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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Flood danger: Bridges, roads close in Grant County
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
Runoff from mountain
snowpack combined with
signifi cant rainfall in past
weeks has contributed to
high creek and river levels,
posing fl ood risks to many
areas of Grant County.
The county declared an
emergency Monday, and rain
fell through the night in the
John Day area, bringing river
and creek levels even higher
by Tuesday morning.
The National Weather
Service in Pendleton issued
a fl ood warning for small
streams in Grant County
on Monday through 4 p.m.
Tuesday, when rivers and
creeks were expected to
crest.
NWS forecast about 0.10
to 0.24 inches of additional
rainfall in the region on Tues-
day, with cooler air moving
in later in the day and light
snow expected above 5,500
feet elevation. The cooler
temperatures were expected
to slow mountain snowpack
runoff.
Canyon Creek was fl ow-
ing freely over several
bridges in Canyon City,
including Nugget Street and
Inland Street. In addition, the
Portal Road and Adam Drive
bridges were closed to traffi c.
Several highways in Grant
County were experiencing
fl ooding. Flooding from the
North Fork of the John Day
River had closed Highway
Canyon Creek was fl owing over the Inland Street bridge
in Canyon City by Tuesday morning, April 9, and extensive
sandbagging was in place to protect nearby properties.
The pedestrian bridge and the railings had been removed
to improve fl ow. A county excavator was in place to remove
logs and other debris.
Eagle photos/Richard Hanners
Canyon Creek was fl owing over the Inland Street bridge in Canyon City by Tuesday morning,
April 9. School teachers, staff and students joined other volunteers in sandbagging along the
creek to protect school property.
402 and Highway 19 near
Kimberly, and fl ooding from
the Silvies River temporar-
ily closed Highway 395 just
south of Seneca.
Emergency workers were
called out in Mt. Vernon,
where lots of sandbagging
was underway on Tuesday
and the city park was closed.
Much of the Clyde Holliday
State Park was underwater
from the overfl owing John
Day River.
All Grant School Dis-
trict 3 schools were closed
on Tuesday, including Grant
Union Junior-Senior High
School, Humbolt Elementary
and Seneca School.
Canyon Creek was fl ow-
ing about 1.5 feet higher at
Inland Street than one day ear-
lier. The railings and pedes-
trian bridge at Inland Street
had been removed to prevent
logs and debris from lodging
and preventing stream fl ow. A
county excavator was in place
to remove debris as it reached
the bridge.
Extensive
sandbagging
and barricade placement was
established from the Inland
Street bridge downstream in
an effort to prevent any creek
water that overran its banks
from running onto the Gibco
and Grayback properties
nearby or to the Grant School
District 3 bus barn and super-
intendent’s offi ce or farther on
to Grant Union High School
property.
School buses had been
moved from the bus barn to
a parking lot just north of the
high school. In 2011, fl ood-
ing at Inland Street ran into
the Gibco store, with about
1.5-foot high fl ood water run-
ning through the north side
entrance door. Flooding that
year also reached the school
superintendent’s offi ces.
Some evacuations were
underway along Canyon
Creek on Tuesday, with one
family in shelter by Tuesday
morning.
The Red Cross Cascades
Region opened a shelter Tues-
day morning at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 944 E. Main St., John
Day. Individuals and families
who have been impacted by
fl ooding conditions and are in
need of shelter assistance are
encouraged to simply show
up at the shelter for help.
Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer issued a press
release warning the public
about fl ood dangers and ask-
ing people to cooperate with
emergency workers as they
deal with high-water dangers.
“Typically, fl ooding and
high water events draw
crowds and onlookers into
areas where emergency and
maintenance crews are trying
to access,” he said. “We are
asking people who do not live
in specifi c or general areas
of where this fl ood is taking
place, to stay out of or away
from these areas. Traffi c and
congestion generates delays
and a potential for accidents
in these areas also rise. As of
right now, we do not need
additional issues to contend
with.”
green marijuana. Michael
S. Thomas, 28, was given a
fi eld sobriety test and then
arrested. His blood alcohol
content was measured three
times at 0 percent. Follow-
ing a drug recognition eval-
uation at the Grant County
Jail, he was charged with
driving under the infl uence
of cannabis and inhalants.
April 1: Served a Grant
County warrant on a woman
on Overholt Avenue in Prai-
rie City. The woman said
she had a hypodermic nee-
dle in her bra. Cheyanne N.
Marquez, 26, was arrested.
the week of April 1-7,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
April 6: Responded to a
video store on West Main
Street in John Day for a
burglary report.
April 6: Dispatched to
a report of possible explo-
sions in John Day.
• Oregon State Police
April 2: Received a
report of a burning vehi-
cle that was abandoned on
Highway 26.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce
April 2: Received a 911
call about a kidnapping
from Buckhorn Road in
Canyon City.
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs
of law enforcement agen-
cies. Every effort is made to
report the court disposition
of arrest cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
Cashelle J. Miles, 25,
Medford, pleaded guilty
March 28 to misdemeanor
failure to appear on a crimi-
nal citation committed Dec.
20. She was sentenced to
30 days jail concurrent with
a March 28 supplemental
judgment for violating pro-
bation conditions. In that
judgment, she was found in
violation of failing to com-
plete community service
work, failure to pay fi nes or
fees, reckless driving, reck-
less endangering another
and endangering the wel-
fare of a minor, and she was
sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Cathleen A. Rose, 63,
Long Creek, pleaded guilty
April 2 to misdemeanor
criminal driving while
license was suspended
or revoked committed on
Sept. 19. She was sen-
tenced to 18 months proba-
tion, 30 hours community
service and a $1,000 fi ne.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce reported the
following for the week of
April 3: concealed hand-
gun licenses, 27; average
inmates, 11; bookings, 10;
releases, 13; arrests, 1; cita-
tions, 0; fi ngerprints, 7;
civil papers, 12; warrants
processed, 2; asst./welfare
check, 0; search and res-
cue, 0.
Justice Court
• Violation of basic rule:
Tristan G. Bass, 43, New-
port, March 12, 74/55 zone,
fi ned $140; Amy E. Cha-
rette, 42, John Day, March
26, 79/55 zone, fi ned $225;
Bradford H. Williams, 57,
San Jose, California, March
2, 74/55 zone, fi ned $260.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Joshua W. Reynolds, 35,
Richfi eld, Utah, March 2,
80/65 zone, fi ned $225;
Jeremy D. Field, 40, Prairie
City, March 21, 75/65 zone,
fi ned $165; Tamera C. Ban-
croft, 51, Klamath Falls,
March 1, 78/65 zone, fi ned
$265; Carrie E. Sullivan,
47, Dayville, Feb. 5, 42/25
zone, fi ned $165.
• Violation speed limit:
Harry P. Hosey, 72, Walla
Walla Washington, March
3, 44/25 zone, fi ned $165.
• Driving uninsured:
Nick Gibson, 27, Prairie
City, Jan. 23, fi ned $1,000;
Victoria J. McLean, 36,
Baker City, Jan. 19, fi ned
$300; Tami L. Sasser, 37,
Canyon City, Feb. 25, fi ned
$265, March 26, fi ned $265.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Nick Gibson, 27,
Prairie City, Jan. 23, fi ned
$2,000; Victoria J. McLean,
36, Baker City, Jan. 19,
fi ned $500.
• Failure to obey traf-
fi c control device: Wyatt J.
Waliser, 18, Prineville, Feb.
10, fi ned $165.
• Exceeding maximum
weight limit: Carroll Wal-
ton, 68, Prairie City, March
13, fi ned $150.
• Exceeding permit-
ted weight limit: Paul V.
Novotny, 36, Imbler, March
21, fi ned $150.
• Use of cellphone while
driving: Diane Hartwick,
64, John Day, March 2,
fi ned $265.
• Failure to renew reg-
istration: Tami L. Sasser,
37, Canyon City, March 26,
fi ned $440.
• Andy R. Chester, 60,
Myrtle Point, pleaded
guilty April 1 to second-de-
gree criminal trespass. He
was sentenced to $940 in
fi nes, fees and restitution.
• Brian Johns was con-
victed April 3 of failure to
perform duties of a driver.
He was sentenced to a $440
fi ne.
Oregon State Police
March 25: Follow-
ing a traffi c stop on High-
way 395 north of the Sil-
vies Road junction, the
trooper allegedly saw drug
paraphernalia and empty
open beer cans and smelled
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