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Oregon will
lift mask
mandate
March 12
By GARY A. WARNER
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — Oregon will
drop its indoor mask mandate on
March 12, more than a week ear-
lier than announced last week.
Gov. Kate Brown said on
Monday, Feb. 28, that Ore-
gon, California and Washington
would lift their mandates simul-
taneously at one minute before
March 12 at 11:59 p.m. the night
before.
The new date includes ending
mask mandates in schools. The
order will affect over 51.2 million
people from the Mexican bor-
der to the Canadian border, about
15% of the national population.
The move comes on the two-
year anniversary of the first case
of COVID-19 reported in Ore-
gon, on Feb. 28, 2020, in Wash-
ington County. Working with
California and Washington was
crucial to having a unified time-
line for the change in mask pol-
icy, Brown said.
“As has been made clear time
and again over the last two years,
COVID-19 does not stop at state
borders or county lines,” Brown
said in a statement. “On the West
Coast, our communities and
economies are linked. Together,
as we continue to recover from
the omicron surge, we will build
resiliency and prepare for the next
variant and the next pandemic.
The move by the three states
comes after the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention late
last week called for new guide-
lines to determine risk that would
allow for the loosening of restric-
tions for 70% of the country’s
population where coronavirus is
posing a low or medium threat
to hospitals. However, the map
released by the CDC showed
much of eastern, central and
southwestern Oregon remained
in the 30% of population areas
that remain at high risk.
California Gov. Gavin New-
som and Washington Gov. Jay
Inslee issued similar statements
Monday morning with the same
date and time for dropping
indoor mask mandates.
The new date is the second
time in two weeks that health
officials have moved up the date
for lifting mask mandates. Brown
had originally said that the mask
mandate would end March 31,
about when Oregon Health &
Science University projected the
state would drop below 400 daily
patients in hospitals who were
positive for COVID-19.
The decline in omicron-re-
lated severe cases accelerated and
the date was moved last week
to March 19. But on Thursday,
OHSU issued a forecast show-
ing Oregon would dip below the
400 mark by March 12. The next
OHSU forecast is due Thursday.
OHA said the lifting of the
mask mandate did not include
changes to federal and state
rules on masks in health care set-
tings, airline flights, public tran-
sit, and other specialized settings.
Updates will be provided in com-
ing days and weeks.
Brown’s statement on Mon-
day did not change her plan to
lift the state of emergency ear-
lier than April 1, the date she
announced last week. The
emergency rules gave Brown
wide powers to set public policy
during the crisis, including the
closing and reopening of in-per-
son classroom instruction, busi-
ness hours, mask usage and lim-
its on event sizes.
The three West Coast states
have sought to coordinate on
COVID-19 response through-
out the pandemic, though they
have gone their own way at
times, such as the vaccine pri-
ority list in early 2021. Brown
said the governors believed the
mask mandate change was best
done at the same time for the
stretch from the Mexican bor-
der to the Canadian border.
“Our communities and econ-
omies are linked,” Brown said.
Brown underlined that the
move did not mean the pandemic
was burning out or nearly over.
“We will build resiliency and
prepare for the next variant and
the next pandemic,” she said.
“As we learn to live with this
virus, we must remain vigilant
to protect each other and pre-
vent disruption to our schools,
businesses, and communities –
with a focus on protecting our
most vulnerable and the people
and communities that have been
disproportionately impacted by
COVID-19.”
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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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 Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office
reported the following for the week
ending Feb. 23:
Concealed handgun licenses: 7
Average inmates: 13
Bookings: 9
Releases: 11
Arrests: 4
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 5
Civil papers: 5
Warrants processed: 1
Asst./welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 0
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch worked 143
calls during the week ending Feb. 25,
including:
• Oregon State Police
Feb. 19
3:48 p.m.: Advised of a driving
complaint on Highway 26 near mile-
post 175.
Feb. 21
7:19 p.m.: Advised of a vehicle
stuck in the snow on the side of High-
way 26 near Dixie Summit.
8:18 p.m.: Advised of a slide-off
accident on Highway 395 North near
milepost 93B.
Feb. 22
9:56 a.m.: Advised of an accident
with injuries on Highway 26 near mile-
post 134.
• Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Feb. 18
8:01 p.m.: Traffic stop, West Main
Street, John Day. Driver warned about
improper lighting.
10:07 p.m.: Responded to Hotel
Prairie, Prairie City, for a theft call.
11:26 pm.: Responded to North
Canyon Boulevard, John Day, for a
noise complaint.
11:31 p.m.: Responded to High-
land Terrance, John Day, for a report
of shots fired.
Feb. 19
10:17 a.m.: Traffic stop, Highway
395 South near milepost 5C. Driver
warned for failure to maintain lane.
3:10 p.m.: Advised of an intoxicated
subject at the Ugly Truth, John Day.
6:12 p.m.: Traffic stop, Highway 26
near milepost 149. Driver warned for
speeding.
6:34 p.m.: Responded to Park Ave-
nue, Seneca, for a dog complaint.
10:02 p.m.: Traffic stop, Highway
26 near milepost 162. Driver warned
for speeding.
10:47 p.m.: Building check at Grant
Union High School, John Day.
Feb. 20
11:19 a.m.: Responded to Highway
395 North, Long Creek, for an aban-
doned vehicle.
5:19 p.m.: Responded to South
Council Drive, Mt. Vernon, for a men-
tal subject.
6:08 p.m.: Responded to Coun-
cil Drive, Mt. Vernon, for a disorderly
conduct report.
9:25 p.m.: Responded to Coun-
cil Drive, Mt. Vernon, for a noise
complaint.
10:13 p.m.: Responded to North
Washington Street, Canyon City, for a
civil problem.
10:32 p.m.: Responded to South-
east Council Drive, Mt. Vernon, for a
noise complaint.
Feb. 21
3:33 a.m.: Responded to Mead-
owbrook Apartments, John Day, for a
restraining order violation.
8:06 a.m.: Responded to Grant
Union Junior/Senior High School for a
juvenile problem.
3:01 p.m.: Responded to Ches-
ter’s Market, John Day. Crystal Marie
Joslin, 42, of Granite was cited and
released on a Marion County warrant.
3:30 p.m.: Responded to High-
way 26, Mt. Vernon, for a suspicious
person.
3:47 p.m.: Responded to West Main
Street, John Day, for a non-injury acci-
dent. A 16-year-old girl from Seneca
was cited for careless driving.
5:55 p.m.: Responded to Coun-
cil Drive, Mt. Vernon, for suspicious
circumstances.
10:32 p.m.: Responded to Keeney
Fork Road near milepost 15 to assist a
motorist.
11 p.m.: Responded to West Main
Street, John Day, for a noise complaint.
Feb. 22
12:30 a.m.: Responded to Keeney
Fork Road near milepost 15 to assist a
motorist.
7:13 a.m.: Responded to Highway
26 near milepost 145 for a crash.
7:51 a.m.: Responded to Highway
19 near milepost 108 for a suspicious
vehicle.
7:52 a.m.: Responded to a residence
on Northwest Second Street, John Day,
for an unattended death.
9:09 a.m.: Responded to Highway
26 near milepost 152 to assist a motorist.
9:55 a.m.: Highway 26 near mile-
post 152. Glenn Wadley, 46, of Mt. Ver-
non was arrested on a Grant County
warrant.
10:22 a.m.: Responded to High-
way 26 just west of Picture Gorge for a
multi-vehicle accident. OSP, ODOT and
John Day Ambulance also responded.
10:27 a.m.: Responded to Keeney
Fork Road near milepost 14 to assist a
motorist.
11:50: Responded to Highway 26
near milepost 182 for a truck on its side.
OSP also responded.
3:15 p.m.: Responded to South-
west Kilbourne Street, Prairie City, for
a fraud complaint.
5:08 p.m.: Responded to South
Council Drive, Mt. Vernon, for a tres-
passing complaint.
Feb. 23
7:41 a.m.: Traffic stop, Highway 26
near milepost 155. Driver warned for
speeding.
1:52 p.m.: Responded to Ace Hard-
ware, John Day, for a shoplifting
complaint.
3:03 p.m.: Responded to Highway
26 near milepost 155 for an abandoned
vehicle.
3:10 p.m.: Responded to Dump
Road for an unattended death.
5:22 p.m.: Responded to Elm Street,
John Day. Ashlie Clark, 29, of John Day
was arrested on a charge of third-degree
theft.
Feb. 24
7:01 a.m.: Responded to Cotton-
wood Street, Mt. Vernon, for a fraud
complaint.
1:58 p.m.: Responded to Moon
Creek Road west of Mt. Vernon for a
harassment complaint.
3:23 p.m.: Responded to Northwest
Fourth Avenue, John Day, for a criminal
mischief complaint.
5:11 p.m.: Responded to Day-
ton Street, John Day, for an animal
complaint.
5:16 p.m.: Responded to Thadd’s
Place, John Day, for a public assist.
5:55 p.m.: Responded to Thadd’s
Place, John Day, for a public assist.
Feb. 25
10:21 a.m.: Responded to East Main
Street, John Day, for a theft complaint.
12:58 p.m.: Responded to East
Main Street, John Day, for a burglary
complaint.
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1:25 p.m.: Responded to Mead-
owbrook Apartments, John Day, for
a domestic disturbance. Sunnie Jean
Moore, 24, of John Day was cited and
released on multiple warrants.
2:25 p.m.: Responded to East Main
Street, John Day, for a stolen cellphone
report.
• John Day Ambulance
Feb. 19
9:09 p.m.: Dispatched to Northwest
Bridge Street for an 86-year-old male
with a fall injury.
Feb. 20
3:40 p.m.: Dispatched to Riverside
Mobile Home Park for an 88-year-old
female with weakness and numbness on
her right side.
9:28 p.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Feb. 21
11:42 a.m.: Dispatched to Nugget
Lane, Canyon City, for a fall injury.
11:53 a.m.: Dispatched to Riverside
Mobile Home Park for a female with an
oxygen problem.
1:10 p.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
2:42 p.m.: Dispatched to Highway
7 near Austin Junction for a rollover
accident.
9:10 p.m.: Dispatched to South-
east Hillcrest Road for a 75-year-old
male with chest pains and difficulty
breathing.
Feb. 22
6:19 a.m.: Dispatched to East
Main Street for a male with difficulty
breathing.
8:47 a.m.: Patient transfer to St.
Charles Medical Center, Bend.
10:14 a.m.: Dispatched to North
Humbolt Street, Canyon City, for an
elderly male who was not feeling well.
Feb. 23
1:10 a.m.: Dispatched to La Costa
Road for a 68-year-old male with a fall
injury.
8:10 a.m.: Dispatched to La Costa
Road for a lift assist.
7:09 p.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
8:23 p.m.: Dispatched to South-
west Brent Drive for a semiconscious
60-year-old female.
Feb. 24
4:26 a.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
10:18 a.m.: Dispatched to Prairie
City for a patient transport.
Feb. 25
8:51 a.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
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