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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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Beech Creek Fire 71% contained
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
MT VERNON — Fire-
fighters continued to make
gains on the Beech Creek
Fire, which has been burn-
ing for a little more than a
week.
The current mapping of
the fire shows the blaze cov-
ering 155 acres with 71%
containment, according to
a Tuesday, Aug. 9, press
release from the U.S. Forest
Service.
The fire broke out on
Monday, Aug. 1, on both
sides of Highway 395 North
near milepost 106B between
Long Creek and Mt. Ver-
non and is currently burning
about 9 miles south of Long
Creek. No evacuation orders
are in effect.
Highway 395 North was
scheduled to reopen to traf-
fic in both directions by
8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9,
fire officials said.
According to the press
release, the fire command
would return to the Mal-
heur National Forest, Blue
Mountain Ranger District.
With hot and dry condi-
tions anticipated through-
out the rest of the week, fire
officials said, the remain-
ing crews would con-
tinue mop-up efforts south
of Highway 395 and tar-
get hotspots within 100
feet of the interior contain-
ment lines. Meanwhile,
teams would frequently
patrol the area north of
Highway 395.
At one point, more than
200 firefighters from the
Forest Service, Oregon
Department of Forestry and
Grayback Forestry were
assigned to the blaze.
bly intoxicated person climb-
ing on the roof of the public
restroom. The subject was dis-
orderly but not intoxicated.
• John Day Ambulance
July 28
8:54 a.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for a patient transport.
July 29
9:31 a.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for an 83-year-old female with
nausea and vomiting.
10:11 p.m.: Dispatched to
Meadowbrook Apartments for
a 61-year-old male who fell.
July 30
9:14 a.m.: Dispatched to
Riverside Mobile Home Park
for a medical alarm from an
88-year-old female.
July 31
2:59 a.m.: Dispatched to
Burnette Lane north of Long
Creek; 83-year-old female
transported to Blue Mountain
Hospital.
12:25 p.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for an 88-year-old female with
nausea and stomach pain.
2:06 p.m.: Patient transfer
at the airport.
4:21 p.m.: Dispatched to
Southeast Third Street and
East Main Street for an uncon-
scious man.
Aug. 1
6:59 a.m.: Dispatched to
East Main Street for a 43-year-
old female with an infected
foot.
8:18 a.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for an 80-year-old female with
complications.
11:39 a.m.: Dispatched to
Ingle Street, Mt. Vernon, for a
76-year-old female with a fall
injury.
Aug. 3
3:18 p.m.: Dispatched to
Three Point Road, Canyon
City, for a disoriented 81-year-
old female.
4:37 p.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for an 82-year-old male with
abdominal pain.
• Prairie City Ambulance
July 31
8:11 p.m.: Dispatched to
Hall Street for a 71-year-
old male with a fall injury.
John Day Ambulance trans-
ported him to Blue Mountain
Hospital.
• Monument Ambulance
July 30
4:55 p.m.: Dispatched to
Forest Service Road 24 near
FSR 2406 for an ATV acci-
dent with injuries. John Day
Ambulance also responded.
Wheeler County assisted.
• Long Creek Ambulance
Aug. 2
7:56 p.m.: Dispatched to
Hardisty Street for a 6-year-
old female with a broken arm.
• John Day Fire
• Prairie City Fire
July 29
2:33 p.m.:
Responded
to Keeney Fork Road for a
report of a forest fi re. U.S.
Forest Service and Oregon
Department of Forestry also
responded.
July 30
10 a.m.: Advised of a fi re
at Prairie City park that had
momentarily gotten out of
hand but was extinguished by
people on the scene.
• Mt. Vernon Fire
July 31
4:36 p.m.: Responded to
Picnic Creek Ranch for a
report of a lightning-caused
fi re.
• U.S. Forest Service
Aug. 2
7:28 a.m.: Report fa forest
fi re at Pine Creek.
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.
Circuit Court
Aug. 1
In two separate cases,
charges of second-degree
criminal mischief and sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass
were dropped against Ben-
jamin Carl Ganger, approxi-
mately 31 years old, of Hill-
sboro and Steven Eugene
Butcher, approximately 44
years old, of Island City. The
charges against both men
stemmed from an incident
involving a mining operation
that allegedly occurred on
June 13, 2021, in Greenhorn.
Oregon State Police
July 27
9:20 a.m.: Trooper stopped
a Ford truck for erratic driv-
ing and other off enses. The
driver showed signs of
impairment by controlled
substances, and a short-bar-
reled shotgun was seized
from the truck. David Allen
Strange, 26, no fi xed address,
was arrested and taken to the
Grant County Jail on charges
of driving under the infl uence,
felon in possession of a fi re-
arm and possession of a pro-
hibited weapon.
July 29
1:27 p.m.:
Trooper
responded to Highway 395
North near milepost 89 for a
single-vehicle crash. A white
Kenworth tractor-trailer lost its
brakes while traveling down-
hill through Long Creek at
about 70 mph. In order to stop
the runaway truck, the driver,
a 55-year-old Eugene man,
turned off the highway and
into a fi eld, where the truck
dumped its load and came to
rest. No injuries were reported.
Aug. 1
1:41 p.m.:
Trooper
responded to Highway 395
North near milepost 105,
where a wildfi re of about 20
acres was burning on both
sides of the highway. Trooper
assisted with traffi c control and
road closure. The highway was
shut down between Mt. Ver-
non and Long Creek until the
next day while fi refi ghters con-
tained the fi re and removed
hazards. The Grant County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce and U.S. For-
est Service also assisted with
the incident, along with private
fi re crews and local citizens.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week ending Aug. 3:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 10
Average inmates: 10
Bookings: 1
Releases: 4
Arrests: 0
Citations: 2
Fingerprints: 6
Civil papers: 11
Warrants processed: 3
Assist/welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 0
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
activity for the week ending
Aug. 3:
Traffi c citations fi led: 2
Misdemeanors fi led: 1
Violations fi led: 1
Hearings held: 11
Driver’s license suspen-
sions: 8
Cases on probation: 29
Small claims and civil cases
fi led: 0
Weighmaster citations fi led:
1
Warrants issued: 0
Violation of the basic rule:
Avery Louis Chiklak, 26, Car-
rollton, Georgia, July 25,
83/55, fi ned $265; Christian
Carl Voeller, 63, Bend, July 4,
75/55 zone, fi ned $165; Corey
Howard King, 30, Portland,
June 18, 75/55 zone, fi ned
$165; Jonathan Gorenc, 31,
Manalapan, New Jersey, July
2, 90/55 zone, fi ned $340;
Jade Ann-Marie Vollner, 20,
Astoria, July 16, 83/55 zone,
fi ned $265.
Exceeding the speed limit:
Muriel Ann Frambes, 63,
Baker City, July 17, 60/35
zone, fi ned $265; Jennifer
Nicole Blalack, 35, Prineville,
July 17, 55/35 zone, fi ned
$165; Sarah Ann Herberholz,
39, Bend, July 17, 58/35 zone,
fi ned $265; juvenile male,
16, Prairie City, July 5, 77/65
zone, fi ned $265; Samuel Ray
Alldredge, 26, Redmond, July
11, 67/45 zone, fi ned $265;
Melissa R. Hubbard, 31, Red-
mond, July 9, 55/35 zone,
fi ned $165; Mitchel Dawain
Long, 51, John Day, July 6,
36/25 zone, fi ned $165.
Failure to drive within
lane: Rheanna Cheyenne Cart-
ner, 23, Seneca, July 9, fi ned
$265; Thomas Lee James, 65,
Portland, July 14, fi ned $265.
Driving while suspended
or revoked: Issac Jerome
Lane, 40, Redmond, July 8,
fi ned $440; Mitchel Dawain
Long, 51, John Day, July 6,
fi ned $440.
Driving uninsured: Tyler
Ray Fish, 27, Terrebonne,
July 17, fi ned $265; Mitchel
Dawain Long, 51, John Day,
July 6, fi ned $265.
Open container of alcohol:
Kyle Lynn Milner, 26, Canyon
City, July 9, $265.
Exceeding
maximum
weight limit: Rickie J. Combs,
65, bates, July 26, fi ned $150.
Unlawful use of a weapon:
Matika Marie Long, 22, John
Day, sentenced to 10 days in
jail and ordered to pay $300 in
fi nes and fees.
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch
worked 145 calls during
the week ending Aug. 3,
including:
• Oregon State Police
July 28
7:35 a.m.: Advised of a
livestock complaint on High-
way 395 North near milepost
112B.
10:47 a.m.: Several parties
reported a disorderly subject,
possibly with mental health
issues, walking down the cen-
ter of East Main Street near
City Hall. Unable to locate.
11:35 a.m.: Advised of
livestock on Highway 395
North near milepost 101B.
July 29
5:30 p.m.: Advised of cows
on Highway 26 near milepost
128.
Aug. 2
6:46 a.m.: Advised of a
driving complaint on High-
way 26 near Dog Creek Road,
east of John Day.
• Grant County Sheriff
July 28
7:58 a.m.: Responded to
Southwest Fourth Avenue and
South Canyon Boulevard to
remove a road hazard.
10:55 a.m.: Took a report
of a dog left in a vehicle
during extreme heat on West
Main Street, John Day.
5:03 p.m.: Performed a
death notifi cation in John Day.
7:59 p.m.: Traffi c stop,
Highway 26 near Pine Creek.
Driver warned for speeding.
July 29
8:28 a.m.:
Responded
to Northwest Third Ave-
nue, John Day, for a welfare
check.
9:13 a.m.: Received a
report of criminal mischief on
West Main Street, John Day.
1:20 p.m.: Responded to
Long Creek for a report of a
semi with no brakes that went
off Highway 395 North into
a fi eld. Long Creek Ambu-
lance, Long Creek Fire, John
Day Ambulance and Oregon
State Police also responded.
No injuries reported.
3:55 p.m.: Responded to
Highway 26 at Indian Creek
Road for a driving complaint.
6:40 p.m.: Responded to
Body Fitness & Dance, John
Day, for a dog left in a vehi-
cle with the windows barely
cracked in hot weather.
July 30
10 a.m.: Responded to
Nan’s Rock Road, Mt. Vernon,
for a trespassing complaint.
4:08 p.m.: Responded to
Highway 26 near milepost
142 to remove a road hazard.
6:12 p.m.: Responded to
Juniper Ridge Acute Care
Facility, John Day, for a per-
son with mental health issues.
8:09 p.m.: Responded to
Highway 26 near milepost 139
for a dead deer in the roadway.
8:39 p.m.: Advised of a
dog harassing wildlife on
Northwest Bridge Street, John
Day.
July 31
3:p.m.: Received a driv-
ing complaint from North-
west Third Avenue and Bridge
Street, John Day.
7:12 p.m.: Advised of a cus-
todial interference complaint
on East Main Street, John Day.
8:45 p.m.: Responded to
East Main Street, John Day,
for a suicidal subject. Ore-
gon State Police and John Day
Ambulance also responded.
Aug. 1
2:36 a.m.: Advised of
an unattended death at Val-
ley View Assisted Living,
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Chapel responded.
7:48 a.m.: Traffi c stop,
Highway 26 near milepost 168.
Kaylene Ember Conner, 29, of
Prairie City cited for speeding
(85/65 zone).
10:31 a.m.: Responded to
Pine Creek Road east of John
Day for a domestic dispute.
12:36 p.m.: Responded to
Dayville School for a criminal
mischief complaint.
5:41 p.m.: Responded to
Riverside Mobile Home Park,
John Day, for a harassment
complaint.
Aug. 2
7:43 a.m.: Responded to
Long Creek School for a pub-
lic assist.
10:22 a.m.:Responded to
Chester’s Market, John Day,
for a dog left in a vehicle. The
owner was contacted and took
the dog home.
10:56 a.m.: Responded to
a residence on Highway 395
North in Long Creek for a wel-
fare check.
6:49 p.m.: Responded to
North Humbolt Street, Canyon
City, for an animal complaint.
Tim Madden, 50, was cited for
maintaining a dog as a public
nuisance.
Aug. 3
9:01 a.m.: Responded to
Monument School for a report
of criminal mischief and possi-
ble theft.
11:09 a.m.: Responded to
John Day Trailer Park for a
dispute.
11:55 a.m.:
Responded
to Southwest Brent Avenue,
John Day, for a complaint of
harassment and trespassing.
12:04 p.m.: Responded to
West Bench Road, John Day,
for a driving complaint.
4:39 p.m.:
Responded
to Hill Family Park, John
Day, for a report of a possi-