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Sheriff’s Report
MCSO Report Septem-
ber 6th - 16th
Continued
Extra Patrol
Occurred on Wilson Rd
SW, Boardman, OR. RP
requested extra patrols due
to concerns about possi-
ble human trafficking of
a relative in Mexico. RP
referred to US Customs
for assistance. Extra pa-
trol requested for 30 days.
Disposition: NO ACTION
TAKEN.
Missing Person
Occurred at Morrow
County Sheriff's Office, W
Willow View Dr, Heppner,
OR. RP reported a friend's
husband as missing. Dis-
position: COMPLETED.
Vehicle Check
Occurred on Highway
206 Condon, Heppner,
OR. RP reported an or-
ange 2-door car broken
down at the location with
two people on scene. Dis-
position: REFERRED TO
OTHER AGENCY.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on SE Utah Ave,
Irrigon, OR. RP reported a
silver 4-door Honda Civic
speeding past their house.
Disposition: UNABLE TO
LOCATE.
Dog Complaint
Occurred on SE Tenth St,
Irrigon, OR. RP reported
two German Shepherds
attacking a woman with
a small dog. Disposition:
COMPLETED.
Fraud/Forgery
Occurred at Love's Travel
Stop and Country Store,
Tower Rd, Boardman, OR.
RP reported someone
passed a counterfeit $100
bill. Disposition: REPORT
TAKEN.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on I-84 W,
Hermiston, OR. RP re-
ported being almost run
off the road by a red Ford
Bronco pulling a boat.
BPD made contact with
the vehicle and forwarded
information to OSP. Dis-
position: COMPLETED.
Death Investigation
Occurred on SW Wyo-
ming Ave, Irrigon, OR.
Disposition:
REPORT
TAKEN.
Dog Complaint
Occurred at Sinclair Sta-
tion, W Main St, Lexing-
ton, OR. RP reported a
dog and her puppies wan-
dering in the area. The
mother was aggressive to-
wards someone. Disposi-
tion: ADVISED.
Dog Complaint
Occurred on Jerry Ln,
Boardman, OR. RP re-
ported a dog on their dad's
property killing chickens
and ducks. Deputies re-
sponded, and the dog was
transported to Pet Rescue.
Disposition:
TRANS-
PORTED.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on SE Utah
Ave, Irrigon, OR. RP re-
ported a Ford F350 speed-
ing down towards Tenth.
Disposition: ADVISED.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on I-84 E,
Boardman, OR. OSP re-
ported four or five sports-
style cars speeding at high
speeds (90's). MCSO and
BPD were advised. BPD
was unable to locate. Dis-
position: ADVISED.
Extra Patrol
Occurred on NE Tenth
St, Irrigon, OR. Extra pa-
trol requested for 10 days
due to suspicious vehicles
and individuals through
the night. RP will be out
of town, and only a white
Ford F350 and a black
Ford Focus should be on
the property. Disposition:
COMPLETED.
Disabled Vehicle
Occurred on Bombing
Range Rd, Lexington, OR.
RP reported running out
of fuel and blocking the
Lexington-bound lane in
a Ford F250 with flashers
on.
MCSO responded and
completed the report.
Disposition: COMPLET-
ED.
Extra Patrol
Occurred on Wilson Rd
SW, Boardman, OR. RP
requested extra patrols
due to concerns of possi-
ble human trafficking of
a relative in Mexico. RP
referred to US Customs
and requested patrol for 30
days. Disposition: NO AC-
TION TAKEN.
Grass Fire
Occurred on Kunze Ln,
Boardman, OR. A grass
fire was reported across
from the location, near
new houses. BFD, BPD,
and MCSO responded, and
the fire was extinguished.
Disposition: COMPLET-
ED.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on I-84 E,
Boardman, OR. RP re-
ported a white semi-truck
hauling a silver trailer
driving erratically, speed-
ing, and swerving off-road.
MCSO was out of position,
and the incident was re-
ferred to OSP. Disposition:
ADVISED.
Disturbance
Occurred at Green Acres,
Paterson Ferry Rd, Irrigon,
OR. RP reported a distur-
bance caused by his girl-
friend. MCSO responded
and completed the report.
Disposition: COMPLET-
ED.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on I-84 W,
Boardman, OR. RP report-
ed a semi-truck failing to
maintain its lane. No oth-
er vehicle description was
given. Disposition: COM-
PLETED.
Motor Vehicle Accident
Occurred at Forest Ser-
vice 2104 Rd/Forest Ser-
vice 21 Rd, Heppner, OR.
RP advised of a two-ve-
hicle accident with no in-
juries. Information was
exchanged, but the dam-
age exceeds $2500, and a
report needs to be filed. In-
cident occurred on 09/08.
RP's pickup is located at
PMH. Disposition: RE-
PORT TAKEN.
MVA-Fire
Occurred at S First St/E
Highway 730, Irrigon, OR.
T-bone accident, report-
ed through a third party.
The situation looked pret-
ty bad. Disposition: RE-
PORT TAKEN.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on I-84 W,
Boardman, OR. RP re-
ported a sky blue Subaru
Outback with a broken
front bumper on the pas-
senger side, swerving all
over the road, and texting
while driving. Disposition:
REFERRED TO OTHER
AGENCY.
Fire Call
Occurred at Dry Fork Rd/
Ridge Rd, Ione, OR. A fire
was reported down in the
canyon, near the county
line. It was unclear which
side of the line the fire was
on. Disposition: COM-
PLETED.
Information
Occurred on SE Utah
Ave, Irrigon, OR. RP re-
ported a blue/gray Dodge
pickup with ID plates that
had been sitting in front
of a neighbor’s house for
over 20 minutes. The driv-
er and passengers, who are
teenagers, have a history
of harassing the RP and
neighbor. The vehicle is
not causing any issues at
the moment. Disposition:
ADVISED.
Extra Patrol
Occurred at Les Schwab,
N Main St, Heppner, OR.
RP requested extra patrol
as 24 big loader tires would
be dropped off in the back
parking lot, and they need
patrol until they are moved
the following morning.
Disposition: COMPLET-
ED.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on SE Kristen
MCSD School Board Approves Bond Resolution
Dr, Irrigon, OR. RP re-
ported a white Ford Rang-
er extended cab speeding
through the area. Disposi-
tion: ADVISED.
Suspicious Activity
Occurred on SE Utah Ave,
Irrigon, OR. RP requested
contact at his residence
regarding a suspicious in-
cident that occurred on
Labor Day weekend. Dis-
position: UNDER INVES-
TIGATION.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on E 2nd St,
Ione, OR. RP had ques-
tions about a subject rid-
ing his 4-wheeler on city
streets in Ione. Disposi-
tion: UNDER INVESTI-
GATION.
Theft Complaint
Occurred at Threemile
Canyon Farms (Office),
Threemile Rd, Boardman,
OR. RP reported that a
desktop computer, mon-
itor, and battery backup
were stolen from the scale
house across from Loves.
Disposition:
REPORT
TAKEN.
Disabled Vehicle
Occurred at Saylor Rd/
Highway 207, Echo, OR.
A semi was reported stuck
and partially blocking the
road. Disposition: COM-
PLETED.
Driving Complaint
Occurred on I-84 W,
Boardman, OR. RP has
been following a vehicle
since Hermiston and re-
ported multiple driving
issues. BPD responded
and located the vehicle.
The driver was warned for
failure to signal a turn and
failure to drive with a val-
id driver's license. Disposi-
tion: WARNING.
Missing Person
Occurred on W Depot
St, Lexington, OR. An
abandoned 911 call was re-
ceived. Upon callback, the
RP advised that her son
was missing but has since
returned.
Disposition:
COMPLETED.
Dog Complaint
Occurred on SE Fourth
St, Irrigon, OR. RP report-
ed that his neighbor's dogs
are outside, preventing him
from leaving. He requested
a deputy to tell them to put
the dogs inside. Deputy
checked the area, but the
dogs were not located.
Disposition: UNABLE TO
LOCATE.
Alarm
Occurred at Upper Co-
lumbia Sawmill, Pole
Line Rd, Boardman, OR.
A commercial burglary
alarm was triggered. Dep-
uty responded. Disposi-
tion: COMPLETED.
Citizen Assist
Occurred at Cutsforth
Park, Park Ln, Heppner,
OR. RP reported falling
ash in the area and want-
ed to be notified in case
of any emergency evacua-
tions. John Day Interagen-
cy Dispatch was advised.
Suspicious Activity
Occurred on Idaho Ln,
Irrigon, OR. RP reported
a Toyota Tundra following
him. Disposition: COM-
PLETED.
Vehicle Check
Occurred at Columbia
Ln/NW
Tumbleweed
Blvd, Irrigon, OR. Driver
was advised with a warn-
ing for taking power from
the citizen center. Disposi-
tion: COMPLETED.
Information
Occurred on SE Utah
Ave, Irrigon, OR. RP re-
ported that the neighbor
parked in front of his win-
dow and revved the motor,
attempting to harass him.
RP requested a deputy to
talk to the owner of the
truck to stop the behavior.
Disposition: COMPLET-
ED.
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Morrow County – Feb-
ruary 27, 2025, Morrow
County School District’s
Board of Directors has
voted to place a General
Obligation Bond for the
district on the May 2025
ballot. The vote to pass the
resolution for the bond was
unanimous at its February
10th regular board meeting.
“We are very excited to
move forward with the pro-
posed bond for the district,
which if passed will provide
crucial facility projects
across our district, benefit-
ing all our students,” said
Richard Cole, Board Chair.
The official vote fol-
lows a year of work by
the district’s Community
Bond Advisory Committee
(CBAC), which presented
their final bond recom-
mendation to the board
in January. The CBAC’s
work included comprehen-
sive reviews of all MCSD
schools and facilities that
were conducted by certified
assessors from the Oregon
Department of Education.
CBAC members reviewed
these facility assessments,
toured buildings with
school principals, reviewed
bond financial options and
prioritized projects. The
CBAC pointed out that
their proposed projects do
not cover the total facility
needs of the district; these
projects are the most crucial
ones right now.
The public was able to
provide feedback about the
draft recommendations for
several weeks in November
and December.
Proposed bond projects
include: Irrigon Jr/Sr High
School (built 1978) – due
to severity of structural
issues, replace school to
provide modern educational
environment for students;
Riverside Jr/Sr High School
(built 1968) – remodel and
build addition for more
classroom space & gym to
support future enrollment;
Heppner Jr/Sr High School
(built 1962 with later addi-
tions/remodels) & Heppner
Elementary (built 1954
with later additions/remod-
els) – remodel Jr/Sr High
to become a K-12 campus
with thoughtful grade level
separation, resulting in op-
erational savings and safer
location for elementary
students; Sam Boardman
Elementary - make park-
ing/traffic flow improve-
ments including dedicated
bus loop for safety; Dis-
trict-wide -- make security
& safety improvements
including secure main en-
try, cameras & door access
control at A.C. Houghton
Elementary, Irrigon Ele-
mentary, Morrow Educa-
tion Center, and Windy
River Elementary.
The district recently
was notified that it has
qualified for a matching
grant of $6 million from
the Oregon School Capital
Improvement Matching
Program (OSCIM). This
grant would be provided
if the proposed bond is ap-
proved by Morrow County
voters in the spring.
The amount of the pro-
posed bond is $204.4 mil-
lion. The estimated bond
rate would be $2.99 per
$1,000 assessed value and
the bond would be for 20
years.
Taxpayers in Morrow
County School District are
not currently paying for
a school district bond nor
levy. The last general obli-
gation bond was passed in
2001 and expired in 2021.
The last operating levy
(which was not for facility
construction or upgrades)
passed in 2012 and expired
in 2016.
According to county
tax records, in Morrow
County industrial and utili-
ty companies pay approxi-
mately 71% of the taxes on
assessed property values
due to the amount of prop-
erty they own. The Morrow
County School Board and
CBAC feel that the current
situation for funding proj-
ects in Morrow County is a
positive one for individual
taxpayers because a major-
ity of the current tax base is
companies.
In the next three
months, Morrow County
School District will run an
information campaign to
inform stakeholders about
the scope of the bond, its
costs and what it will mean
for the success of students
in the district.
The best place to find
updated information about
the bond is on the website
page at mcsdbond.org. Or
you can email bondinfo@
morrowsd.org or contact
the District Office at 541-
676-5705.
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