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Klamath Basin News, Tuesday, 5/18 – Today is Election Day in Klamath County; Polls Open Til 8PM

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Klamath Basin Weather

Today Sunny, with a high near 66. Overnight, cloudy, with a low around 37.


Wednesday A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 2pm, high near 55 degrees. Snow level 4200 feet rising to 4800 feet in the afternoon.
Thursday A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday A slight chance of showers after 11am. Snow level 4200 feet rising to 5900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Today’s Headlines

It’s once again Election Day in Klamath County. Ballots are due this evening for the Klamath County special election. It is too late to mail ballots, but drop sites are open until 8 p.m. at the Klamath County Government Center, the Klamath Basin Senior Center, Klamath Community College and Walker Range FPA.

Nearly 8,500 people voted by the end of the day Friday, marking a 17% voter turnout so far. In 2019, 20% of registered Klamath County voters voted in the special election. In 2017, 18% voted.

There are nearly 49,000 registered voters in Klamath County for this election. The ballot includes candidates for school boards, South Suburban Sanitary District board and a measure that would increase the transient room tax in the county from 8% to 11%.

Oregon reports 310 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,590 the Oregon Health Authority reported 310 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the state total to 195,882.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (7), Clackamas (58), Clatsop (1), Columbia (1), Coos (9), Crook (2), Curry (1), Deschutes (39), Douglas (12), Harney (1), Jackson (6), Jefferson (2), Josephine (3), Lane (27), Lincoln (2), Linn (17), Marion (35), Morrow (2), Multnomah (68), Polk (6), Wasco (3), and Yamhill (7).

The waste transfer station on Tingley Lane is closed after a Sunday afternoon fire significantly damaged the building. 

Klamath County Fire District No. 1 is investigating the cause of the fire and has not yet released the cause.  Waste management will continue regular garbage pick-ups Tuesday, according to Klamath County Commissioner Derrick DeGroot. The transfer station will be closed until further notice, according to a statement from Rogue Klamath Transfer. 

Rogue Klamath Transfer and Klamath County officials are working to set up a temporary transfer station at the county landfill. 

A Chiloquin man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly shot a friend in the head after an argument. 

According to the Oregon State Police, Jeremiah Cogburn, 36, called 911 around 10 a.m. Saturday to report that he had fought with a friend and punched him before the friend took off.  Around 10:15 a.m., a woman called 911 to report that her 23-year-old nephew was shot in the head. OSP said that the victim was taken to Sky Lakes Medical Center, where he was treated for several head wounds, including one from a bullet grazing the top of his head. 

The victim told a Klamath Falls Police detective that Cogburn pistol-whipped him in the head before shooting him.  Sheriff’s office deputies brought Cogburn from his Canyon Drive home in Chiloquin to Klamath Falls to be interviewed by OSP detectives.  Cogburn was arrested and lodged in the Klamath County Jail on charges of attempted murder, two counts of assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and recklessly endangering. 

Blue Zones Project-Healthy Klamath has been working in collaboration with the City of Klamath Falls and S&S Manufacturing to produce the first pedlet, scheduled to be installed Tuesday, May 18 at Mermaid Garden Café.

In order to create infrastructure to foster increased walkability and social health in downtown Klamath Falls, Blue Zones Project applied for funding through the Klamath County Tourism grant and partnered with the City of Klamath Falls Parks Department. As one of the awarded projects, both agencies have been working with S & S Manufacturing to build a pedlet.  

A pedlet is designed similar to a boardwalk that connects to the sidewalk and provides a diversion around customers enjoying the outdoor space. Locally, the pedlet will serve as a seasonal structure that adds a thoroughfare for downtown pedestrian, to be extended around outdoor dining and retail spaces in front of businesses.  

Pedlets have been a unique way of expanding businesses without compromising ADA accessibility, sidewalk access, or the businesses being able to easily access customers.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District will open Gerber and Topsy campgrounds in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

Set on the rugged shoreline of the JC Boyle reservoir, the Topsy Campground provides a quiet location for relaxing recreation. The area is set in an open ponderosa pine forest with nearby views of Mt. McLoughlin, an icon of the southern Oregon Cascade Mountains. Topsy offers opportunities for camping, picnicking, fishing and boating on Boyle reservoir. The gate will swing open on Friday, May 21.

Topsy has 13 sites, drinking water, a vault restroom, dump station, camp hosts, fishing dock, boat ramp, trash cans and day-use parking. The Gerber Recreation Area is set on a vast plateau in the high desert about one hour’s drive east of Klamath Falls. Mountain ridges and scattered Ponderosa Pine forests add variety and texture to the area.

Gerber offers opportunities for camping, fishing, horseback riding, and mountain biking, along with access to 100,000 acres of backcountry suitable for exploring, hunting, wildlife viewing, and scenic OHV driving.

Around the state of Oregon

A body recovered from the Rogue River this week is believed to be that of a California man who went missing at Rock Point Bridge near Gold Hill earlier this month.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, reports of a body seen floating downstream in the Rogue River came in around 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Sheriff’s Office marine units and crews from the Rogue River Fire District recovered the body just over an hour later near Valley of the Rogue State Park. Investigators believe that the body belongs to 21-year-old Jesus Flores-Galindo, who went missing on May 2 while swimming near Gold Hill. His next of kin have been notified, JCSO said.

The Sheriff’s Office said at the time that Flores-Galindo was with a group visiting the area from California, and they went down to the river at Rock Point Bridge that afternoon. While they were not planning to swim, Flores-Galindo went into the river to cool off, and appeared to begin struggling before disappearing under the surface.

There were two more shootings in Portland over the weekend as business owners and city officials are again calling on Mayor Ted Wheeler to help stop the violence and put more officers on streets.

Sunday’s shootings left a woman dead and a man seriously injured. A woman was shot in the 8000 block of North Newman Avenue around 8:30 a.m. and had died by the time Portland officers arrived on the scene, police said. That shooting came just over an hour after another, in Northwest Portland, left a man with serious injuries, police said. The shooting occurred in Old Town, police said, apparently near the intersection of Northwest Sixth Avenue and Flanders Street.

The man was expected to survive his injuries, police said. The Police Bureau did not release the names or ages of the two victims or the circumstances surrounding the shootings.

Oregon Community Foundation Awards Record $4.3 Million in Grants Prioritizing Funding for Disproportionately Impacted Communities

Magnitude of need, compounded by 2020 crises, continues to be felt across Oregon

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Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) announced today it is awarding over $4.3 million in new community grants that prioritize support for communities most disproportionately impacted by the multiple crises in Oregon, including Black, Indigenous and Latina/o/x communities, people of color and rural communities.

The grants come from OCF’s long-standing Community Grant program, which the foundation uses to meet urgent needs throughout Oregon.

According to Niyati Desai, Director of Community Engagement for Oregon Community Foundation, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disparity and disruption, and wildfires widened long-standing inequities faced by communities of color and under-resourced rural communities.  “The breadth and depth of need required quick and significant adjustments, including intentionally prioritizing the distribution of resources to serve and uplift Oregonians disproportionately impacted by the crises.”

Multiple Crises Produce Overwhelming, Unprecedented Need

OCF’s Community Grants program received an unprecedented 562 grant applications and $15.9 million in funding requests in early 2021, more than in any other previous year. OCF donors with advised funds helped meet requests with additional support of more than $700K.

“Our spring 2021 grant cycle represents the largest funding request in the program’s history, after one of the toughest years on record for Oregon’s nonprofit organizations,” said Sonia Worcel, Chief Community Impact Officer, Oregon Community Foundation. “OCF’s impact is possible thanks to a robust network of volunteers, donors and community leaders who help us rapidly respond to communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires and racial inequities.”

OCF Supports Community-Led Solutions Throughout Oregon

OCF’s Spring 2021 Community Grants reflect the exceptional work of nonprofits throughout the state,” said Penny Allen, OCF Board Member. “Funding went to 190 nonprofits that addressed a clear and compelling community need, showed strong community support, and created positive, substantive change.”

Here is a snapshot of some of the 190 frontline organizations in Oregon receiving OCF support:

Oregon Alliance of Black School Educators  $35,000 OCF Community Grant

OABSE is a statewide organization that will provide professional development, curriculum support, advocacy and career support, leadership, affinity-based gatherings, and networking events for members, influencing policy and school curriculum as it relates to Black educators and students.

“We continue to see an alarming trend of Black teachers leaving Oregon and the education sector at a disproportionately higher rate than white teachers, and we also know Black students and students as a whole have better academic outcomes when given the opportunity to be taught by Black educators,” says Melissa Hansen, Senior Program Officer, Community Impact, Oregon Community Foundation. “OCF is proud to invest in the critical work of OABSE, whose focus is on Black educator retention in Oregon as well as increasing the number of Black educators through a variety of measures.”

Daisy C.H.A.I.N.  $40,000 OCF Community Grant

Daisy C.H.A.I.N. will train and certify Black, Indigenous, Southeast Asian, and Latina/o/x native Spanish-speaking lactation consultants and doulas in Lane County to provide culturally matched lactation and reproductive support, reducing economic and language barriers for 300+ families.

“Daisy C.H.A.I.N. is deeply grateful for the partnership with OCF in resourcing workforce development for peer led culturally-matched care to provide full spectrum reproductive cycle support without cost to clients,” said Jaclyn Mahoney, Co-Director, Daisy C.H.A.I.N. “This collaboration affirms that access to career paths is a vital component of cultivating our capacity to provide these services.”

Friends of the Fossil Library $27,000 OCF Community Grant

Friends of the Fossil Library will leverage the OCF Community Grant for general operational support to keep the Fossil Public Library funded and open for 1,600 residents of Wheeler County.

“OCF is so happy to support Friends of the Fossil Library in their pursuit to sustain the Fossil Library as an important community resource for Wheeler County,” said Cheryl Puddy, Program Officer, Community Impact, Oregon Community Foundation. “Libraries are a vital resource to rural communities, providing access to books, reading programs and valuable job support services via a stable Wi-Fi connection.”

Rogue Valley Mentoring $20,000 OCF Community Grant

Rogue Valley Mentoring will implement a mentoring program in Jackson County designed by and for the Latina/o/x community, training 10 Latina/o/x mentors to provide trauma-informed care to Latina/o/x youth and families.

“Rogue Valley Mentoring is honored and grateful to have the opportunity and faith of the community to design and implement specialized mentoring support services for the Latina/o/x community in Jackson County,” said Sarah Kreisman, Executive Director, Rogue Valley Mentoring.

Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society $35,000 OCF Community Grant

Located in Siletz, Oregon and serving coastal communities and visitors, Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society (STAHS) will develop a virtual exhibit to educate the public about the cultural traditions of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.

“We are thrilled Oregon Community Foundation supports our development of a 360 video exhibit on the Termination Era, one of the most important and untold chapters in the history of the relationship between the federal government and Tribal governments,” said Gloria Ingle, Chair, Board of Directors, STAHS. “Terminated in 1954 and not restored until 1977, a generation of cultural transmission was lost to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. With OCF’s support, we will be able to preserve the memories of our elders of this important period in our history and share it with future generations of Siletz Tribal members and the public.”

About Oregon Community Foundation

In 2020, Oregon Community Foundation distributed more than $227 million to more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations around the state.  This reflects a combined effort from individuals, families, business, and public resources, including nine emergency funds administered by OCF.

Oregon Community Foundation puts donated money to work in Oregon – more than $100 million in grants and scholarships annually. Since 1973, OCF grantmaking, research, advocacy and community-advised solutions have helped individuals, families, businesses, and organizations create charitable funds to improve lives for all Oregonians. Impactful giving–time, talent, and resources from many generous Oregonians–creates measurable change.

UPDATE: The search efforts for Harry Burleigh who was reported missing on Friday 5/7 are continuing today as items found.

Harry Burleigh

69 year-old Burleigh failed to return from a fishing trip and was reported as missing by his wife.

On Saturday, May 8, 2021, a deputy located Burleigh’s vehicle at the Twin Lakes Trailhead. Burleigh had filled out a form and left it at the trailhead indicating he was entering the Twin Lakes area on Thursday, May 6, 2021 and intended to be out that evening. 

Searchers have been scouring the area for any signs of Burleigh and had come up empty handed until yesterday, Sunday May 16, 2021. Searchers located a makeshift shelter and a tackle box belonging to Burleigh in the Calf Creek area; however the man is still missing. 

The efforts continue today in hopes of finding additional clues. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has been utilizing search teams and resources from multiple counties as well as partner agencies. 

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue was dispatched to begin searching for Burleigh. On the morning of Saturday, May 8, 2021, Burleigh’s vehicle was located at the lower trailhead to Forest Service trail 1500, which leads into Twin Lakes. Burleigh, a fisherman, is believed to have attempted to walk into the lakes to fish before going home. 

Search efforts continue today, Sunday, May 9, 2021, with additional search and rescue resources from other counties assisting. 

Burleigh is described as a white male adult, 6’2” tall, weighing at 175lbs with dark brown graying hair and blue eyes. His clothing description is unknown, but he may be carrying a day pack and collapsible fishing pole.  

Anyone who believes they may have information which may assist in the search is asked to contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 440-4471 referencing case number 21-2033.

Oregon Legislature Passes Motorcycle Lane-Sharing Law

The Oregon Legislative Assembly has now passed Oregon Senate Bill 574, which allows lane-sharing under certain conditions on Oregonian highways.

On May 5th, the lane-sharing bill passed the Oregon Senate by a vote of 18 to 6; and now today (May 17th), the Oregon House of Representatives approved the bill with a vote of 42 to 14.

The lane-sharing bill now goes to Governor Kate Brown for signing, and if signed, it will go into effect later this year.

For those who don’t remember, SB 574 proposes legalizing lane sharing for motorcycles in Oregon when they are riding on a highway with a speed limit of 50 mph or higher; the flow of traffic is 10 mph or slower; and so long as the motorcyclist does not go faster than 10 mph than the traffic around them.

There are also a number of situations when lane sharing wouldn’t be allowed, like next to bicycles, in school zones, and through cross walks.

Of note, California has been practicing safe and legal motorcycle lane sharing for decades now, and the Golden State recently codified the practice. Still, the uptake of lane sharing in other jurisdictions in the United States has been slow.

This is despite strong research that the practice increases safety, helps reduce traffic load, and is better for the environment. 

The passage of this law in Oregon is a big win for proponents to lane-sharing and lane-filtering, and Oregon becomes just one of a growing number of states to follow the lead of California enacting this type of legislation.

Source: Lane Share Oregon

Chiloquin Man Charged with Attempted Murder

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A Chiloquin man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly shot a friend in the head after
an argument.  According to the Oregon State Police, Jeremiah Cogburn, 36, called 911
around 10 a.m. Saturday to report that he had fought with a friend and punched him
before the friend took off. 

Around 10:15 a.m., a woman called 911 to report that her 23-year-old nephew was shot in the head. OSP said that the victim was taken to Sky Lakes Medical Center, where he was treated for several head wounds, including one from a bullet grazing the top of his head. 

The victim told a Klamath Falls Police detective that Cogburn pistol-whipped him in the head before shooting him.  Sheriff’s office deputies brought Cogburn from his Canyon Drive home in Chiloquin to Klamath Falls to be interviewed by OSP detectives. 

Cogburn was arrested and lodged in the Klamath County Jail on charges of attempted murder, two counts of assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and recklessly endangering

Portland Shootings Leave One Dead

On a weekend when Portland put more officers on the street to respond to shootings and city leaders called for an end to gun violence, two of four shootings Sunday left a woman dead and a man seriously injured.

A woman was shot in the 8000 block of North Newman Avenue around 8:30 a.m. and had died by the time Portland officers arrived on the scene, police said.

That shooting came just over an hour after another, in Northwest Portland, left a man with serious injuries, police said. The shooting occurred in Old Town, police said, apparently near the intersection of Northwest Sixth Avenue and Flanders Street. The man was expected to survive his injuries, police said. The Police Bureau did not release the names or ages of the two victims or the circumstances surrounding the shootings.

Eugene Police Department Warns Of Fentanyl in Fake Prescription Drugs and Rise In Overdose Deaths

There has been a significant increase in overdose deaths attributed to fentanyl, according to the Eugene Police Department. Most commonly, these deaths have been linked to fake prescription drugs that are actually fentanyl, police said. 

The fake prescription drugs are usually not white in appearance whereas the actual prescriptions are white and occasionally a very light blue color. Police said the fake drugs are commonly bright blue. 

Fake opioid drugs sold in SW Kansas

The “M” on one side and the “30” on the other are stamped to make the pill appear to be oxycodone hydrochloride, which is prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain. Officials said these are fake and actually contain fentanyl.

Fake prescription medications can be identified by the color and by looking at the stamping on the pill, police said. The fake pills do not have the same manufacturing standards and the imprinting on the pill is usually not well defined or professional in appearance.

Fentanyl is around 100 times stronger than morphine and around 50 times stronger than heroin. Very small amounts of this drug can kill, according to police.

Wrong-way Driver Dies in Collision with Semi-truck on I-5 Near Harrisburg

Oregon State Police troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near milepost 208 around 10:30 Sunday night.

“Preliminary investigation revealed a Honda Civic was the subject of several complaints for poor driving northbound on I-5,” OSP said.

As troopers were still responding to the area, the Civic turned around and proceeded southbound in the northbound lanes. The Civic collided with a northbound semi-truck driven by a Live Oak, Calif. man.

The driver of the Civic sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased, OSP said. “The name will be released when appropriate,” police said. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured in the crash.

OSP was assisted by Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Harrisburg Fire Department, and ODOT.

4.1 Earthquake Strikes 100 Miles West of Southern Oregon Coast

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the bottom of the Pacific Ocean around 8 a.m. Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which tracks the events. The quake struck about 100 miles west of Port Orford.

It was the 10th-strongest earthquake off Oregon’s coast in 2021 so far, coming about two-and-a-half weeks after three separate quakes set just as many still-unbeaten records for the year. The strongest among them hit magnitude 5.4.

Mini-earthquakes strike often near Oregon’s coast, a regular reminder of the cataclysmic earthquake geologists say will happen when the pressure building between the Juan de Fuca and North American plates breaks.

Per Oregon officials, scientists say there is a 37% chance that a 7.1 magnitude or higher earthquake will happen at the boundary between the two tectonic plates, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, in the next 50 years.

USGS Magnitude 2.5+ Earthquakes: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=9.1021,-151.25977&extent=59.31077,-38.75977

Lawsuit Seeks $103M from Public Utilities over Holiday Farm Fire

A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state.

The Holiday Farm fire killed one person and destroyed 430 homes. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite widespread forecasts for extreme fire weather.

An official cause of the fire hasn’t been released, but the lawsuit says fires started when tree branches contacted power lines east of Eugene.

“The Holiday Farm Fire devastated our clients’ homes, timber, and businesses. It was a life-altering event for our clients,” said Rick Klingbeil of Salem Fire Lawyers.

Joe Harwood, a spokesman for the Eugene Water & Electric Board, stated that the lawsuit “contains claims that are based upon a significant factual error.” As designed, he said, the utility’s lines in the Holiday Farm area de-energized automatically several hours before the blaze ignited on Sept. 7, 2020.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Lane County Circuit Court, is one of multiple that claim utility negligence was responsible for much of the devastation.

PacifiCorp faces similar lawsuits from residents in the Beachie Creek and Santiam Canyon fires, the Echo Mountain Complex near Lincoln City, the Archie Creek fire along the North Umpqua, and the Slater fire on the Oregon/California border.

Oregon Businesses Closed by the Thousands Early in the Pandemic but Most Have Come Back

Nearly 13,000 Oregon businesses closed during the spring of 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled by state economic development agency Business Oregon.

That’s an astonishingly high number – the largest tally in nearly 30 years, and nearly double any single quarter on record. In a typical quarter, about 5,500 Oregon businesses close permanently.

Last spring’s closures didn’t last, though.

Over the next three months, Oregon recorded 11,600 business openings – another record. Most of those were businesses that closed briefly, according to Business Oregon, then reopened after the “stay home” order that accompanied COVID-19′s arrival in Oregon in March 2020.

The gap between businesses that closed in the spring and opened in the summer numbers more than 1,100. Those could be businesses that closed permanently, but the bureau doesn’t officially classify them as gone forever until they report no employment at all for four consecutive quarters.

The number of Oregon businesses that closed from July through September of last year, the latest period for which the bureau has published data, was only marginally higher than in the same period a year ago.

There are other signs that Oregon businesses have held up during the pandemic. The number of new businesses in the state increased 3.9% last year despite the pandemic, and the number of bankruptcies fell sharply.

Economists credit billions of dollars in federal aid with helping sustain businesses through the heart of the pandemic. Business owners got creative, too, adapting their approach to serve customers remotely and see themselves through the pandemic.

While Oregon is emerging from the pandemic, many businesses say they’re still on the edge – and a labor shortage could add pressure through the summer. So more businesses may yet founder.

Overall, though, the business closure data is another indication that Oregon’s steepest, deepest recession wasn’t nearly as bad as feared.

The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office and Modoc National Forest are asking for the public’s help for information on possible suspicious vehicles that were in the area of Devil’s Garden and Davis Creek on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.

Sheriff Tex Dowdy says  that,”There were two separate fire incidents, one on Devil’s Garden and one near Davis Creek and that these fires are suspicious and believed to be connected.” Police are asking that if you have any information that could be helpful to the investigation or have game cameras in the area, please call MCSO dispatch at 233-4416.

Police say that the areas of interest include: Crowder Flat Road (County Road 73), Westside Road (County Road 48), and South Main Road (County Road 181) after 4 p.m. on May 12.

California Highway Patrol says that alcohol is suspected as a factor in a fatal rollover crash in Siskiyou County on Sunday night.

According to the agency, 33-year-old Joshua Justice of Weed was driving his 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser east on Ager Beswick Road “at an unknown speed” around 11 p.m. on Sunday night, accompanied by an unidentified 54-year-old passenger.

CHP said that Justice veered off the roadway, apparently over-corrected, then lost control and rolled the Land Cruiser. Justice was wearing his seatbelt and received only moderate injuries in the crash, CHP said. But the passenger did not have a seatbelt on, and was thrown from the vehicle during the rollover. He did not survive the crash. CHP said that Justice was arrested and booked into the Siskiyou County Jail for DUI Causing Injury and Vehicular Manslaughter.

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