SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Sheriff’s Report
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:
March 26 (cont.): people.
BPD, lodged in UCJ.
Morrow County Sheriff’s
-MCSO received a re-
-MCSO received a re-
Office received a report at port of a death on SE Kris- port on SE Seventh St,
S Main St/SW Heppner- ten Dr, Irrigon.
Irrigon that 12 year old
Spray Hwy, Heppner that
-MCSO received a re- son is acting out and has
a vehicle is parked in the port on Wilson Ln, Board- threatened self harm.
no parking overnight spot. man that there is a subject
March 27: Morrow
Advised it looks like it has at his father’s residence and County Sheriff’s Office re-
been there all weekend.
they do not know why. Also ceived a report on W Fourth
-MCSO received a re- brought a vehicle there for Rd, Irrigon that his dog
port on S First St, Irrigon unknown reasons. RP ad- is missing. White, black,
that the dogs should not be vised that he sent multiple brown ears, black collar.
held by this individual.
no trespassing letters, but
-MCSO received a
-MCSO received a re- subject still comes to the report at N First St/NW
port on I 84 W, Boardman residence.
Washington Ave, Irrigon
that UCSO advised to keep
-MCSO received a re- that there is a male next to a
an eye out for a grey Chevy port on NE Court St, Hep- Chevy speaking to himself
Cavalier, drive off from pner that his brown dog and pacing around the area.
Stanfield. Justin Lee Hard- with a white tail and black
-MCSO received a re-
ing was arrested by BPD dog are missing. Unable to port at AC Houghton on NE
for UUMV. Subject lodged locate.
Main Ave, Irrigon that a sea
at UCJ, $10,000 bail.
-MCSO received a re- gull is alive but won’t move
-MCSO received a re- port on Rippee Rd, Board- from the parking lot next to
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir- man that RP has been deal- the reader board.
rigon that their neighbor ing with large parties in
-MCSO received a re-
put up signs facing their his neighborhood for the port on I 84 E, Boardman
residence of trespassing and past couple weeks or so. that the Arlington ambu-
a sign that says “I’d like to Advised the parties are over lance is requesting assis-
help, I just can’t fix stupid. 100 people.
tance.
Smart phones don’t help.”
-MCSO received a re-
-MCSO received a re-
-MCSO received a port on SE Utah Ave, Ir- port on SW Nevada Ave,
report at Columbia Rive rigon that a 4 door Dodge
Ranch on Kunze Ln, Board- went down Utah towards
man that her son is missing Tenth.
from the ranch as of 0230
-MCSO received a re-
this morning. RP was ad- port at Wilson Rd Trailer
vised by staff members this Park on Wilson Rd SW,
Forest officials for the
morning, subject left with Boardman that female is re- Malheur, Umatilla and Wal-
nothing. Unknown direc- fusing to leave, is having an lowa-Whitman National
tion of travel.
altercation with husband in Forests remind the public
-MCSO received a re- front of their kids. Husband that seasonal safety regula-
port on SE Thirteenth Pl, is trying to calm her down, tions for building campfires
Irrigon that RP would like as well as the kids that are when recreating on the
the area checked due to a now crying. Tina Louise three national forests will
high volume of suspicious Herman was arrested by begin starting Jun. 1.
These seasonal restric-
tions are in effect annually
from Jun. 1 through Oct. 31
and require visitors to build
their campfire in a fire pit
surrounded by dirt, rock or
commercial rings, in areas
cleared of all flammable
material within a three-foot
radius from the edge of the
pit and free of overhanging
material. A shovel and one
gallon of water are required
to be in your possession
building and tending
Come see what it's about. while
campfires. These require-
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of charcoal briquettes.
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Campfires often serve
as
the
centerpiece of fam-
T here will be a girls wres-
ily campsites across the
tling team starting Nov. 2018 – three national forests and
this is girls wrestling
forest managers understand
campfires are an important
girls, OSAA
part of the outdoor camping
sanctioned sport.
experience and tradition.
“The intent is to al-
low campfire use while
promoting safe campfire
building techniques that,
in the long run, will pro-
tect lives, property and our
natural landscapes,” said
Brett Thomas, Umatilla fire
management officer.
The seasonal regulation
does not prohibit the use
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meant to encourage camp-
fire safety before fire season
Irrigon that suspect was
released from UCJ and
tried to stab RP. Alfredo
Navarrete was arrested by
MCSO for unlawful use of
a weapon. Lodged at UCJ,
$10,000 bail.
-MCSO received a re-
port at E Hwy 730, Irrigon
regarding a dog. Anthony
Lopez was issued a warning
for his dog to be licensed
and inoculations by Friday.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Irrigon Shell station
on E Hwy 730, Irrigon that
subject came into the store
and was upset at the cashier.
He began irate and began
threatening the manager
and employees.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Hwy 730, Irrigon
that a black cow with a
yellow tag is outside of its
fence. RP is afraid it’s going
to get in the road.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Irrigon Mini Storage
on E Hwy 730, Irrigon of an
animal complaint. Unable
to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 W, Boardman
that she ran out of gas and is
requesting assistance.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Hilltop Rd, Board-
man that there is a car that
travels very slowly on the
road randomly. It creeps
along and tonight was on
the wrong side of the road.
Headed S on Kunze.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE California Ave,
Irrigon that a 69 year old
male is urinating blood.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir-
rigon that Dodge Dakota
black or blue flew by about
45 mph.
March 28: Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Office
received a report at Oasis
RV Park on W Hwy 730,
Irrigon that there is a lot of
noise coming from the east
side by the empty lot. Un-
able to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Hwy 730, Irrigon
that there is an injured deer
on the north side of the
road. Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port at SW Fourth St/W
Hwy 730, Irrigon that there
is a bike in the road in the
gravel.
-MCSO initiated activ-
ity at Bella Vista Estates,
Paul Smith Rd, Boardman.
Tyler Stone was arrested by
BPD on warrant charges.
Transported and lodged at
UCJ, no bail.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op, Linden
Way, Heppner that a smaller
brown and black dog was
found with a black leash on
it. Dog is now at the kennel
in Heppner.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Water St, Heppner
that 68 year old male is hav-
ing chest pain. Transported.
Forest officials take a preventative
approach to campfire safety
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comes full-swing.
“There’s a long his-
tory of wildfire in the Blue
Mountains and we do not
expect that to change,”
added Thomas. “While
lightning is the number
one cause of wildfires in
this area, human-caused
wildfires are preventable,
unpredictable and can occur
anywhere with no warn-
ing.”
“We can get very busy
at this time of year dealing
with the lightning caused
fires, so preventing the
added workload from hu-
man-caused wildfires is our
ultimate goal. Historically,
the public has practiced
safe campfire techniques
and it is much appreciated,”
shared Ron Simpson, Mal-
heur deputy fire staff offi-
cer. “The summer of 2018 is
expected to be warmer and
drier than average, which
will increase the potential
for human-caused fires in
the tri-forest region,” said
Simpson.
The Significant Wild-
land Fire Potential Outlook
predicts the Pacific North-
west to be above normal by
July. A normal transition of
fire season activity west and
north is expected through
July as warmer and drier
than average conditions
develop across the western
states. Of concern is the
preexisting grass crop from
2017 and the new growth
which will cure by July
across California, the Great
Basin and Oregon. Higher,
timbered elevations in these
areas will become a concern
by July as the past winter’s
below average snowpack
melts, allowing for the high
elevation fuels to become
dry enough to support fire
activity.
During times of high or
extreme fire danger, forests
will implement additional
Public Use Restrictions,
also known as PURs, which
will further restrict the use
of campfires, chainsaws,
smoking and travel. PURs
will be implemented in
phases, based on increased
fire danger, hot and dry
weather conditions and
concern for public safety.
Forest officials recom-
mend the following camp-
fire safety precautions:
-Always abide by local
campfire laws.
-Only adults should
build and maintain camp-
fires.
-Find a shady spot away
from dry logs, overhanging
branches, bushes, needles
or leaves.
-Use existing fire-rings
where it is safe to do so.
Don’t build fire-rings in
roads.
-Keep campfire rings
small and use wood no big-
ger than the ring.
-Keep tents and other
burnable materials away
from the fire.
-Never leave a campfire
unattended. Those leaving
campfires unattended can
be billed for the cost of fire
suppression.
-Drown the campfire
with water and stir charred
material.
-When leaving, make
sure your fire is DEAD
OUT. Very carefully feel all
sticks and charred remains.
Make sure no roots are
smoldering. If it’s too hot to
touch, it’s too hot to leave.
-Find more campfire
safety information at http://
www.smokeybear.com/
campfire-safety.asp.
Morrow County rates sixth in
the state in recent study
In a recent study by
SmartAsset, Morrow County
was rated sixth in the state
where Social Security benefits
will cover most of a person’s
cost of living after paying
taxes. The study analyzed
where the US Social Security
benefits would go the furthest,
but also recommends having
some retirement savings of
your own.
At sixth, Morrow County
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Seventh through tenth were
the counties of Jefferson,
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far that net income would
go in every county to cover
the basic necessities. Finally,
they indexed the results to
100, with 100 showing where
Social Security income would
cover the most needs. Higher
scores reflected a better envi-
ronment for living primarily
off of Social Security benefits.
Wheeler County had the
highest score in Oregon with
83.17, Morrow County had
79.54 and Douglas County
was the lowest in the top ten
of the state with 78.24.
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