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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
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Cow Fire grows to 2,900 acres
Blue Mountain Eagle
Fire crews continue con-
structing lines on the Cow
Fire 15 miles southeast
of Prairie City, which had
grown to 2,944 acres as of
Tuesday.
A community meeting
will be held from 5-6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29, at the
Prairie City Senior Center,
according to a press release.
Firefighters continue to
use hand and aerial igni-
tions to reduce surface fuels
between the fire’s active
edge and primary con-
trol lines planned for final
containment. The tactic,
expected to span several
days, reduces the intensity
of the fire.
The fire reached For-
est Road 13 near the Short
Creek
Guard
Station,
Contributed photo/Torin Foster
The Cow Fire seen from outside Prairie City Aug. 20.
resulting in a low-inten-
sity burn of surface fuels,
enhancing the protection of
the facility.
On the fire’s north-
ern flank, hand crews and
heavy equipment are build-
ing a control line along
the 325 road to tie into an
area where a previous fire
reduced vegetation, cre-
ating a natural control
feature.
Along Forest Road 13,
which will serve as the
eastern control line, hand
crews and logging equip-
ment are strengthening this
control line by thinning
and chipping brush and
dead and downed lodge-
pole pine.
On the fire’s southern
flank, crews have com-
pleted hand and dozer line
west from Forest Road 13
toward Sheep Mountain,
tying into another previ-
ous fire, and are installing a
hose system. These control
lines are planned to estab-
lish containment of the fire
and protect values at risk
including a cow camp, the
Short Creek Guard Station,
grazing allotments and
active timber sales.
Firefighting resources
assigned to accomplish
these goals include 13
hand crews, eight engines,
four dozers, three heavy
and one light helicopters,
two masticators, and six
feller-buncher and skid-
der teams — a total of 584
people.
Weather forecasts for
Wednesday and Thurs-
day bring the potential for
increased fire behavior
with fuels increasingly sus-
ceptible to ignition from
spotting.
To protect public and
firefighter safety, a clo-
sure order is in effect for
the vicinity of the 204
Cow Fire and surrounding
roads: inciweb.nwcg.gov/
incident/6526.
Canyon City for a 52-year-
old man who had collapsed.
Aug. 19: Dispatched with
Dayville fire to Ervin Street
in Dayville for an elderly
man with chest pain.
Aug. 19: Responded to
Southwest First Avenue in
John Day for a woman with
a possible broken foot.
Aug. 20: Dispatched to
Highway 26 west of Dayville
for an 88-year-old man with
difficulty breathing and chest
pains.
Aug. 21: Paged to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day
for a 64-year-old man who
couldn’t sleep.
Aug. 22: Responded to a
senior home in John Day for
an 86-year-old woman who
was dizzy and had difficulty
breathing.
Aug. 22: Transported a
patient to a hospital in Bend.
Aug. 23: Dispatched to a
thrift store on Canton Street
in John Day for a woman
who had fallen.
Aug. 24: Responded with
Long Creek ambulance to
Second and Bradley streets
in Long Creek for a 9-year-
old child with a compound
fracture.
Aug. 24: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a 64-year-old man with chest
pain.
Aug. 24: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Aug. 25: Responded to
Northeast Seventh Street in
John Day for an 86-year-old
woman with weakness and
general malaise.
Aug. 25: Dispatched with
Dayville ambulance to South
Fork Road in Dayville for
a 55-year-old man having
seizures.
• Grant County Proba-
tion and Parole
Aug. 19: Received a
report of suspicious circum-
stances on Ingle Street in Mt.
Vernon.
• Forest Service
Aug. 19: Advised of a
smoke plume in the Crane
Creek area south of the
Strawberry Range.
Aug. 20: Received a
report of a possible for-
est fire around Strawberry
Mountain.
Aug. 23: Advised of a
missing motorist in Harney
County.
Aug. 23: Received a
report of a fire in the Indian
Rock area off Middle Fork
Lane near Greenhorn.
Aug. 24: Advised of a fire
seen northeast of Seneca on
the north side of the Straw-
berry Range.
• John Day fire
Aug. 22: Paged for a fire
alarm at the hospital in John
Day.
Aug. 22: With Prairie City
fire, located a vehicle with
a smoking tire in the Pine
Creek area. The owner was
advised.
Aug. 22: Received a
report of a vehicle with a
smoking tire. A caller on
Southeast Dayton Street in
John Day called about the
smell.
Aug. 23: Responded to
a residential fire alarm at
an apartment on East Main
Street in John Day.
• Oregon Department of
Transportation
Aug. 23: Advised with
Oregon
Trail
Electri-
cal Cooperative about a
downed power line near La
Costa Drive and Highway
26.
COPS AND COURTS
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 Circuit
Court
Taylor M. Woodward,
22, John Day, pleaded guilty
Aug. 22 to misdemeanor sec-
ond-degree theft committed
on May 31, 2015. He was
sentenced to $600 in fines
and fees. A misdemeanor
charge of second-degree fail-
ure to appear allegedly com-
mitted Sept. 3, 2015, was dis-
missed Aug. 22.
Ian E.G. Humbird, 23,
Canyon City, pleaded guilty
Aug. 22 to two misdemeanor
counts of harassment con-
stituting domestic violence
committed on June 12 and
June 15. He was sentenced to
20 days jail, 18 months pro-
bation and $300 in fines and
fees. Counts of fourth-de-
gree assault and interference
with making a report were
dismissed.
Devan J. Haynes, 26, John
Day, pleaded guilty June 27
to a felony charge of delivery
of methamphetamine com-
mitted on March 29, 2018.
He was sentenced to 30 days
jail, 36 months probation, 80
hours community service and
a $500 fine. Counts of unlaw-
ful possession of metham-
phetamine and being a felon
in possession of a restricted
weapon were dismissed.
Kassidy L. Williams, 18,
Canyon City, pleaded guilty
Aug. 22 to first-degree crim-
inal trespass committed on
May 19. She was sentenced
to five days jail, 18 months
probation, 45 hours commu-
nity service and $200 in fines
and fees.
Felony charges against
Tanner J. Prock, 22, John
Day, of fraudulent use of a
credit card and first-degree
theft allegedly committed
Sept. 13 were dismissed Aug.
26 after a civil compromise
was reached in which the vic-
tim agreed to be paid $2,500
for financial damages.
Abougoush, 59, Kelowna,
British Columbia, Aug. 7,
84/55 zone, fined $265.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Robert G. Bender, 71,
Albany, Aug. 4, 78/65 zone,
fined $265; Jesus Lepez Cas-
tillo, 77, Kimberly, Aug. 15,
56/45 zone, fined $165; Kyle
M. McGregor, 33, Klamath
Falls, Aug. 4, 82/65 zone,
fined $225; Kevin M. Cam-
panella, 41, Naples, Florida,
Aug. 4, 84/65 zone, fined
$265; Cristian M. Elias,
25, Houston, Texas, Aug.
2, 76/65 zone, fined $165;
David J. McKay, 74, Bend,
Aug. 3, 65/35 zone, fined
$165.
• Violation speed limit:
Donald J. Baxter Jr., 63, Red-
mond, July 26, 65/45 zone,
fined $165.
• Driving uninsured: Ste-
ven M. Warrington, 29, John
Day, July 18, fined $265.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Steven M. War-
rington, 29, John Day, July
18, fined $440.
• Failure to obey traf-
fic control device: Pamela
Robin Sass, 61, Mt. Vernon,
fined $265.
• No Oregon operator’s
license: Bradley P. Hill, 34,
Portland, June 24, fined
$265.
• Open container of alco-
hol: Jason R. Love, 35, Jef-
ferson, Georgia, July 28,
fined $265.
• Monty G. Smith, 44,
Mt. Vernon, pleaded guilty
Aug. 21 to harassment. He
was sentenced to 120 hours
jail, 18 months probation, 30
hours community service and
$200 in fines and fees.
Oregon State Police
Aug. 15: Responded
to a single-vehicle nonin-
jury crash on Highway 395
near Beech Creek summit.
A northbound Toyota 4Run-
ner with one occupant hit
a deer at 60 mph. The air-
bags deployed so the driver
couldn’t see and the vehicle
left the shoulder.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
137 calls during the week of
Aug. 19-25, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Aug. 19: Responded to
a person under the Bridge
Street bridge in John Day.
Aug. 19: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a dispute report.
Aug. 19: Responded to a
dog bite report from Hillcrest
Road in John Day.
Aug. 19: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a dispute report.
Aug. 21: Following a traf-
fic stop at a mobile home
park on West Main Street in
John Day, Tanner Prock, 22,
John Day, was cited for driv-
ing with a suspended license
and uninsured.
Aug. 22: Advised of a
felon in possession of a
weapon in John Day.
Aug. 23: Responded to
Brent Drive in John Day for
a theft report.
Aug. 24: Advised of tres-
passing at a mobile home
park on West Main Street in
John Day.
Aug. 25: Responded to a
bar on Main Street in John
Day for a fight.
• Oregon State Police
Aug. 23: Advised that a
truck hit an elk on Highway
26 west of Dayville.
Aug. 24: Received a
report of people harassing
wildlife in the Silvies River
area.
Aug. 25: Advised of a
noninjury crash on Highway
26 near Austin Junction.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Aug. 19: Advised of a
domestic incident on North
Washington Street in Prairie
City.
Aug. 19: Received a theft
report from a cafe in Canyon
City.
Aug. 19: Advised of
harassment at a convenience
store in Prairie City.
Aug. 20: Received a juve-
nile problem report for North
Humbolt Street in Canyon
City.
Aug. 20: Advised of a dis-
pute at an apartment on Main
Street in Prairie City.
Aug. 21: Received a
report of an intoxicated per-
son at Depot Park in Prairie
City.
Aug. 21: Advised of
harassment on West 12th
Street in Prairie City.
Aug. 21: Received a
report of shots fired on Miller
Lane in John Day.
Aug. 22: Advised of shots
fired on Ingle Street in Mt.
Vernon.
Aug. 22: Received a child
neglect report from Patterson
Drive in Canyon City.
Aug. 24: Advised of an
unwanted person on Ingle
Street in Mt. Vernon.
Aug. 25: Received a
restraining order violation
report from Summit Prairie
Road in Prairie City.
Aug. 25: Advised of
harassment on Riverside
Street in Mt. Vernon.
• John Day ambulance
Aug. 19: Responded to
South Humbolt Street in
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Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Aug.
21:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 15
Average inmates: 20
Bookings: 14
Releases: 14
Arrests: 3
Citations: 0
Fingerprints: 1
Civil papers: 12
Warrants processed: 4
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
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Justice Court
• Violation of basic rule:
Mary Ann M. Gill, 54,
Kelowna, British Colum-
bia, Aug. 7, 84/55 zone,
fined $265; Anton Abben,
73, Ashland, June 17, 76/55
zone, fined $265; Benjamin
L. Gates, 66, Endricks, Min-
nesota, Aug. 3, 77/55 zone,
fined $165; David Kendall,
63, Cornelius, Aug. 10, 84/65
zone, fined $160; Thea L.
Ensign, 29, John Day, Aug.
15, 68/55 zone, fined $125;
William R. Brignon, 42, Cor-
bett, Aug. 17, fined $165;
Dan’l R. Koch, 50, Red-
mond, Aug. 8, 70/55 zone,
fined $165; Dorothy M.
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