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PUBLIC SAFETY
Tuesday, March 10
3 a.m. — A robbery was reported at a business on West
Highland Avenue.
10:14 a.m. — Someone was reportedly being harassed in
their offi ce at Southeast Sixth Street.
11:48 a.m. — A woman reported she and her son have been
being harassed on Facebook and by text for a year.
6:36 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on East
Dogwood Avenue.
Wednesday, March 11
12:38 p.m. — Someone reported that young adults have
been racing vehicles in their neighborhood of Southwest
10th Street and West Cody Avenue about 10 p.m. every
night, and asked for extra patrols in the area.
Thursday, March 12
9:50 a.m. — A caller stated her family gave a man $1,200 to
take to the jail, but he stole it instead.
10:44 a.m. — A hit and run was reported on West Joseph
Avenue.
4:22 p.m. — A man reported someone hit his wife’s vehicle
last Thursday and drove away.
8:23 p.m. — A drunk driver was reported on Northwest 11th
Street.
Friday, March 13
12:13 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on West
Ridgeway Avenue.
3:24 p.m. — Someone reported their child was assaulted
while getting off the school bus on Northeast Sixth Place.
4:10 p.m. — A caller reported she was being harassed at her
home on Southwest Suzanne Court.
4:57 p.m. — A caller reported someone threw soda all over
his car in the Hermiston High School parking lot.
6:05 p.m. — A disturbance was reported on East Main Street.
Saturday, March 14
1:05 a.m. — A disturbance was reported on Southwest Oak
Drive.
12:19 p.m. — A disturbance was reported on West Ridge-
way Avenue by a woman whose son would not leave when
she wanted him to.
7:10 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported on
Southwest 11th Street.
Sunday, March 15
1 a.m. — A fi ght was reported on East Main Street, but
police were unable to locate it.
7:23 a.m. — A hit and run was reported on West Orchard
Avenue.
12:19 p.m. — A drunk driver was reported on South High-
way 395.
6:32 p.m. — Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle was
reported on East Montana Avenue.
Monday, March 16
9:03 a.m. — Two diff erent callers reported a blue Honda
Accord with the right side of its bumper missing doing 40
to 50 miles per hour on Standard Avenue by Rocky Heights
Elementary.
12:12 p.m. — A hit and run was reported on East Beebe
Avenue. The driver was cited and released.
5:44 p.m. — A driver reportedly hit their neighbor’s house
with their vehicle and then drove off , on Northeast 10th
Street.
7:34 p.m. — An assault was reported on Southwest 11th
Street.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020
City of Hermiston announces
new COVID-19 adjustments
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
The city of Hermiston
announced new closures to
encourage social distancing
on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a news
release by the city, the
Hermiston Municipal Court
will be closed to the pub-
lic for two weeks beginning
Thursday, March 19.
Trials and court appear-
ances will be rescheduled
and sent via mail.
Online payment is still
available at hermiston.or.us/
municipal-court/home and
court staff can be reached at
541-567-6610.
The city council still
plans to hold its March 23
meeting, but in order to
limit the gathering to fewer
than 25 people, the public
is encouraged to participate
via video livestream or con-
ference call.
Details of the proce-
dures will be provided on
the city’s website at a later
date.
The city is also allowing
residents who are enrolled
in the taxi ticket program
for senior and disabled citi-
zens to use their ride vouch-
ers to cover the cost of
delivery for food they have
ordered. Call 541-567-6055
to reserve a ride.
Parks and recreation pro-
grams continue to be sus-
pended until at least April
12.
The utilities department
will not shut off water or
electric service for non-pay-
ment for now, but bill pay-
ment and collection will
continue as usual.
Missing Umatilla teacher found safe
HERMISTON HERALD
A missing Umatilla High
School math teacher was
found safe on March 11.
Lorenzo Sanchez, 29,
had been missing since Feb.
27. Deputy Calvin Meade
reported he was found safe
in Denver and is with fam-
ily. He said he had not had
a chance to speak with San-
chez yet, and the reasons for
Sanchez’s
disappearance
were still unknown.
“Obviously
students
and staff have all been
concerned about his wel-
fare,” he said. “... The
good thing is he has been
found, he is safe and he is
with family.”
Sanchez’s
roommates
had reported Feb. 27 he did
not return home the night
before, and he was not heard
from again until a relative
reported he had sent them
a Facebook message on
March 7 but had not replied
to their response.
His car was located in
Providence, Utah last week.
Superintendent
Heidi
Sipe said she was happy to
know that Sanchez is safe,
even if she didn’t have
details yet about what had
happened.
Sanchez has been with
the school district since
2017, fi rst as an educational
assistant and then as a math
teacher.
EO Media Group names regional sales director
HERMISTON HERALD
Veteran newspaper leader
Karrine Brogoitti has been
named regional sales direc-
tor for EO Media Group’s
east side operations, which
includes six print newspa-
pers and associated websites.
Brogoitti, who already
serves as regional publisher
of the La Grande Observer
and the Baker City Herald
newspapers, will continue in
that role. Family-owned EO
Media Group purchased the
La Grande and Baker City
newspapers in July 2019. It
also operates newspapers in
Pendleton, Hermiston, John
Day and Enterprise.
“Since acquiring the La
Grande Observer and Baker
City Herald last July, I’ve
been very impressed with
Karrine’s passion, leader-
ship and her
commitment
to the com-
munities
and
busi-
nesses we
serve,” said
Brogoitti
EO Media
Group COO
Heidi Wright. “With Kar-
rine taking on a regional
sales and marketing leader-
ship role and our company’s
recent investment in new
technology, I have no doubt
our Eastern Oregon proper-
ties will grow and continue
the company’s 112-year
commitment to the region.”
A lifelong resident of La
Grande, Brogoitti’s news-
paper career spans nearly
25 years. She started at The
Observer in June 1997 as
an advertising sales assis-
tant, then was promoted
to a multimedia marketing
sales position in July 1998.
She was later promoted in
December 2014 to adver-
tising manager, and then
again in December 2015 to
regional advertising direc-
tor of Western Communi-
cation’s Northeast Oregon
properties.
In January 2018, Bro-
goitti was named regional
publisher of the La Grande
Observer and the Baker City
Herald, overseeing a staff of
nearly 30 employees.
“Karrine is a proven
leader with a rich back-
ground in sales and market-
ing,” said EO Media Group
Regional Publisher Chris
Rush. “She is already a
highly visible presence in La
Grande and Baker City and
we expect that she will soon
become a familiar presence
in Pendleton, Hermiston and
the other Eastern Oregon
communities that we serve.”
Rush said Brogoitti will
work closely with East Ore-
gonian Advertising Man-
ager Angela Treadwell and
other newspaper managers
and staff to expand adver-
tising opportunities for cus-
tomers, both in print and
online.
“I’m really looking for-
ward to working hand-in-
hand with the strong sales
teams across our east side
publications to brainstorm
new ideas and fi ne tune our
menu of marketing strate-
gies and initiatives,” Bro-
goitti said. “There’s a lot of
new ideas and plans on the
horizon that I’m eager to put
into action to help our busi-
ness communities grow and
succeed.”
FREE Colorectal Screening Kits
Available March 23rd & 30th
Colorectal cancer, the 2nd
leading cause of cancer
death, can be detected early
through screenings such as a
colonoscopy or a Fecal
Immunochemical Test (FIT).
Hermiston and surrounding
areas have a high incidence
of late-stage colorectal
cancer diagnosis.
At-Home Screening Options Available
in Hermiston
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center will provide
free Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) that
are FDA cleared to screen for colorectal
cancer, colon polyps, diverticulitis, and
colitis at our satellite office in Hermiston.
FIT is a simple, self-administered test
that provides quick results.
FREE Colorectal
Screening Kits Available
Where: Good Shepherd Medical Center,
600 Northwest 11th Street, Suite E-23, Hermiston, OR
When: Monday, March 23rd & 30th, 9am-2pm
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Education and walk through of screening options
Instructions on FIT
Receive FREE FIT for at-home screening
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