WESTON â A sergeant with the Umatilla County Sheriffâs Office went to jail after a domestic violence incident that occurred over the weekend at his home in Weston.
The sergeant, Roy Swiger, reported himself to the Oregon State Police on Monday, July 26, according to Undersheriff Jim Littlefield. State police arrested Swiger and took him to the Umatilla County Jail that day. Littlefield said Swiger called the sheriffâs office after he called the state police to report the incident.
Littlefield described the incident as an âaltercationâ between Swiger and his wife that was âcompletely out of character for Sgt. Swiger.â He said he did not know Swigerâs condition when he was arrested.
Published March 16. 2021 5:33PM | Updated March 16. 2021 5:36PM
Neanderthal thinking, indeed.
In an attempt to demonstrate her anthropological credentials, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee countered a recent comment made by President Biden regarding the Texas governor s rescinding of the state mask mandate. Biden had labeled that decision Neanderthal thinking. But Senator Blackburn hammered back, stating that Neanderthals are hunter-gatherers. They are protectors of their family. They are resilient, they are resourceful. They tend their own.
What the learned senator failed to mention was that Neanderthals died out around 40,000 years ago because of their inability to adapt to changes in climate, food sources, hunting technology and increased competition from a more progressive and invasive human species. Where it is true that anthropologists have discovered Neanderthals to be quite remarkable in many ways, their failure to put their conservative values aside and
Cuchara ski resort closed since 2001 but plans to reopen next season
HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) A new public ski area is scheduled to reopen next season on the same site where a previous ski resort closed 20 years ago.
The Cuchara Ski Resort operated from 1981 to 2000 during a period of several owners. Some local leaders said that the lack of snow, the remoteness of the area and the resort being operated more as a development property are among the reasons it closed. This area is becoming more popular for tourists, said Jim Littlefield, member of the Panadero Ski Corporation and the Cuchara Mountain Park Advisory Council. And it s about as close to Colorado Springs as Monarch Mountain Ski Resort.
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