AROUND OREGON: A state judge sentenced Ray Rau, Tillamook police chief on leave since last May, to 10 days in jail after convicting him of official misconduct in his duty as Tillamook police chief. Rau also had to surrender his police certification during a court proceeding on Wednesday, April 3, in Tillamook County Circuit Court.
By Les Zaitz - The Enterprise
Heppner legislator reports $1 million income – but some sources aren’t clear
AROUND OREGON: Greg Smith formed a consulting business at the same time he entered the Oregon House. The Republican state representative recently reported his annual household income has topped $1 million. A new ethics disclosure requirement may reveal more about where that money comes from.
Oregon’s new prison director views housing, jobs after release as essential
OREGON NEWS: A retired sheriff is called to take over the Oregon Department of Corrections. Mike Reese started Nov. 13 and is touring prisons to get immersed in agency issues.
Oregon legislators journey to Denmark with costs picked up by special interests
SPECIAL REPORT: Legislators head to Denmark to learn about energy efficiency in the company of utility lobbyists and executives. Only one took notes and another plagiarized the agenda in reporting on the trip.
Bentz opposes Owyhee compromise, plans to go his own way on legislation
AROUND OREGON: Congressman Cliff Bentz is going public with his opposition to Wyden-led legislation that would preserve Owyhee Canyonlands. He rejects the compromise reached by ranchers and enviornmentalists and aims to write his own more narrow bill.
A discovery on a barb wire fence gives clue to woman missing in southeast Oregon
A father’s persistence in resolving his daughter’s disappearance in rural Oregon turned up the first clue in two months. Yet another search near Jordan Valley is planned for Saturday.
Former Nyssa police chief charged with evidence theft in Tillamook
Prosecutors on Wednesday, Aug. 30, charged Raymond K. Rau, the former Nyssa police chief, with theft related to evidence missing from a Tillamook Police Department evidence locker. Rau is chief in Tillamook.
Repeated searches in remote Oregon fail to turn up missing Boise woman
VANISHED: A Boise woman’s vehicle was abandoned near the remote Oregon border town of Jordan Valley in late June, carrying 11 of her rabbits. Her travels and disappearance leave her family struggling with mysteries.
A ‘goofball with a master’s degree’ remembered at police memorial in Nyssa
In Nyssa, thousands attend the celebration of life ceremony on Saturday, April 22, to honor Joseph “JJ” Johnson. The reserve police corporal died a week earler, killed while on duty for the Nyssa Police Department.
Nyssa reserve officer killed in Saturday shooting, gunman being sought
BREAKING: A reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department was shot and killed Saturday, April 15, while on patrol, authorities report. He was identified as Joseph Johnson, 43. Police are seeking Rene Castro, 36, of Nyssa, in connection with the shooting.
