IRRIGON — During a Morrow County Board of Commissioners meeting in Irrigon Wednesday, Feb. 21, the intensity of emotions around the county’s ambulance service conflict seeped into a discussion about
Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Chief Michael Hughes is the latest Oregon firefighter to face public scrutiny for alleged ethical wrongdoing for using a district fire truck ladder to lower a hot tub into place at his home.
MORROW COUNTY â A pair of processions wound across Morrow County on Sunday, Feb. 14, in honor of former Morrow County Undersheriff Steve Myren, who died on Feb. 1 at the age of 58 after a brief battle with cancer.
âHe was a great person and a great undersheriff,â said Morrow County Sheriff Ken Matlack. âHe cared about people and about peopleâs families.â
Shortly after 10 a.m., a procession of nearly 50 vehicles departed the Heppner Fire Hall en route to the Boardman Marina led by Matlack and Myrenâs wife, Mim. Roughly 30 minutes later, a second procession left Irrigon, with the two groups converging at Wilson Lane in Boardman.
MORROW COUNTY â A pair of processions wound across Morrow County on Sunday, Feb. 14, in honor of former Morrow County Undersheriff Steve Myren, who died on Feb. 1 at the age of 58 after a brief battle with cancer.
âHe was a great person and a great undersheriff,â said Morrow County Sheriff Ken Matlack. âHe cared about people and about peopleâs families.â
Shortly after 10 a.m., a procession of nearly 50 vehicles departed the Heppner Fire Hall en route to the Boardman Marina led by Matlack and Myrenâs wife, Mim. Roughly 30 minutes later, a second procession left Irrigon, with the two groups converging at Wilson Lane in Boardman.