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Tribal Government & News Former Grand Ronde police officer pleads no contest to charges 10.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Public Safety DALLAS -- Former Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department K-9 Officer Patrick McConnell pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of tampering with public records and first-degree official misconduct on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Polk County Circuit Court. Judge Gilbert Feibleman accepted McConnell’s plea and found him guilty of the two counts. The state dismissed two other …

Commission, Spirit Mountain Casino was the No. 1 tourist attraction in Oregon with more than 2.5 million visitors in the past year. “The success of Spirit Mountain is a result of a combination of several factors which include family entertainment areas like Superplay and the video arcade area, super dining, closer proximity to other tourism designations such as the Oregon coast, and now, the recent opening of the Spirit Mountain Lodge,” a Smoke Signals article stated. 1994 – Gaming took one more …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council incumbents reign: Leno, Langley and Mercier re-elected 09.12.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections Graphic by Samuel Briggs III/Smoke Signals By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor For the second year in a row, Tribal voters said they like the status quo on Tribal Council and returned all three incumbents to their seats for three-year terms, according to official results released by the Tribe’s Election Board. Vice Chair Chris Mercier and Tribal …

10 years of service she also distributed Tribal Pendleton blankets. 2011 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde became the official owner of the eight-acre Grand Ronde Middle School property. The Tribe agreed to buy the land and 27,443-foot facility for $675,000 from the Willamina School District. The property was part of the Tribe’s original reservation given to it in an 1857 Presidential Order in exchange for ceded lands that included most of western Oregon. The property was zoned as Grand …

, we have so much opportunity and I look forward to what the future brings.” The general manager, who is a direct report to the nine-member Tribal Council, exercises direct authority over most Tribal departments in carrying out day-to-day operations of the Tribal government. Tribal Finance Officer Chris Leno served as interim general manager since January 2023, and said several times it wasn’t a goal of his to remain in the position permanently. One of Blackwell’s first official functions in her …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- Oct. 26-Nov. 6 11.13.2018 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Friday, Oct. 26 Assist outside agency with a reported domestic disturbance in the 29000 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 22 westbound on Salmon River Highway. Suspicious vehicle reported in the 28000 block of Grand Ronde Road. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 24 westbound on Southwest Hebo Road. Driving complaint received …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- June 25 - July 10 07.13.2017 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Sunday, June 25 Dog bite reported in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. A female juvenile was transported to the hospital. Drug complaint received in the area of Blacktail Drive. Traffic stop in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Operator was cited for driving while suspended and failure to return a suspended license. Monday, June 26 Agency assist for an unattended death …

in the 48000 block of Blacktail Drive. Assist outside agency with a traffic assist in the area of milepost 10 on Salmon River Highway. Suspicious activity reported in the area of Salmon River Highway and Grand Ronde Road. Wednesday, Dec. 13 Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 26 on Salmon River Highway. Suspicious activity reported in the area of Grand Ronde and A. Ackerson roads. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 18 on Salmon River Highway. Thursday, Dec. 14 …

outside agency with suspicious activity in the area of Andy Riggs and Grand Ronde roads. Assist outside agency with suspicious activity in the 8800 block of Grand Ronde Road. Noise complaint reported in the 100 block of Wind River Drive. Citizen contact occurred in the area of Salmon River Highway and Grand Ronde Road. Motorist assist performed in the area of milepost 23 on Salmon River Highway. Tuesday, March 26 Motorist assist performed in the area of Salmon River Highway and Grand Ronde Road …

in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Emotionally distressed person reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, July 25 Citizen contact occurred in the 28400 block of McPherson Road. Assist outside agency with a domestic dispute in the 49000 block of Hebo Road. Assist outside agency with a cover request on a traffic stop in the area of milepost 2 on Highway 22. Sunday, July 26 Assist outside agency with a 911 hang-up call in the Willamina area. Suspicious activity reported …