Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of area law-enforcement agencies. Every effort is made to report the court disposition of all arrests listed.

Justice Court

CANYON CITY – The Grant County Justice Court reported the following fines and judgments:

Violation of the basic rule: Loreen Cooper, Monument, 78/55 zone, fined $287; Robert Dyer, Connell, Wash., 77/55 zone, fined $287; Charles Matthews, Winnemucca, Nev., 76/55 zone, fined $230; Rob Whitbeck, Fossil, 75/55 zone, fined $190; Dan Bechtlofft, Henderson, Nev., 75/55 zone, fined $190; Bobby Harris, Prairie City, 74/55 zone, fined $190.

Kelly Jeanne Anderson was found guilty, as a violation, of improper use of an emergency reporting system, and fined $200.

David R. Wiborg was found guilty, as a violation, of offensive littering, and fined $150.

Kim L. Novak was found guilty, as a violation, of improper use of an emergency reporting system, and fined $150.

Oregon State Police

At 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, Oregon State Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 at Clyde Holliday State Park. A white Volkswagen driven by Kyle L. Drake, 28, of Bend, had been westbound and was starting to turn into Holliday Park, when it collided with an eastbound vehicle, driven by a minor from Dayville. Both drivers, who were wearing seat belts, were treated and released.

At 1:27 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, OSP responded to a truck crash on Highway 26 in Prairie City. The driver, Marjory May Baughman, 79, of Prairie City, was eastbound when her pickup truck drifted onto the gravel shoulder. As she overcorrected, the truck slid across the highway and hit a small juniper tree off the westbound lane. She was taken to Blue Mountain Hospital for non life-threatening injuries.

At 2:09 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, an OSP trooper saw a Nissan pickup that almost struck a fence at the Elkhorn Mini-Mart in John Day. The driver, Joseph Drew Portugal Mecham, 21, Canyon City, was taken to Grant County Jail, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

Troopers responded to a vehicle accident on Highway 26 at Dog Creek Road about 3:34 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12. The driver, Dawna Elizabeth Livy Atchley, 35, of Klamath Falls, fell asleep, and the westbound vehicle drifted off the road. As she overcorrected, the vehicle sped over both lanes, hitting the rock hillside on the southside and rotated counterclockwise before coming to rest along the eastbound lane. She was taken to Blue Mountain Hospital for observation and treatment for minor injuries.

Dispatch

John Day Dispatch worked 164 calls during the week of Aug. 8-14. These calls included:

John Day Police:

Aug. 8: Harassment and trespassing report on NE Dayton Street.

Aug. 9: Arrested a John Day man for theft of services, cited a John Day woman for expired tags, cited a John Day man for speeding; arrested a Baker city man on a Sherman County warrant.

Aug. 10: Theft report in the 700 block of SW Brent Street; cited a Burbank, Calif., man for speeding.

Aug. 11: Theft of service reported at Jackson’s West Shell station; repossessed a vehicle in the 300 block of Bridge Street.

Aug. 12: Arrested a Redmond man for DUII.

Grant County Sheriff:

Aug. 8: Reported theft of bridge timbers in Long Creek.

Aug. 10: Hit-and-run reported at the courthouse; cited a Moses Lake, Wash., woman for speeding on Highway 26 at Pine Creek.

Aug. 11: Responded to a motorcycle accident on Middle Fork Lane; theft reported in Long Creek.

Aug. 12: Suspicious person reported in Galena; trespassing reported on Moon Creek Road.

Aug. 14: Cited a John Day man for speeding on Highway 395 north of Beech Creek Summit.

John Day ambulance:

Aug. 10: Responded for a woman who was bleeding.

Aug. 11: 79-year-old man with chest pains and high blood pressure.

Aug. 12: Responded for a man with steam burns.

Aug. 13: 66-year-old with a severe forearm cut; 14-year-old girl who had passed out.

Aug. 14: 80-year-old woman with severe stomach pains.

Prairie City ambulance:

Aug. 14: Responded for two elderly people with chest pains.