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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 11, 2017 WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK -Continued from PAGE ONE of formats. The reports are updated every hour and are available at: www.or.nrcs. usda.gov/snow NRCS publishes six monthly Oregon Water Supply Outlook Reports between Jan. 1 and June 1 every year. To regularly re- ceive this information as an email announcement, visit the Oregon NRCS Snow Survey website and click the “email updates” icon to subscribe. Irrigon man accused in stand- off faces new charges Irrigon man Duane Leo Ehmer, one of a sec- ond round of defendants charged in the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in early 2016, has also been named on misdemeanor charges filed Dec. 19 by federal prosecutors. In October 2016, a fed- eral jury acquitted the first round of defendants on federal conspiracy charges following a five-week trial. The trial for Ehmer and other defendants is sched- uled for Feb. 14. The Oregonian news- paper reports that all seven scheduled for the second trial still are charged with conspiring to impede fed- eral employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or federal Bureau of Land Management from carrying out their work at the federal dant unlawfully entered and wildlife refuge during the started an excavator that occupation. In addition, was federal property, also a the Oregonian reported that Class B misdemeanor. six of the seven, excluding That same day, the Ehmer, also are charged document alleges, Ehmer with possession of removed a maroon a firearm in a federal pouch with checks facility. The gun and belonging to the conspiracy charges Friends of the Mal- are felonies. heur National Wild- The addition- life Refuge, credit al charges filed in cards, gasoline December allege D u a n e L e o cards, a government that between Jan. 2 Ehmer identification card and Feb. 11, 2016, and cash, a Class B Ehmer was among seven misdemeanor. defendants who “know- In another update, the ingly and unlawfully” tres- takeover of the Malheur passed on and occupied the National Wildlife Refuge Malheur refuge without has been voted Oregon’s authorization, a Class B top story of 2016 by the As- Misdemeanor. sociated Press, determined The charges also al- by ballots sent in by editors lege that on Jan. 27, 2016, and news directors around Ehmer and a fellow defen- the state. Sheriff’s Report October 7: -A Morrow County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a report of harassment. A male subject pulled in to an Irrigon loca- tion and a subject in front of the vehicle was struck. The deputy took a report and the subject was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital. -MCSO received a complaint of 50 head of cattle blocking the road on Hwy. 207 at the 350 Road. MCSO contacted the own- er, who was on their way to get the cattle. -MCSO served a re- straining order. -A caller in Irrigon ad- vised MCSO that her son received a call from some- one stating they were from Publisher’s Clearing House and were en route to his house with money and a car. A deputy contacted the caller and advised her it was a scam and not to provide information over the phone. October 8: -Morrow County Sheriff’s Office re- ceived a report of a missing 76-year-old hunter. -A male subject in Irri- gon advised MCSO he was being stalked by MCSO and would like them to stop. -An MCSO deputy conducted a vehicle check on Hwy. 74. The subjects had stopped to take a pic- ture of the shoe tree. -MCSO received report of a subjects trespassing on a closed Forest road, and older and younger male subject. The caller advised the same vehicle had been on private property at Mar- tin Prairie the day before. MCSO advised Oregon State Police and US Forest Service law enforcement officers. -A subject in the Lex- ington area requested that a deputy speak to their daughter about stealing. -MCSO cited Kayla Connell, 25, for driving while suspended. -A male subject in Ir- rigon reported that he had a video of someone watching his wife nude in the hot tub. He advised a neighbor had been flying a drone over his Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $15.48-$17.55per month and business services are $23.00-$28.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. 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October 10-13: A man in Boardman advised Mor- row County Sheriff’s Office that when he got ready to go to work he noticed his base- ment door was open. The caller did not know whether anything was taken, as it was dark and he was get- ting ready for work and did not go into the base- ment. The basement was not connected to his house. MCSO and Boardman PD responded and everything appeared normal. -A student resource of- ficer reported meeting with a student and parents in Irrigon regarding kicking a dog. -MCSO arrested Kelly Dorthea Murphy, 45, was arrested on a Myrtle Creek PD warrant for Contempt of Court on Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. Subject was cited and re- leased to appear in Douglas County Circuit Court. -A person called from the area of Love’s Travel Stop in Boardman and ad- vised there was a passenger on his bus who was being ir- rational and posing a danger to other passengers. Subject was a 50-year-old male complaining of gall bladder issues. MCSO responded. -Irrigon ambulance re- sponded to a call regard- ing an 85-year-old male with an unknown medical problem. His face was red across the nose and eyes; he had just been to the doctor that morning but advised his wife that he was about to die. Irrigon ambulance transported the patient to Good Shepherd Hospital. -Irrigon ambulance re- sponded to a call regarding a 32-year-old female having trouble with a home birth. Transported the female to Good Shepherd, Code 3. -A female in the Hep- pner area advised MCSO of a scam call she received; caller said they were from Publisher’s Clearing House and had a Mercedes to give her and wanted $980 for transfer of the vehicle over state lines. Caller did not need contact, only wanted MCSO advised of the call. -MCSO was advised of a male in Ione in a blue car who looked intoxicated and as if he might pass out soon. MCSO arrested Mar- celino Tzanahua-Colohua, 35, for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and released him on his own recognizance. -MCSO received report of a possible intoxicated male on the I-84 overpass in Boardman. Male kept fall- ing off the sidewalk, and the caller was concerned for his safety. MCSO responded and the male was walking home from the bar. -A caller in Board- man advised someone was trying to break into his house through the garage. MCSO and Boardman PD responded. -Three Mile Canyon Farms requested contact regarding an employee check that had been taken. They found out it had been cashed in Umatilla that day. Subject was advised to contact Umatilla regarding the matter. -MCSO received re- quest for traffic patrol on Marquardt Road near Lex- ington due to vehicles driv- ing at high rates of speed. -MCSO received re- port of a deer in a fence in Ione and unable to get free. ODFW was advised. -A male in Heppner advised a pit bull had just jumped his six-year-old daughter—she was not hurt, just scared. Subject did not know who the dog belonged to but had the dog locked up and requested contact. MCSO made contact and took the dog to Pet Rescue. -A driver in Boardman reported hitting a baby coyote with their car. The coyote was still alive and the driver advised they covered it with a blanket and would wait for MCSO to come dispatch it. MCSO responded and dispatched the coyote. -Antonio Reco Reaves, 32, was arrested on a Uma- tilla County Parole and Pro- bation detainer for parole violation. -MCSO received report of a missing service dog in Heppner. MCSO located the dog and returned it to its owner. October 13-14: -Emer- gency dispatch received report of a motor vehicle ac- cident on I-84, Boardman. One vehicle rear-ended the other; the female driver was in her car, conscious and breathing but bleeding through the nose. Both driv- ers were still on the scene. -Boardman ambulance, Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Boardman fire and Boardman PD responded to a motor vehicle accident in Boardman. One patient was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital. -MCSO and Boardman fire responded to a report of a barn on fire in Boardman. -Emergency dispatch received a call regarding a 40-year-old female in Irrigon who had cut her wrist and was bleeding pro- fusely. Irrigon ambulance responded and transported the female to Good Shep- herd. -MCSO was advised that an individual in the Heppner area was driving without a license. He was reportedly on his way to Hermiston. -MCSO was advised that Randy Anderson Pip- er, 46, was arrested on an MCSO warrant for Failure to Appear on Driving Under the Influence of Intoxi- cants. Subject was lodged at NORCOR. -MCSO received report of possible shots fired near Hwy. 207 heading south out of Heppner. Might have been tin banging on a roof but the caller advised they heard at least 10 sounds spaced out and then five or six in quick succession. -MCSO received a re- quest for contact from a subject regarding a possible stolen vehicle. The caller said he paid someone in Lexington to restore it and now the person has moved. -MCSO was advised of a little kid, possibly around three, walking around near the grade school in Hep- pner. The caller said they asked where his parents were and he said one is in Mexico and one is in jail. The child was returned to his grandmother. -MCSO received report of a possible juvenile party in Irrigon with cars driving recklessly up and down the road and cars blocking driveways. Caller requested deputy contact. MCSO responded and cited Ricky Lee Amburgy for unneces- sary noise. MCSO advised the subject to turn the mu- sic down and the subject complied. We Print Business Forms Heppner Gazette 541-676-9228