NEWS
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Black Butte Fire area closure reduced
Blue Mountain Eagle
Malheur National Forest fi re staff
reduced the area closure around the
Black Butte Fire.
The 22,445-acre fi re is 95% con-
tained as of Monday. The fi re is
expected to be contained Sept. 5.
Forest visitors are asked to use
caution when recreating in the area.
There will be fi re traffi c for the next
few weeks. Visitors are also reminded
that the Malheur National Forest is at
Phase C of Public Use Restrictions
and extreme fi re danger.
For more information on pub-
lic use restrictions, visit fs.usda.
gov/detail/malheur/fire/?cid=fsb-
dev3_033802. The closure order
and map can be found online at
fs.usda.gov/detail/malheur/notic-
es/?cid=STELPRD3845529 or by
visiting Inciweb at https://inciweb.
nwcg.gov/incident/7770/
The closure area consists of all
geographical areas on Forest Ser-
vice land within boundaries of the
following description: Starting at
the intersection of Forest Service
Road (FSR) 16 and FSR 1675 at
T. 15 S, R. 35.5 E, Sec. 26, south
on FSR 16 to the junction of FSR
16 and FSR 1663 at T. 16 S, R. 35
E, Sec. 19, south on FSR 1663 to
junction of FSR 1663495 at T. 17
S, R. 35.5 E, Sec. 28, south along
FSR 1663495 to the junction of
FSR 1663495 and FSR 1663496 at
T. 17 S, R. 35.5 E. Sec. 27, south
on FSR 1663496 to the junction
of FSR 1663 at T. 17 S, R. 35.5
E, Sec. 34 continue south on FSR
1663 until it intersects with Tama-
rack Creek at T17 S, R. 35.5 E, Sec.
3 southeast along Tamarack Creek to
the Malheur National Forest bound-
ary at T. 18 S, R. 36 E, Sec. 12. Fol-
A5
OSP seeking
person who
poached buck
in John Day
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
An aerial view of the Black Butte Fire.
low the Malheur National Forest
boundary north to T. 16 S, R. 36 E,
Sec. 4, where the boundary intersects
with FSR 1675902 at T. 16 S, R. 36
E, Sec. 28. Continuing north on FSR
1675902 to junction FSR 1675 and
continue north on FSR 1675 to the
junction with FSR 1675423 at T. 16
S, R. 36 E, Sec. 9 then east on FSR
1675423 to junction 1675, at T. 16 S,
R. 35.5 E, Sec. 12 north on 1675 to
the junction of FSR 16 at T 15 S, R
35.5 E, Sec. 26.
All boundary roads will remain
open except FSR 16 will be closed
from the junction of FSR 1663 and
FSR 16 to the junction with FSR
1675, continuing south on FSR 1675
to the junction of FSR 423.
Contributed photo
Post-fi re smoldering after the Black Butte Fire near Forest Road 16.
The Oregon State Police Fish
& Wildlife Division is seeking the
public’s assistance to identify the
person responsible for the unlaw-
ful taking and wasting of mule deer
buck in John Day.
On Aug. 8, the OSP Fish &
Wildlife Division was notifi ed
of a deceased mule deer buck
within the city limits of John Day,
in the vicinity of Canyon Creek
and Canton Street, near River-
side Trailer Park. Initial investi-
gation revealed the buck had been
shot with a fi rearm, on the night of
Aug. 7, or the early morning hours
of Aug. 8.
Contact Fish & Wildlife Trooper
Pat McCosker with informa-
tion through the OSP TIP Hotline,
1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (677), or
TIP E-Mail: TIP@state.or.us.
Report Wildlife and Habitat
Law Violators
The Oregon Hunters Association
TIP reward off ers preference points
or cash rewards for information
leading to an arrest or issuance of a
citation for the unlawful take/pos-
session or waste of bighorn sheep,
Rocky Mountain goat, moose, elk,
deer, antelope, bear, cougar, wolf,
upland birds, waterfowl, furbear-
ers, game fi sh and shellfi sh. Cash
rewards can also be awarded for
turning in people who destroy hab-
itat, illegally obtain licenses/tags
and for the unlawful lending/bor-
rowing of big game tags.
COPS AND COURTS
Grant County Circuit
Court
Spencer E. Leifheit III was
found in violation of the con-
ditions of his probation by two
counts of purchasing intoxi-
cants. He was sentenced to 10
days in jail. He was ordered to
participate in an alcohol and
drug evaluation and to attend a
victim impact panel.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week ending Aug. 25:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 3
Average inmates: 9
Bookings: 8
Releases: 7
Arrests: 1
Citations: 3
Fingerprints: 1
Civil papers: 11
Warrants processed: 8
Assistance/Welfare check: 0
Search and Rescue: 0
Aug. 20: Cited Tristin Clark,
23, Prineville, for violation of
the basic rule, 85/55 zone.
Aug. 24: Cited Curtis Perry,
19, Mt. Vernon, for second-de-
gree criminal trespass.
Aug. 24: Cited a juvenile,
Mt. Vernon, for second-degree
criminal trespass.
Grant County Justice
Court
Violation of the speed limit:
Hunter C. Stokes, 27, Bend,
Aug. 7, 49/25 zone, fi ned
$265; Darren L. Brand, 61,
Redmond, July 18, 75/65 zone,
fi ned $165; Charles F. Cun-
ningham, 67, Eugene, July 19,
52/30 zone, fi ned $225.
Violation of the basic
rule: James E. Ruckman, 42,
Eugene, July 30, 71/55 zone,
fi ned $115; William A. Dieken,
46, Springfi eld, July 24, 80/55
zone, fi ned $265; Dale R. Jula,
48, Hanford, California, Aug.
5, 72/55 zone, fi ned $165; Ann
Goetcheus Gehl, 48, Univer-
sity Place, Washington, July
23, 75/55 zone, fi ned $165;
Haley J. Capon, 20, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, Aug. 14,
77/55 zone, fi ned $165; Ray-
mond C. Swayne, 61, Red-
mond, July 23, 75/55 zone,
fi ned $165.
Driving uninsured: Vana
Polpanpua, 37, Bothell, Wash-
ington, Aug. 5, fi ned $265;
Dale R. Jula, 48, Hanford, Cal-
ifornia, Aug. 5, fi ned $265.
The court granted judg-
ment for CSO Financial Inc.
and against Kyle L. Hand and
Tiff any J. Dial Aug. 17 in the
amount of $1,377.95.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
161 calls during the week of
Aug. 23-29, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Aug. 23: Advised of a
parking complaint at Seventh
Street Complex.
Aug. 23: Advised to per-
form a welfare check at U.S.
Bank because customers could
not reach them by phone.
Aug. 23: Responded to a
report of criminal mischief on
West Main Street.
Aug. 23: Responded to a
report of an unwanted subject
on Second Avenue.
Aug. 23: Performed a
death investigation on Bridge
Street.
Aug. 24: Arrested Elina
Kaulins, 49, of College Sta-
tion, Texas, near Blue Moun-
tain Hospital for two counts
of hit and run and driv-
ing under the infl uence of
intoxicants.
Aug. 25: Advised of a sub-
ject stealing bags of cans from
the John Day Swim Team
trailer near the Squeeze-In
Restaurant and Deck.
Aug. 26: Responded to a
non-injury crash at the Bud-
get 8 Motel that was settled
by both parties.
Aug. 26: A John Day
motel business owner made a
harassment report.
Aug. 27: Responded to
West Main Street on a report
of a domestic dispute.
Aug. 27: Responded to a
family dispute on Southwest
Brent Drive.
• Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce
Aug. 23: Received a hit-
and-run crash report on Clark
Street in Canyon City with no
injuries.
Aug. 23: Received a
report of a burglary in prog-
ress on Cozart Street.
Aug. 23: Responded to
a report of animal abuse on
Main Street.
Aug. 24: Responded to a
report of criminal mischief
on Main Street.
Aug. 26: Cited Jarrod Kel-
log, 42, of Casper, Wyoming,
for speeding on Highway
26 near milepost 163, 50/35
zone.
Aug. 26: Cited Jordan
McLuckie, 23, of Alaska for
speeding on Highway 26 near
milepost 163, 61/35 zone.
Aug. 27: Assisted the pub-
lic with information regard-
ing a paroled subject on
Humbolt Street.
• John Day ambulance
Aug. 24: Responded to
South Eagle Street with Long
Creek ambulance to a report
of an 86-year-old man with
shortness of breath and a
cough.
Aug. 25: Transported a
patient from the Black Butte
Fire.
Aug. 25: Responded to
West Main Street on a report
that an elderly woman had
fallen down.
Aug. 25: Responded to a 911
call on North Mountain Boule-
vard of a 72-year-old woman
who fell and hurt her back.
Aug. 26: Responded to
Laycock Creek Road for
a report of a 34-year-old
woman with severe back
pain.
Aug.26: Responded to
South Eagle Street with Long
Creek ambulance for a man
with diffi culty breathing.
Aug. 26: Paged to Front
Street on a report of an elderly
woman feeling faint.
Aug. 28: Dispatched
to Seventh Avenue for an
82-year-old woman with fl u-
like symptoms.
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Blue Mountain Eagle are taken
from the logs of law enforce-
ment agencies. Every eff ort is
made to report the court dispo-
sition of arrest cases.
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