Suspects arrested in Monday’s
Devin Oil robbery in Heppner
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Two male suspects around 7 a.m., The M or
have been a rre ste d and row County Sheriff’s Office
charged in connection with dispatch center received
a recent robbery at Devin a telephone call from the
Oil in Heppner.
Devin Oil Company that a
O n O c t o b e r 3 female employee in Hepp
ner had been robbed o f cash
and checks. The two male
subjects had then fled the
scene in a maroon-colored
vehicle.
The Devin Oil em
ployee reported that the two
subjects were wearing ski
masks. She had struggled
with one o f the suspects
when he attempted to take
the cash bag. The employee
was not injured, but the man
was able to pull the money
container from her hands.
The M CSO d is
patcher put out an imme
diate alert for vehicle and
dispatched officers to the
scene. Deputies responded
south on Bombing Range
Road and south from 1-84
on Highway 74 to Heppner.
Oregon State Police officers
were also dispatched south
on Bombing Range Road
to Hwy 207 and then north
toward Hermiston.
Nearly an hour lat
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
er, at 7:55 a.m., OSP Ser
geant Sterling Hall was pro
ceeding south on Hwy 207
when he met a northbound
vehicle near 1-84 match-
ing the description o f the
suspect vehicle. He imme
diately reversed direction
and b e g a n
pursuit. Hall
saw the sus
pects leave
207 at a high
rate o f speed
Cory Reiner
and enter the
e m p lo y e e
parking lot o f Shearer Food
just south of Hermiston.
Shearer employees
aided the sergeant by point
ing out where the suspects
had crashed over parking
curbs and fled their vehicle
on foot.
H all d e te rm in e d
that the suspects encoun
tered a fem ale em ployee
who was arriving at work
and entered her vehicle in
the parking lot. The sus
pects attempted to flee the
area with the female em
ployee still inside the car.
Hall was able to intercept
the car and, after a short dis
tance, the vehicle stopped.
The tw o su sp ec ts w ere
taken into custody w ith
out further incident. The
Shearer employee was not
injured.
All the money sto
len in the H eppner ro b
bery was recovered. The
suspects involved in the
robbery were identified as
Shaw n M ichael M ayes,
18, o f Hermiston and Cory
Edward Reiner, 37, o f Uma
tilla.
Mayes was charged
with Robbery II, A ggra
vated Theft
1, H a r a s s
m ent and
M e n a c in g
w ith a t o
tal bail o f
$ 7 1 , 5 0 0 . Shawn
Reiner was Mayes
charged
with Robbery II and Aggra
vated Theft I with bail set
at $62,500. Both subjects
were lodged at U m atilla
County Jail in Pendleton.
“ T h e M o rro w
C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice
was assisted in this case
by members of the Oregon
State Police and Hermiston
Police D epartm ent,” said
a statem ent by M orrow
County Sheriff Ken Mat-
lack. “We are exceedingly
thankful for the fast and
decisive action taken by
Sergeant Hall.”
A dditional m em
bers o f the Pendleton State
P o lice o ffic e w ere d is
patched and assigned to
assist MCSO in the follow
up investigation.
Rick Worden hired as county
finance director
Booster Club auction Saturday
By April Sykes
H e p p n e r H ig h
S c h o o l a lu m n u s R ic k
Worden, 32, has been hired
as the Morrow County fi
nance director. He started
with the county on August
23, replacing previous fi
nance director Fred Carl
son.
Worden graduated
from HHS in 1997 and re
ceived a degree in business
from Eastern Oregon Uni
versity in LaGrande with an
emphasis on economics in
2001. In 2007 he received a
bachelor o f science degree
in business administration,
specializing in accounting.
Prior to accepting Heppner. The family hopes
to eventually move
the p o sitio n w ith
in to h is g r a n d
M o rro w C o u n ty
p a re n ts ’ (W ilb u r
W o rd e n w o rk e d
and Rita Worden)
for Guyer & Asso
home. His wife was
ciates, a certified
previously assistant
public accounting
manager at a Wells
firm with branches
Fargo branch, but is
in L aG ran d e and
Rick Worden hoping to become a
B aker City. He is
stay-at-home mom,
currently in the pro
said Worden. He said that
cess o f becoming a CPA.
W orden and his right now, he and his wife
wife, Nicole, and their three are occupied in “chasing
children. Daemon, seven, kids and helping my parents
A rianna, five, and Eva, at the ranch.”
“ It’s kind o f nice
19 m onths, are currently
staying with his parents, coming home,” he added.
Bob and Pam Worden o f “We’re pretty excited.”
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The Heppner High
School Booster Club will
hold its annual dinner and
live auction this Saturday,
October 8 at the Heppner
Elks. Dinner will start at 6
p.m. with the auction fol
lowing at 8 p.m.
T he d in n e r w ill
include steaks, potatoes,
salad, rolls and dessert.
Tickets are $ 12 and can be
purchased at WindWave,
Willow Creek Realty or at
the door.
Booster Club co
o rd in a to rs say they are
excited about the donations
they have received for this
y ear’s auction items, and
A few of the donated auction items are on display in the win
dow of Willow Creek Realty. -Photo by Megan Futter
hope they spark a lot o f ex- -See BOOSTER CLUB/PAGE
citement about the event.
EIGHT
Health district receives
clean audit
Gazette-Times Trophy Corner
By April Sykes
Top Left: Brian Jewett shot this five-point bull elk with a bow.
Above: A 4x5 mule deer buck was taken in the Heppner Unit by
first year hunter Tanna Osmin. The 12-year-old lives in Herm
iston and is the daughter of Rick and Amy Osmin. Bottom Left:
Creston O. Robinson of Heppner, age 90, bagged this 3-point
deer on opening weekend of deer season. -Contributedphotos
The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see
pictures o f your trophy animals from
this hunting season.
Stop by to have your
picture taken, drop off
photos, or email them to
editor@rapidserve. net.
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Local teen in critical condition
Nineteen-year-old
Richard Waddell o f Hep-
pner was injured in a car
accident in C olfax, WA
last Monday. Richard, the
son o f Gary and Amy Wad-
dell, is currently in critical
condition at Sacred Heart
Hospital in Spokane.
A fund has been
established at the Bank of
E astern O regon in H ep
pner to help with medical
expenses,
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The Mor r ow
C ounty H ealth D istric t
has received a clean audit,
Konrad Capeller, CPA and
Oregon municipal auditor
with Wipfli, LLP, report
ed at the district’s regular
m eeting in Boardman on
September 26.
In a financial re
port, it was noted that the
district had a net profit o f
$178,671 in 2011, com
pared to a profit o f $200,795
in 2010 (which included a
$100,000 donation to the
Columbia River Com m u
nity Health Services clinic
construction fund), and a
loss of $387,155 in ‘09. The
district's overall business
grew slightly with gross
patient revenue increasing
$197,125 or three percent;
net patient accounts re
ceivable decreasing from
$ 1 .0 9 7 ,2 5 7 in 2010 to
$891,038 in 2011; net non
patient revenues, including
property taxes, increasing
by nearly 23 percent; and
the district’s total overall
operating expenses increas
ing by “only $292,627 or
four percent.”
“It’s always been
a well-run hospital,” said
Capeller. “ Despite being
one o f the smallest hospi
tals, the district was able to
keep a million in reserve.”
C a p e lle r a ls o c re d ite d
M CH D’s C hief Financial
Officer Nicole Mahoney for
her diligence.
M C H D ’s net a s
sets have steadily increased
from $1,753,080 in 2009
to $1,953,875 in 2010 to
$2,132,546 in 2011. To
tal operating revenues in
creased from $5,671,798
in ‘09, to $6,095,889 in
‘ 10, to $6.179,567 in ‘ 11.
Total operating expenses
increased from $6,766,853
i n ‘09, to $6,959,017 i n ‘ 10
to $7,251.644 in ‘11, with
the largest increases due to
salaries and benefits. Sala
ries and benefits increased
from $4,646,672 in ‘09,
to $$4,862,583 in ‘ 10 to
$5,098.241 in ‘ 11.
C apeller stressed
to board members that the
property tax revenue the
district receives is vital
to its continued financial
success. P ro p erty taxes
brought in $1,173,109 in
2011, $1,133,683 in ‘ 10 and
$658,490 in ‘09. In contrast,
donations and non-capital
grants am ounted to only
$13,327 in 2011, $21,504
in ‘ 10, dramatically reduced
-See HEALTH DISTRICT
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