose mother has died, roam- ing around and ending up in urban areas looking for food, he said. This is only the sec- ond cougar killed in Grant County in the past two years, Platt said. The last cougar was in Prairie City, he said. The John Day Field Office has been getting reports about cougar sight- ings and tries to follow up on all of them, Platt said. Many of the sightings end up being large house cats, he said. Cougars in town are a rare occurrence, he said. Officials must follow strict criteria when decid- ing whether to kill a cou- gar, Platt said. The main reason is public safety, such as repeated sightings near homes in daylight, he said. Highway 395 in Mt. Vernon for an 85-year-old woman. March 14: Responded to South Johnson Avenue in Prai- rie City for an elderly woman with leg pain. March 14: Dispatched to Highway 26 near Dayville for an injured man waiting in a vehicle. March 15: Responded to Highway 26 in Dayville for a woman who had fallen. March 16: Paged to South- west First Street in John Day for a 40-year-old woman with pan- creatic symptoms. March 17: Responded to East Main Street in John Day for a 50-year-old woman. March 17: Dispatched to a senior home in John Day for a 911 call. March 17: Transported a patient from a senior home in John Day. • Oregon Department of Transportation March 13: Advised of a large rock on Highway 19 near Picture Gorge. March 14: Received a report of rocks on Highway 395 north of Starr Ridge. March 14: Advised of a road hazard on Highway 26 west of Highway 19. March 15: Received a report of a rock hazard on Highway 395 near Meadowbrook Pass. • John Day rural fire March 17: Responded with Mt. Vernon fire to a structure fire on Childress Loop west of John Day. • Dayville fire March 17: Received a report of a burning pasture on High- way 26 near Picture Gorge called in as a wildfire. COPS AND COURTS Grant County Circuit Court Burton W. Soto, 40, Coos Bay, pleaded guilty March 14 to misdemeanor failure to appear committed on Jan 31. He was sentenced to 45 days jail. A sec- ond-degree charge of misde- meanor failure to appear was dismissed. The sentence was concurrent with a misdemeanor conviction for interfering with making a report. Grant County Sheriff The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following for the week of March 13: Concealed handgun licenses: 4 Average inmates: 13 Bookings: 6 Releases: 6 Arrests: 1 Citations: 1 Fingerprints: 2 Civil papers: 13 Warrants processed: 1 Asst./welfare check: 0 Search and rescue: 1 March 11: Richard Smith, 37, Milton-Freewa- ter, was arrested and charge with unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Justice Court • Violation of basic rule: Micah D. Britton, 40, Bend, Feb. 19, 75/55 zone, fined $140. Oregon State Police March 10: A John Day Fish and Wildlife trooper observed suspicious behavior by two individuals on Forest Service Road 16 and stopped their vehi- cle on County Road 16. Philo- mena J. Dutcher, 35, Canyon City, was cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license. March 12: After respond- ing to East 11th Street in Prai- rie City, Victoria J. McLean, 36, Prairie City, was arrested and charged on an outstanding Baker County warrant. March 13: While check- ing on a disabled motorist on Highway 26 west of Mitch- ell, a trooper noticed signs of intoxication by the driver. Fol- lowing field sobriety tests, Patrick K. Ryan, 55, Spring Creek, Nevada, was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of intoxi- cants. His blood alcohol level was measured at 0.22 percent. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 156 calls during the week of March 11-17, including: • John Day Police Department March 11: Following a traf- fic stop on Highway 26 east of John Day, James O’Neill, 51, Bend, was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicants. March 11: Received a call about an unwanted person at an apartment on East Main Street in John Day. March 11: Received a report of a missing person from a motel in John Day. March 11: Advised of suspi- cious circumstances at a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day. March 12: Responded to fraud report in John Day. March 14: Advised of a theft on West Main Street in John Day. March 15: Received a report from Northwest Second Avenue in John Day of a stolen identifi- cation card. March 15: Following a traf- fic stop at Marysville Road and Edgewood Drive, Karina P. Robinson, 19, Mt. Vernon, was cited for driving without a license or insurance. March 15: Responded to Wilderness Road in John Day for a possible explosion or fireworks. March 15: Following a traf- fic stop on West Main Street in John Day, Christian L. Claugh- ton, 44, John Day, was cited for driving with a suspended license and no insurance. March 15: Dispatched to a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day for a noise complaint. March 16: Responded with state police and sheriff’s depu- ties to a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day for a report of a fight. March 16: Following a traf- fic stop on West Main Street in John Day, Melinda J. Moss was arrested on a Grant County warrant. March 16: Responded to a A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY gas station on West Main Street in John Day for a violation of release conditions report. March 16: Following a traf- fic stop on Southwest Fourth Street in John Day, Stephanie M. Briney, 40, La Grande, was cited for driving with no proof of insurance. March 17: Responded to a warehouse on First Street in John Day for a suspicious per- son report. March 17: Following a traffic stop on Main Street in John Day, Karina P. Robinson, 19, Mt. Ver- non, was cited for driving with- out a license or insurance. March 17: Following a traf- fic stop on Northwest Third Street in John Day, Karina P. Robinson, 19, Mt. Vernon, was cited for driving without a license or insurance. March 17: Responded to a noise complaint at a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day. March 17: Following a war- rant served on Moore Street in John Day, Jay G. Williams, 28, was arrested on a Umatilla County warrant. • Oregon State Police March 12: Received a report of a road hazard on Highway 26 in Picture Gorge. March 15: Advised of a pos- sible cougar killing livestock on Harper Creek Road in Mt. Vernon. • Grant County Sheriff’s Office March 11: Advised of sus- picious circumstances on Dixie Creek Road in Prairie City. March 11: Received a report of an unwanted person on South Washington Street in Prairie City. March 11: Advised of a non- injury crash on Highway 26 east of Dayville. March 13: Received a report of an unwanted person on High- way 26 in Mt. Vernon. 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March 16: Search and res- cue personnel traveled to Four Corners northwest of Prairie City for a training exercise. March 16: Advised of a theft on North Mountain Boulevard in Mt. Vernon. • John Day ambulance March 11: Responded to an apartment on East Main Street in John Day. March 13: Dispatched to a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day for a woman with difficulty breath- ing and chest pains. March 14: Responded to East Main Street in John Day for a 78-year-old man with chest pains. March 14: Dispatched to $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 110110 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. Call 541-620-8057 for an appointment 530 E. Main, Ste. 5, John Day, OR. Sale now until May 31st. 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