Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 29, 2020 -- SEVEN
Sheriff’s Report
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on Tower Rd, Boardman
of a two-vehicle accident,
no one injured.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Irri-
gon that a black Subaru is
parked in front of the mail-
boxes. Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 E, Boardman
of a white Prius driving
erratically, believes they
are intoxicated. Referred to
other agency.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir-
rigon that loud music just
started going to continue
for 2-3 hours. RP hung up
without giving location of
the noise complaint.
-MCSO received a
report at Hwy 730/Rand
Rd, Irrigon that she saw a
vehicle slid off the road,
possibly stuck in a ditch.
Referred to OSP since it
was out of county juris-
diction.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Hilltop Rd, Board-
man that there are 2 dogs
that killed her chickens.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Sub Zero Motel
on S First St, Irrigon that
someone is trying to get into
his hotel room through the
bathroom window. Unable
to locate. Unfounded.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 E, Boardman
of a silver Ford F150 unable
to maintain lane and speed.
May 26: Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Office
received a report at W West
St/S Front St, Lexington
that there is a white Toyota
Camry parked alongside the
road on S West St. Two sub-
jects got out of the vehicle
with backpacks and walked
down the street. Unable to
locate.
-MCSO received a
report at Boardman Rest
area Westbound on I 84,
Boardman that all of the
lights are out at the rest
area. Boardman rest area
supervisor advised they will
get it taken care of.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Irri-
gon that Robert Timmons
called and advised that he
appreciated that the depu-
ty was on Utah watching
the area but the deputy is
parked in front of some-
one’s mailbox and that is
just rude of him.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir-
rigon that RP appreciates
deputy patrolling his street
however he believes there
are better ways the deputy
could be doing it.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 W, Boardman
that a green truck with trail-
er on the side of the road,
possible stroke. Transport-
ed.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Doolittle Canyon
Ln, Heppner that neighbor’s
dogs have been barking and
howling all morning.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Irri-
gon that a white Cadillac
SUV came down Utah and
cranked his music up. Un-
able to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir-
rigon that someone was
driving by with loud music
and was unable to identify
the vehicle but advised he
would go looking for it
because he was told not to.
Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on NE Court St, Hep-
pner that RP and his brother
are arguing and need a
deputy to respond. Deputies
responded. Brother elected
to leave and not come back.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir-
rigon that a green Dodge
pickup came down SE Utah
playing loud music and
punched the gas when he
got to Eighth St. RP feels
targeted and that he is do-
ing it on purpose. Unable
to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Green Acres on Pat-
erson Ferry Rd, Irrigon that
a rot-pit-shepherd mix bit a
24 yo. MCSO made contact
with subjects who declined
to press charges.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Irri-
gon that loud music is being
played from a vehicle. RP
can still hear it inside his
res. Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a
report on SE Utah Ave,
Irrigon that a blue Dodge
pickup flew by and went
through the stop sign. Un-
able to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Green Acres on
Paterson Ferry Rd, Irrigon
that a child is being left at
home unattended and that
the child is being left with
a rapist.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Ir-
rigon that a white Chevy
truck was going very slow
on the road, ran the stop
sign at Seventh and RP ad-
vised he was going at a very
slow rate and not following
his normal driving habits.
Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Irri-
gon that a BMW is parked
on the corner. Advised the
driver is not licensed and
the vehicle is not conduct-
ing any other violations at
this time. Unfounded.
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June 1: Morrow Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office received
a report on NW Washing-
ton Ave, Irrigon that there
are two males in a verbal
confrontation. Not an argu-
ment, two electric company
workers up on poles having
to yell to each other to be
heard.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 E, Boardman
tat a white Volvo truck was
swerving all over the road,
almost hit the median a
couple of times. Unable to
locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on SE Utah Ave, Irri-
gon that a white Ford F150
with expired temporary tag
went down Columbia Ln
towards Paterson Ferry.
Unfounded.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Cutsforth Rd, Hep-
pner that a cement truck
tipped over in front of her
house. Patient transported
to PMH.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Doolittle Canyon
Ln, Heppner that neighbor’s
dogs are barking again and
disturbing his peace. They
have been barking since
0600 and one sounds like
it could be injured.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 W, Boardman
that there is a large piece
of a trailer ramp on the
shoulder on the other side
of the fog line, but not off
the roadway. Referred to
other agency.
-MCSO received a
report at E Hwy 730/SE
Seventh St, Irrigon of bad
driving habits of a white
Ford extended cab.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Linden Way, Hep-
pner that there are dogs on
her property, two black and
one brown pit mix. Jumping
at the car and growling at
them. Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Columbia Ln, Irri-
gon of dogs loose. Deputy
contacted female listed and
she will keep the puppies on
the property.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 W, Boardman
that an older Nissan with
older male driving is fail-
ing to maintain lane and
driving people off the road.
BPD made contact with the
driver. Driver’s family will
be enroute to get the driver
and the vehicle.
-MCSO received a re-
port on NW Gale St, Hep-
pner that he has multiple
shot gun shells he’d like
picked up by the SO. Found
a mortar training round on
the scene.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon on N Main St, Heppner
that a debit card was found
in the machine. Debit card
returned.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Miller Rd, Board-
man that their neighbor’s
trees broke the fence and
their goats are loose on their
property.
-MCSO received a re-
Rea resigns as MCHD board
director
Leann Rea, long-time
Morrow County Health
District Board member,
Heppner, attended her
last meeting as director at
the MCHD Board meet-
ing Monday night. Rea
resigned as she is mov-
ing out of the district. The
board had received three
applications for the position
and selected Andrea Fletch-
er of Heppner as Rea’s
replacement. Board mem-
bers noted that any one of
the three applicants would
serve the district well. An
election is still required for
the position.
Also at the meeting,
MCHD Director of Nursing
Jamie Houck reported that
some of the COVID-19
visitor restrictions have
been lifted at Pioneer Me-
morial Hospital in Heppner.
She also reported that the
district has hired two RNs,
Paul Monagle, and Sacha
Pogue, both of whom will
start their employment this
week. She said that Heidi
Wimer, R.N. is planning on
moving to The Dalles, but
will stay on at PMH as a per
diem nurse.
George Dunkel with
Special Districts Associa-
tion of Oregon communi-
cated with the board via a
video call during the meet-
ing and reported that his
agency has 16 valid candi-
dates for the district’s CEO
position. The district had
planned to bring up to five
candidates to Heppner for
on-site interviews, but be-
cause of COVID concerns,
instead plans to set up initial
interviews via phone. Dun-
kel recommended the board
then narrow the choices
down to five and provide
a set of questions for those
candidates by the August 24
executive session. Dunkel
suggested that the board
then narrow the candidates
down to two or three, who
will be invited, along with
their spouses, to visit the
district. Current CEO Bob
Houser plans to retire some-
time before the end of the
year.
In other business, the
board expressed concerns
about the “decline of patient
visits” at Pioneer Memorial
Clinic in Heppner, com-
pared to the Irrigon Clinic.
They discussed implement-
ing a survey to “gauge
patient satisfaction of clinic
port on I 84 W, Echo that a
large black semi with over-
sized load sign on the back
is unable to maintain lane.
Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a
report on SE Chase St,
Heppner that the neighbor
behind them has a dog
chained up that has been
barking consistently for
several hours.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Hwy 730/Lewis and
Clark Dr, Boardman that a
black Dodge Dakota is go-
ing at a high rate of speed,
veered off the highway and
back on. Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port at SE Utah Ave/SE
Seventh St, Irrigon that a
vehicle is playing loud mu-
sic. Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 E, Boardman
that a white transit van
failure to maintain lane.
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AT 5PM
Leann Rea
visits.” The board previ-
ously put plans to build a
new clinic at the Heppner
site and remodel Pioneer
Memorial Hospital on hold
because of the supposed
decline.
At the meeting, Houser
reported:
-Mindy Smith, R.N.
has accepted the position of
assistant nurse manager and
discharge planner and plans
to begin August 1. The dis-
trict has also interviewed a
candidate for the IT director
position, has extended an
offer to him and is awaiting
his reply.
-RNs for Pioneer Me-
morial, an IT director, CEO,
COO and an assistant hu-
man resources position are
still being sought.
-Radiology manager
Jimmy Wimer has resigned
and is taking a position at
The Dalles, so the district is
recruiting for that position.
-Primm Surveying has
completed the onsite survey
of the PMH campus and
will begin working on the
topography mapping. Once
completed, Houser said
that the map will be sent
to architects Clark/Kjos to
be kept with other designs
when the discussion on the
project is resumed.
-Kuhn Law is working
to ensure the land transac-
tion with CAPECO is being
completed.
-Physical Therapy/
Rocky Mt. Physical Thera-
py is still negotiating on the
former Community Bank
building on Main Street in
Heppner. Houser said that
would allow them to move
the PT into that space on
Main St. and move admin-
istration to their current
building.
Chief Financial Offi-
cer Nicole Mahoney re-
ported the following prof-
it loss statement through
June: gross patient reve-
nue-$1,173,549; $24,018
in revenue deductions;
$1,373,388 in total operat-
ing revenue; $1,258,726 in
total operating expenses;
$51,375 in a non-operating
gain for a $166,037 gain for
the month and a $58,734
average monthly year-to-
date gain.
PMH has released the
following information for
June: 11 Acute in-patient
admissions; one death; four
swing bed skilled admis-
sions; 12 admissions for
observation, one hospital
respite admission; 669 total
out-patients, 81 emergency
room encounters; 2,096 lab
tests; 121 x-ray/ultrasound
tests; 44 CT scans; four
MRI scans, 23 EKG tests,
one lower endoscopy pro-
cedure, one upper endos-
copy procedure, 26 respi-
ratory therapy procedures.
Home health had 179
visits; Hospice had two ad-
missions and three deaths;
Pharmacy had 3,206 drug
doses for $68,035 in rev-
enue.
Pioneer Memorial Clin-
ic had 336 patient visits for
June with two new patients,
23 seen by a nurse and 13
no-shows; Irrigon Medical
Clinic had 392 patient visits
with 55 new patients, 206
seen by a nurse and 46 no-
shows; Ione Community
Clinic had 38 patient visits,
one new patient, 11 seen by
a nurse and two no-shows.
The ambulance report
for the 2019-20 fiscal year
end is as follows: Hep-
pner-351 page-outs with
270 transports; Board-
man-517 page-outs with
258 transports; Irrigon-384
page-outs with 203 trans-
ports; Ione 22 page-outs
with three transports for a
total of 1,274 page outs,
734 transports and 66 life
flights.
The June ambulance
report follows: Heppner-26
transports for $38,484 in
revenue; Boardman-21 for
$39,968; Irrigon-20 for
$31,660; Ione-1 for $4,604.
The board held an exec-
utive session following the
regular meeting.
The next meeting will
be held August 13 at the
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
conference room beginning
with a provider dinner at 6
p.m., with the board meet-
ing to follow at 6:30 p.m.
ODF increases
forest restrictions
Oregon Department of
Forestry’s (ODF) Central
Oregon District increased
restrictions for forest op-
erations and the public
beginning July 27, 2020.
These restrictions are in-
tended to reduce the risk
of fire ignition on lands
within the Central Oregon
District in Lake, Harney,
Deschutes, Crook, Wasco,
Hood River, Grant, Wheel-
er, Gilliam, Jefferson, Mor-
row and Umatilla counties.
Minimal precipitation com-
bined with increasing hot
temperatures has continued
to dry wildland vegetation
and fuels, increasing the po-
tential for rapid fire spread.
The Regulated-Use
Closure, affecting recre-
ational and non-industrial
landowner activities, re-
stricts many high-risk ac-
tivities between the hours
of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
prohibits activities such
as blasting, in addition to
restricting other activities.
Anyone traveling on forest-
ed roads is required to have
one shovel and one gallon
of water (or a 2 ½ pound
fire extinguisher).
Industrial forest op-
erations in the John Day
and Prineville Units of the
Central Oregon District
will have “Additional Fire
Prevention Requirements”
in place to reduce the risk
of fire ignition. Mechanized
harvesters with rotary saws,
chainsaws, tracked felling
and skidding equipment,
slash buster/mastication
equipment, and cable yard-
ing systems will be restrict-
ed during the hours of 1
p.m. and 8 p.m. Watchman
service is required for all
industrial operations.
All other fire season
restrictions remain in effect.
Full details of the closure
and restrictions of industrial
activities are available at
www.ODFcentraloregon.
com.
ODF’s Central Oregon
District continues to serve
landowners and the public
as an essential service for
Oregonians. Please call or
email to talk with our staff
or schedule an appointment.
For additional information
on ODF’s Central Oregon
District, including contact
information and unit offic-
es, please visit www.ODF-
centraloregon.com.