NEWS
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Who will be on the ballot in May?
for Position 1. Tina Rhoda is
running for Position 3. Nobody
fi led for Position 2.
At Long Creek School Dis-
trict 17, Marsiellette Watson is
running for Position 3. Nobody
fi led for Position 1.
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
The May 18 primary elec-
tion is on the horizon, and here
are the seats residents will see
on Election Day.
Education Service District
Other positions
Three seats are available in
the Grant County ESD this year.
There is one at-large posi-
tion available with Laurel Nel-
son from John Day running for
the spot.
Robert Cockrell from Mon-
ument is running for a seat in
Zone 3, and nobody fi led to fi ll
the seat in Zone 5.
Grant County Transportation
District has Bryan Nelson, Jim
Jerome, Peggy Neal and Fran-
ces Preston running for three
at-large positions.
John Day Rural Fire Dis-
trict has Bryan Nelson and
Kirk Ausland running for two
at-large positions available for
four-year terms. Dale Stennett
is running for one at-large posi-
tion for a two-year unexpired
term.
Mt. Vernon Rural Fire
District has Willis Kimball
and Daniel Koming running
for three at-large positions
available.
Prairie Rural Fire District
has Lori Hire running for one
of the two at-large positions
available.
John Day-Canyon City
Parks and Recreation District
School districts
All fi ve school districts have
people running for seats.
At Grant School District 3,
Jake Taylor is running for the
one at-large position. Haley
Walker is running for a seat in
Zone 2. Aaron Lieuallen is run-
ning for a seat in Zone 3. Chris
Labhart is running for a seat in
Zone 4. Nobody fi led for the
open spot in Zone 1.
At Prairie City School Dis-
Eagle fi le photo
Grant County Clerk Brenda Percy
trict 4, Chris Camarena is run-
ning for Position 1. Dwight
Howard and Frances Preston
are running for Position 2. Jenni
Workman is running for Posi-
tion 3. Jenny Shaw is running
for Position 4. Jamie McKay is
running for Position 6.
At Monument School Dis-
trict 8, Casey Schultz is run-
ning for an at-large position.
Liz Lovelock is running for an
at-large position. Nobody fi led
for two at-large positions.
At Dayville School District
16J, Babette Larson is running
has Lisa Weigum, Kimberly
Hernandez and Rich Lallatin
running for the three at-large
positions available.
Blue Mountain Hospital
District has Linda Ladd and
Frances Preston running for the
one at-large position available.
Karla Averett is running for
Position 1. Teena Ballard, Chris
Labhart and Shawna Clark fi led
for Position 2.
Dayville Cemetery District
has Nancy Moore and Sue Can-
non running for the two at-large
positions available.
Fox Cemetery District has
Dick Galbreath running for one
at-large position.
Long Creek Cemetery Dis-
trict has Jacqueline Burnette
and Valores Hall running for the
two at-large positions.
Mid-County Cemetery Dis-
trict has Dorman Gregory and
Ben Lindley running for the
two at-large positions.
Monument Cemetery Dis-
trict has nobody fi led for the
three at-large positions.
Prairie Cemetery District has
Marelene Woodley fi led for the
one at-large position available.
A5
Theft charge against
Connery dismissed pending
further investigation
Blue Mountain Eagle
Theft charges against Isaac Connery have been dis-
missed pending further investigation.
Connery, 23, pleaded not guilty to one count of
unauthorized use of a vehicle April 1.
Special Appointed Deputy Dis-
trict Attorney J. Michael Swart fi led a
motion to dismiss the charge without
prejudice — meaning the state can
fi le the charges again later — pursu-
ant to further investigation April 16.
Connery now has a Salem
address, according to court Isaac Connery
documents.
In a secret indictment fi led June 23, 2020, Connery
was accused of unlawfully taking Terry Smith’s 2006
Toyota Tacoma on July 18, 2018.
According to press releases from Grant County
District Attorney Jim Carpenter, Connery killed Terry
Smith and his wife, Sharon, before setting fi re to their
home on Nan’s Rock Road near Mt. Vernon.
Carpenter said Connery confessed to the crimes,
but the confession, and subsequent information
obtained, was ruled inadmissible in court because of
Miranda rights violations.
Two counts of fi rst-degree murder and one count
of fi rst-degree arson were also dismissed without prej-
udice against Connery and his mother, Gabrielle Con-
nery, 47.
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
eff ort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
Michael A. Salanti, 65,
pleaded guilty on April 20
to two counts of delivery of
methamphetamine commit-
ted on Feb. 19 and March 8.
He was sentenced to serve 36
months of probation and 160
hours of community service
and ordered to pay $440 in
fi nes. A count of conspiracy to
commit a class B felony, three
counts of unlawful possession
of methamphetamine and a
count of delivery of metham-
phetamine were dismissed.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week of April 21:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 3
Average inmates: 9
Bookings: 6
Releases: 6
Arrests: 0
Citations: 3
Fingerprints: 0
Civil papers: 8
Warrants processed: 3
Assistance/Welfare check:
0
Search and Rescue: 1
Felipe Martinez, 29, of
Ontario was cited for driving
while suspended and unin-
sured and violation of basic
rule, 80/65 zone.
George Brown, 46, of Mt.
Vernon was cited for sec-
ond-degree disorderly conduct
and off ensive littering.
Grant County Justice
Court
Violation of the basic
rule: Jonathan R. Doty, 37,
Butte City, California, March
26, 50/30 zone, fi ned $165;
Douglas L. Smith, 56, Hines,
April 4, 79/55 zone, fi ned
$265; Lance C. Clark, 57,
Miles City, Montana, March
27, 50/30 zone, fi ned $165;
Lucas R. Morgan, 37, Herm-
iston, April 7, 80/55 zone,
fi ned $265; Svetlana V. Izo-
tov, 21, Vancouver, Wash-
ington, April 8, 71/55 zone,
fi ned $165; Kaylee P. Dyer,
25, Mt. Vernon, March 16,
73/55 zone, fi ned $165;
Janine L. Nalbone, 58, Chico,
California, March 2, 73/55
zone, fi ned $165; Mark R.
Wessling, 63, Bend, March
16, 80/55 zone, fi ned $265;
Connor M. White, 19, Mt.
Vernon, April 4, 95/55 zone,
fi ned $225.
Exceeding speed limit:
Zafar Yasin, 54, John Day,
March 14, 42/25 zone, fi ned
$165; Kimberly R. Jacobs,
40, Prairie City, March 17,
78/65 zone, fi ned $265;
Thomas J. Currier, 29, San
Francisco, California, March
11, 50/30 zone, fi ned $165;
Joseph D. Odell, 38, Star,
Idaho, March 22, 50/30 zone,
fi ned $165; Dylan R. Brom-
ley, 28, Portland, March 25,
42/25 zone, fi ned $165; Ste-
vie L. Porter, 37, Mt. Vernon,
March 31, 75/65 zone, fi ned
$140; Juvenile, 17, Mt. Ver-
non, March 12, 75/65 zone,
fi ned $100.
Driving while suspended:
Adrian L. Couey, 36, John
Day, March 24, fi ned $440;
Destiny D. Nolan, 20, Prairie
City, March 10, fi ned $440;
David J. Darling, 46, John
Day, March 13, fi ned $440,
March 19, fi ned $440; Jacob
G. Mears, 48, John Day, Feb.
24, fi ned $440.
Driving uninsured: Adrian
L. Couey, 36, John Day,
March 24, fi ned $265; Demar
G. Miller, 43, Cheney, Wash-
ington, March 15, fi ned $265;
Destiny D. Nolan, 20, Prairie
City, March 10, fi ned $265;
David J. Darling, 46, John
Day, March 13, fi ned $265,
March 19, fi ned $265; Con-
nor M. White, 19, Mt. Vernon,
April 4, fi ned $135.
No operator’s license: Jon-
athan R. Doty, 37, Butte City,
California, March 26, fi ned
$440; Kaylee P. Dyer, 25, Mt.
Vernon, March 16, fi ned $265;
Demar G. Miller, 43, Cheney,
Washington, March 15, fi ned
$265; Daniel J. Goldstein, 28,
Boulder, Colorado, Feb. 26,
fi ned $440.
Passing in a no-pass zone:
Daniel J. Goldstein, 28, Boul-
der, Colorado, Feb. 26, fi ned
$265.
Steven M. Warrington’s
probation was extended for
12 months on April 19 due
to violating the terms of his
probation.
Connor M. White pleaded
guilty on April 19 to a count
of careless driving. He was
ordered to pay a $135 fi ne.
On April 20, the court
granted a judgment for Mat-
thew E. Sagaser against Joseph
V. Radinovich for $644.
Oregon State Police
April 23: A resident of
Dayville reported that a piece
of farm equipment spilled a
white-colored crystal sub-
stance on the highway in Day-
ville. Upon further inves-
tigation, the driver of an
International fertilizer spreader
drove for about 1 mile on the
highway, accidentally spilling
fertilizer. The fertilizer was
determined not to be hazard-
ous. The driver was issued a
warning for operating with a
leaking or sifting load. Ore-
gon Department of Transpor-
tation responded to the scene
and cleaned up the spill.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
161 calls during the week of
April 19-25, including:
• John Day Police
Department
April 19: Sarah J. Paul,
42, of Salem was arrested for
driving under the infl uence
of intoxicants on Highway
26. Paul was cited for driving
while suspended and refusal
of a urine test.
April 20: Received a report
of two dogs attacking a small
dog on Bridge Street.
April 21: Responded for a
report of disorderly conduct
and arrested Clinton J. Phil-
lips, 51, Portland.
April 23: Received a report
of possible theft or fraud on
Hillcrest Road.
April 24: Dispatched to a
report of hit-and-run vehicle
damage at a business on West
Main Street.
April 25: Arrested Nathan
J. Kennedy, 36, Kelso, Wash-
ington, on a Grant County
warrant.
• Oregon State Police
April 23: Received a report
of a burning ditch on Highway
26 near milepost 97.
• Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce
April 19: Takoda L. Pro-
peck, 22, of John Day was
arrested by the Klamath Falls
Police Department on a Grant
County warrant.
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April 22: Mackenzie
Clark, 25, of Prairie City was
arrested on a Grant County
warrant.
April 23: Grace Taylor of
Canyon City was cited for
speeding, 82/55 zone.
April 23: Kassidy Wil-
liams, 21, of Canyon City
was cited for speeding, 48/25
zone.
April 24: Arrested Ian
Humbird, 26, of Canyon
City for trespassing on South
Washington Street.
April 25: Along with
JDPD and OSP, responded to
a domestic assault on High-
way 395N. Ivy A. Mark-
wick, 24, of Long Creek
was arrested. Long Creek
and John Day ambulances
responded for a 27-year-old
man with an injured head.
• John Day ambulance
April 19: Dispatched to an
elderly woman with nausea
and a headache on Northeast
Seventh Avenue.
April 21: Responded for a
52-year-old man with a dia-
betic issue on North Humbolt
Street.
April 21: Responded for
an 82-year-old woman with
nausea and vomiting on
North Humbolt Street.
April 22: Along with Prai-
rie City fi re, responded to
a report of a woman barely
breathing on South Main
Street.
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Sandy and I would like to thank all the people involved with
the fine investigative reporting by the Blue Mountain Eagle.
In a time when most investigative reporting is being defund-
ed, the parent company of the BME still values its merits. We
are most appreciative.
Thank you.
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