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VOL. 138
NO. 13 8 Pages
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
SAGE Center manager visits
Chamber
Lisa Patrick manager of the Sage Center at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
Sage Center manager
Lisa Patrick paid a visit to
the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce last week and
spoke about some of the
activities and plans at the
center.
Located in Boardman,
the SAGE Center is an
interactive visitor center
that highlights Sustainable
Agriculture and Energy.
Developed by the Port
of Morrow, the SAGE Cen-
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Snow melt causes flooding around Heppner
ter gives visitors the op-
portunity to learn about
the technology that takes
place locally within the
Port of Morrow and the
region without visiting each
industry.
In addition to serving as
an interactive visitor center,
the SAGE Center offers
a unique setting for vari-
ous events and functions.
A few of the upcoming
events include Free Days
on Saturday, April 13 with
no admission charge all
day, and movies scheduled
for Friday, April 19 at 7:15
p.m. and Saturday, April 20
at 2:15 p.m.
Right: The dock at Willow Creek Reservoir was submerged by the abundance of water being
held behind the dam (above).
Above: CBEC comes to the
rescue when the fairgrounds
was flooded.
The footbridge at the golf course was damaged by flood waters Below: A landslide took out
trees at the Martin residence
from Willow Creek.
on Willow Creek Rd.
Some Photos by Sandy
Matthews
The arena at Morrow County Fairgrounds and Les Payne field suffered some damage when
Hinton Creek flooded it recently. According to Darrell Green county administrator some water
made its way inside the fair office, but they will be waiting until the water subsides to assess
any damage. Electricity was shut down for a short time due to a power pole being flooded and
the RV park sustained a little damage.
Open house held at new health
clinic in Irrigon
A driveway was completely covered by water.
Investigation leads to arrests
The Morrow County Health District Clinic in Boardman held its open house last week and
welcomed visitors to tour the new facility. Pictured above are Dennis Burk president of Good
Shepherd Hospital in Irrigon, citizen Patricia Rencken of Irrigon and clinic receptionist Desilo
Roybal.
MCSO adds NARCAN
to response capabilities
Over the last year, the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office has been working to
equip deputies with Nalox-
one (NARCAN) due to a
nationwide opioid crisis. In
2017, the United States saw
more than 70,000 deaths
due to drug overdose, ac-
cording to the Center for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention. The problem is
not going away, so deputies
must prepare, train and alter
their responses accordingly.
When deputies respond
to a call, they are entering
an environment where the
situation and outcome are
unknown. By having NAR-
CAN on hand, deputies can
immediately administer the
medication to a person in
distress. In many instances,
deputies arrive on scene
prior to medical personnel
and can begin treating vic-
tims right away. In addition,
if a deputy is exposed to a
dangerous drug, they now
have the tools to save their
own life or the life of a fel-
low officer.
NARCAN can only
be purchased through a
licensed physician and dep-
uties must receive training
before they are able to ad-
minister the medication in
the field. Dr. Dan Hamble-
ton with the Morrow Coun-
ty Health District agreed to
assist with this process and
provided training. Sgt. Ivy
Zimmerman contacted the
Law Enforcement Relations
National Sheriff’s Asso-
ciation and was awarded
a grant to cover the cost
of 40 units (80 doses) of
NARCAN. This was at no
cost to Morrow County and
a savings of over $3,600.
This medication provides a
service to our citizens and
safety for our deputies that
could not have been pur-
chased without the funds
awarded by this grant.
NARCAN is now be-
ing carried by all MCSO
field units, with two doses
stored at the Morrow Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office that can
be administered by trained
personnel.
The number one goal of
the Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office is public safety
and security. This is another
way of improving their ca-
pabilities to better serve the
communities, while being
fiscally responsible.
Five residents have was recovered and
Theft I by Receiving.
been arrested by the Mor- several individuals
-Jennifer Marie
row County Sher-
were arrested
Whalen-Haney, 31,
iff’s Office after a
and lodged
Child Neglect II, Bur-
report of a burglary
at Umatilla
glary
and theft was re-
County Jail
I
,
ceived on March 9.
with a total
Theft
Sgt. Todd Siex re- Jaden Wayne bail amount Pete Edmund I.
sponded to the res- Orr
of $177,500 Haney
idence north
for various
of Heppner
charges:
-Adri-
and began to
-Jaden
an J u- Adrian Julius
investigate,
Wa y n e O r r ,
l i u s Haney
leading to the
23, Burglary
Haney,
execution of
I, Theft I, At-
31, Child Neglect II,
two search
tempted Felony
Theft I by Receiving.
warrants.
Elude, Posses-
A spokesperson for
One of the Austin Gene sion of Meth. Jennifer Marie the Morrow County
Harris
search war-
- A u s t i n Whalen-Haney Sheriff’s Office report-
rants was exe-
Gene Harris,
ed, “The outcome of
cuted at a residence on Main 24, Possession of Meth, this case is the result of a
Street in Heppner on March Carrying a Concealed thorough investigation and
24 where a large amount Weapon.
great teamwork.”
of stolen property was
-Pete Edmund Haney,
discovered. The property 65, Possession of Meth,
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