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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 LOCAL NEWS Two Hermiston men hurt in early Sunday exchange of gunfire District offers Gunire erupted at a Hermiston apartment com- plex early Sunday morn- ing, sending two men to the hospital. Both men suffered non- life threatening gunshot wounds and the investiga- tion is ongoing, Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmis- ton said in a written state- ment. Gunire was exchanged at the apartment complex at the 600 block of South- east Fourth Street, but law enforcement — including Hermiston detectives and the Oregon State Police Fo- rensic Division — are still determining exactly what happened. Police received a report of at least 10 gunshots at 3:16 a.m. and an ambu- lance was dispatched, but it was canceled when no victims were found at the scene. While en route to the shooting, some police oficers were redirected to the emergency department at Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston, after two people with gunshot wounds arrived separately, according to Edmiston. Adalberto G. Flores, 20, and a 17-year-old male, both of Hermiston, were taken to Good Shep- herd Medical Center but then transported out of the classiied employees 4 percent raise By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer Classified employees in the Hermiston School District will receive raises each year for the next two years. Monday, the Herm- iston School Board of Education unanimously approved an agreement with the Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 10, the local union for the district’s classified employees. Classified employees include those employ- ees who are not certified teachers or administra- tors, such as classroom assistants, custodians and maintenance work- ers. The agreement is the result of negotia- tions between Hermis- ton’s OSEA chapter and the district. The classified em- ployees approved the agreement on May 6, and the school board ac- cepted it on May 9, af- ter meeting in a closed- door, executive session. The agreement cov- ers the 2016-8 biennium and includes a modified salary increase for the 2016-17 school year and a 4 percent cost-of-liv- ing increase in the 2017- 18 school year. The in- surance cap will also be increased by $25 each year. “This agreement gives us stability for the next two years and provides an important adjustment in compensation to make STAFF PHOTO BY DANIEL WATTENBURGER An investigator looks for evidence Sunday at an apartment complex after a shooting on Southeast Fourth Street near Highland Avenue, Hermiston. Hermiston area to receive further medical care, ac- cording to Edmiston. During the investigation, Hermiston oficers arrested Lalo Murillo, 21, of Herm- iston on a Umatilla County parole/probation detainer. Edmiston could not conirm if other people were involved in the shooting or if the inci- dent was gang related. He did say the people in- volved had “ties to criminal elements associated with gang behavior.” “We need to allow the investigation to run its course before we are able to categorize this as gang related,” he wrote. Edmiston did conirm the department has seen an increase in cases of grafi- ti, a sign of gang activity, but said the majority of the recent cases, including taggings at Riverfront Park and the Oxbow Trail, were not associated with gangs. Hermiston man charged after hate crime A Hermiston man is in custody after allegedly as- saulting a black Pendleton man because of his race. Vernon Allen Jewell, 52, approached Eddie Scott at about 6 p.m. Sat- urday in the parking lot of Foxwood Apartments on Orchard Avenue. According to Hermis- ton Police Chief Jason Ed- miston, Jewell was mouth in self-de- “belligerent” and fense, according to calling Scott racial Edmiston. slurs. During the inves- Jewell swung at tigation, Jewell was Scott, again calling identiied as the pri- him a racial slur, mary aggressor. according to Ed- Vernon When Jewell was miston. As Jewell Jewell being taken into continued to come custody, he resisted aggressively at Scott, he arrest, and oficer Carlos punched Jewell in the Balli and another oficer were able to gain control of Jewell. Jewell was charged with second-degree in- timidation (aggravated assault), second-degree disorderly conduct and re- sisting arrest. As of Monday, Jewell was lodged in the Uma- tilla County Jail with a $15,000 bail. the Red Lion, 304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton. The cost is $11. Those who plan to at- tend are asked to make a reservation by Wednesday morning. 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Republican Women’s gathering focuses on guns Jim Webster and Wayne York are the guest speakers of the upcoming Round Up Republican Women’s meet- ing. Webster has a federal irearms license to sell guns and York is the owner/op- erator of Oregunsmithing LLC. The public is invited to attend the no-host luncheon Thursday at 11:45 a.m. at Commissioner candidate to address area Democrats Tom Bailor, a Umatilla County commissioner can- didate, is the guest speaker at the upcoming Umatilla County Democrats lun- cheon. Everyone is invited to the no-host event Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Prodigal Son Brew- ery & Pub, 230 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. For more information, call 541-567-1072. Vanilla Ice, Morris Day to perform at Wildhorse Notorious rap star Va- nilla Ice is featured in a summer outdoor concert at Wildhorse Resort & Casi- no. In addition to the rapper of “Ice Ice Baby” fame, Morris Day & The Time will perform. Day is known as Prince’s rival in “Purple Rain.” The all-ages show is Sat- urday, July 30 at 8 p.m. The venue offers a full no-host bar and a handful of food trucks. Tickets, which went on sale Tuesday, are $59 for Oregon - Utah - Valid 35 States PENDLETON Red Lion Inn: 304 SE Nye Ave. May 20 th • 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm Walk-Ins Welcome! 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Board mem- bers Karen Sherman (35 years), Dave Smith (five years) and Josh Goller (1 year) each re- ceived pins. The pins are awarded for every five years of service as well as for the first full year of service to the Herm- iston School District as an employee or board member. • Accepted the res- ignation of five dis- trict employees: sec- ond-grade teacher Ashley Harsin, kin- dergarten teacher Amy Hoffert, educational assistant Amelia Ough, custodian Bruce Kernal and Deputy Superinten- dent Wade Smith, who will serve his last day with the district on June 30 before taking over as superintendent in Walla Walla. • Approved extra re- sponsibility contracts naming Elise Flemming head volleyball coach and Krystofer Lopez head lacrosse coach at Hermiston High School. • Heard a presenta- tion on Oregon Rising, a grassroots initiative seeking increased fund- ing for schools from the Oregon Legislature. RMLS 16323674 $899,000 gartonar@gmail.com
