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Umatilla County upgrades security systems
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
JAN. 9, 2020
LEYVA — Josslyn A. Mena and Angel D. Leyva of
Hermiston: a boy, Angel Darien Leyva Jr.
WANOUS — Hanna Wanous and Weston Wanous of
Umatilla: a girl, Everly Rayne Wanous.
JAN. 12, 2020
HAMILTON — Natalie Hamilton and Bradley Ham-
ilton of Stanfi eld: a boy, Grahm Thomas Hamilton.
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
JAN. 7, 2020
SEXTON — Alanna P. Sexton and Tyler J. Sexton of
Hermiston: a girl, Maylee Reign Sexton.
POLICE LOG
Tuesday, January 14
5:07 p.m.— Police took a report for a domestic disturbance on
Southeast Ninth Street.
6:36 p.m.— A domestic disturbance was reported on West
Juniper Avenue.
Wednesday, January 15
2:58 p.m.— On Northeast Seventh Street, a woman reported
that her son’s father broke down the door of her home.
Thursday, January 16
9:47 a.m.— After shoveling her sidewalk, a woman reported
to the police that her door somehow became locked.
2:06 p.m.— A mother turned to police after a student re-
portedly sent her daughter and other children inappropriate
images and sexual threats. She said the school was aware, but
she thought police should know too.
3:50 p.m.— Someone reported a missing person on North-
west 12th Street.
3:59 p.m.— An assault was reported on Southwest Ninth
Street.
10:36 p.m.— Police were unable to locate a drunk driver
reported on East Main Street.
Friday, January 17
5:45 a.m.— Police took a report for a burglary on East Main
Street.
9:34 a.m.— A woman wishes to speak with police after some-
one reportedly broke into her garage and rearranged her
belongings.
1:26 p.m.— A man dropped off a metal box containing a blue
phone, a knife and an empty money bag at the Hermiston
Police Station. He said he found it on the Washington side of
the Columbia River but Washington State Police didn’t want it.
11:25 p.m.— On Southwest Ninth Street, a woman reported
that her boyfriend locked her out of their home after a verbal
fi ght.
Saturday, January 18
3:15 a.m.— A domestic disturbance was reported on South-
west Larkin Court.
10:03 a.m.— A bookstore owner on East Main Street called
the police to report someone had run their car into a tree
outside the shop.
Sunday, January 19
1:59 p.m.— A domestic disturbance was reported on West
Sunland Avenue.
Monday, January 20
8:28 a.m.— A domestic disturbance was reported on West
Laird Avenue.
5:10 p.m.— Police responded to an assault on East Main
Street.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Warming Station
needs volunteers
To the editor:
Hermiston has some of
the most giving and com-
passionate people. Hard
working, family, and wres-
tlers. Okay, football too. It
is with a heavy heart that I
write this letter.
Tonight, there wasn’t
enough volunteers to keep
the Hermiston Warming
Station open. I saw sev-
eral men and a young lady
having to sleep in the cold
weather tonight. Some
asked me, how are we
going to keep warm? And
all I could say is I don’t
know.
I am so sad, we work
and have families too.
And it doesn’t matter how
they got in that situation, it
matters that we all do the
best we can to help. Can
you volunteer one night a
week? We would appreci-
ate it and so will those that
are in dire need. Thank
you. And God bless you.
Jackie Linton
Hermiston
By ALEX CASTLE
STAFF WRITER
Umatilla County’s secu-
rity system is getting an
upgrade.
The board of commis-
sioners approved a $100,000
system upgrade and access
control expansion for the
county courthouse, mainte-
nance building, justice cen-
ter and Stafford Hansell
Government Center on Jan.
15.
The upgrade will replace
the current system that runs
on Windows XP, which
Microsoft stopped support-
ing in 2014, along with
reducing the number of
keys handed out to employ-
ees and replacing them with
access fobs.
“Now if an employee
loses a key, we don’t have
to worry about tracking it
down or changing out all the
locks,” Commissioner John
Shafer said.
County employees cur-
rently have external access
to the courthouse, justice
center and government cen-
ter with a fob, while inter-
nal doors still require keys.
Beyond being a security
risk, a lost employee key
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Sentences
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing sentences have been
imposed in Umatilla County
courts:
FELONY
•Shane Verhey Springer, 32,
Umatilla (TRCI), pleaded guilty
to Possession of Methamphet-
amine: sentenced to 3 months
Oregon Dept. of Corrections
(DOC), 1 year post-prison su-
pervision and $200 fi ne; plead-
ed guilty to Criminal Mischief
II: sentenced to 90 days jail and
$1,429.23 restitution.
•Romique Crystal Espino, 38,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to
Aggravated Harassment: sen-
tenced to 19 months Oregon
DOC and 2 years post-prison
supervision; pleaded guilty
to Harassment: sentence to
discharge.
MISDEMEANOR
•Esteban Lomas, 39, Irrigon,
pleaded guilty to Contributing
to the Sexual Delinquency
of a Minor: sentenced to 180
days jail-suspended, 2 years
probation, 20 hours communi-
ty service, $400 fi ne and $600
fi ne-suspended, plus court
costs and fees.
Suits Filed
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing suits have been fi led
in Umatilla County courts
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requires the access points
to be rekeyed, whereas fobs
can simply be deactivated if
lost.
For the project, the
county contracted Uni-Tech
Communications, which did
the initial security system
installation back in 2000.
The county previously
approved major upgrades
to its systems in 2007 and
2010 and has periodically
replaced and updated its
cameras.
The
upgrades
alto-
gether are projected to cost
$99,850.56 but were bud-
geted a total of $100,000.
The county is shooting
to complete the project this
fi scal year, Shafer said, and
had previously budgeted for
the project.
The upgrade is a part of
larger security improve-
ments to the courthouse that
Shafer is hoping to make
in his fi rst year as county
chairman.
According to Shafer, the
county isn’t even on the
state’s list of over 2,000
projects to receive funding
for a new courthouse. But
after the state didn’t distrib-
ute any funds for upgrades
last year, Shafer is hop-
ing to secure some this
year to complete a project
that would move the court-
house’s security checkpoint
from the second to the fi rst
fl oor.
The board of commis-
sioners also authorized the
issuance of bids on Wednes-
day for its construction proj-
ect of Airport and Ott roads
near the Eastern Oregon
Trade and Event Center in
Hermiston.
The project’s goal is to
widen Airport Road and
construct turn lanes into
EOTEC, Shafer said, which
will ease traffi c congestion
during the center’s large
events, such as the Umatilla
County Fair.
Shafer said the county is
now accepting proposals for
the project, which will then
be reviewed and evaluated.
“We’ll take a look over
them and see where we can
get the most bang for our
buck,” Shafer said.
(interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•Unifund CCR LLC vs. Rachel L.
Shilhanek of Hermiston: seeks
$2,294.87.
•State Accident Insurance
Fund (SAIF Corporation) vs.
Katrina and Edward Steinman
dba Steinman Construction of
Hermiston: seeks $1,647.97.
•Crown Asset Management
LLC vs. Juan C. Rodriguez:
seeks $10,097.
•United Finance Co. vs. Arnol-
do Montes of Hermiston: seeks
$4,531.42.
•United Finance Co. vs. Cristian
Chavez Flores and Jose L.
Chavez Gonzalez of Umatilla:
seeks $5,757.82.
•United Finance Co. vs. Juan
Castaneda Martinez of Hermis-
ton: seeks $3,194.68.
•Evergreen Financial Services
Inc. vs. Esmeralda Espinoza of
Hermiston: seeks $347.50.
•Credits Inc. vs. Tina L. Bonilla
(Peck) of Hermiston: seeks
$6,667.62.
•Credits Inc. vs. Ronald and
Susan Cochet of Hermiston:
seeks $5,659.60.
•Credits Inc. vs. Alberto Ruiz
Gomez of Hermiston: seeks
$787.74.
•Credits Inc. vs. Susan Munoz
Martinez and Sabas Martinez
of Hermiston: seeks $1,695.59.
•Credits Inc. vs. Maria A.
Sanchez of Boardman: seeks
$1,071.57.
•Credits Inc. vs. Francisco and
Edith Santana: seeks $747.36.
•Credits Inc. vs. Cody Dean
Taylor and Kathy Lee Taylor:
seeks $836.50.
•Credits Inc. vs. Adrian Ybarra
of Umatilla: seeks $6,764.31.
Judgments
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs
and fees not listed):
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Tomara
Gallagher of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $595.24.
Marriages
PENDLETON — Marriage li-
censes have been registered
in Umatilla County for:
Kaitlin Raye Rosenthal, 21, of
Richland, Wash., and Keaton
Scott Wrathall, 23, of Hermis-
ton.
Samantha Rose Weller, 17, and
Elijah Michael Bruce Haight,
23, both of Irrigon.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners approved a
contract with Uni-Tech Communications on Jan. 15 to upgrade
security measures at the Umatilla County Courthouse.
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