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Wheeler County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Wheeler County, OR.

Results 1 - 20 of 62 in Wheeler County, OR

  1. Scappoose family cleared in Wheeler County shootingRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Portland Tribune

    A Wheeler County grand jury on Thursday chose not to indict members of a Scappoose family involved in last month's shooting of a northeast Portland man while hunting near the John Day River, according to a Friday morning announcement by Wheeler County District Attorney Daniel Ousley.

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

  2. No criminal charges in hunter's deathRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | KEX-AM Portland

    Wheeler County District Attorney Daniel Ousley says a Wheeler County Grand Jury convened on Thursday, November 5th, to review investigative facts into the death of 61-year old Frank Means from Portland.

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Camping

  3. Scappoose family cleared in Wheeler County shootingRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | South County Spotlight

    A Wheeler County grand jury on Thursday chose not to indict members of a Scappoose family involved in last month's shooting of a northeast Portland man while hunting near the John Day River, according to a Friday morning announcement by Wheeler County District Attorney Daniel Ousley.

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

  4. Grand Jury: Hunter was killed in self defense during confrontationRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 6 | KATU-TV Portland

    Wheeler County District Attorney Daniel Ousley announced Friday that a Wheeler County Grand Jury convened on Thursday, November 5th, to review investigative facts into the death of 61-year old Howard Franklin Means from Portland.

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Camping

  5. Homicide case goes to Wheeler County grand jury

    Nov 4, 2009 | South County Spotlight

    A Wheeler County homicide case involving a Scappoose family is expected to go to grand jury later this week, said an Oregon State Police captain who is investigating the case. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Scappoose, OR

  6. Reexamine police standards training

    Nov 2, 2009 | The Oregonian

    ... he either passed the full exam or he went through many weeks of retraining. He elected to step down. Yet, in Wheeler County, a recent shooting death points out a major problem. A sheriff gives the outward appearance of incompetence or cover-up in ...

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    Related Topix: Multnomah County, OR, Violent Crime

  7. Obituaries for the day of October 27, 2009Read the original story

    Oct 27, 2009 | The La Grande Observer

    ... Odessa Wechter and Hamilton Keyes Donnelly at his grandmother's house at the top of the Donnelly Grade in Wheeler County. He was the grandson of a founding father of Wheeler County. He attended grade school in a one-room school at Service Creek. He ...

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  8. Portland hunter shot and killed in altercation with three men and boy from Scappoose familyRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 28, 2009 | Oregonlive.com

    Frank Means during a recent fishing trip. A Portland hunter shot and killed October 7 at a remote campsite along the John Day River, died after an altercation with four people from the Scappoose area, Wheeler County officials said today.

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    Related Topix: Hunting, Outdoor Recreation

  9. Hunter killed in fight with Scappoose family

    Oct 28, 2009 | Statesman Journal

    FOSSIL - The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office says the Oct. 7 shooting death of a 61-year-old Portland hunter came during an altercation with a Scappoose family.

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    Related Topix: Scappoose, OR, Violent Crime, Fossil, OR

  10. Sheriff: Portland hunter got in 'altercation' before shooting deathRead the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | KGW-TV Portland

    ... ago in Central Oregon. Frank Means, 61, died Oct. 7, shot to death while hunting on the John Day River in Wheeler County, about three and a half hours east of Portland. Local authorities initially refused state resources in the investigation. On ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Scappoose, OR, Fossil, OR

  11. Tip Line ClosesRead the original story

    Oct 22, 2009 | KTWS-FM Bend

    ... line. The investigation will continue into Means death. Means was killed during a hunting trip near Fossil in Wheeler County around October 7th.

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  12. John James ManningRead the original story

    Oct 22, 2009 | Bend Bulletin

    John James Manning, the son of Irish immigrants, was born April 19, 1915, at Bridge Creek in Wheeler County, OR to John Joseph and Margaret King Manning.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  13. Man robs Plaid Pantry in TroutdaleRead the original story

    Oct 21, 2009 | The Oregonian

    ... ll 503-823-3333. -- Lynne Terry Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) : Authorities investigate skeletal remains found in Wheeler County

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    Related Topix: Troutdale, OR

  14. Authorities investigate skeletal remains found in Wheeler CountyRead the original story

    Oct 21, 2009 | The Oregonian

    Skeletal remains discovered in the Ochoco National Forest in Wheeler County may be those of a 27-year-old man who had been reported missing last year.

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    Related Topix: Mitchell, OR

  15. Skeletal remains found could be missing Rainbow Family camper

    Oct 21, 2009 | KGW-TV Portland

    The body of a man thought to be a missing 27-year-old camper was found by hunters in Wheeler County Monday.

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    Related Topix: Mitchell, OR

  16. Oregon State Police to help investigate Portland hunter's shooting deathRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 16, 2009 | Oregonlive.com

    Oregon State Police is joining an investigation into last week's shooting death of a Portland hunter in Wheeler County, the agency said today.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime

  17. 'That guy who shot my husband is out on the street'Read the original story w/Photo

    Oct 16, 2009 | KVAL-TV Eugene

    ... an experienced hunter, was camped out by himself last week along the John Day River in a remote area of Wheeler County when investigators say some other people came upon the campsite and gunfire broke out. Means was shot multiple times but ...

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  18. Widow seeks justice for husband killed while camping in Wheeler County

    Oct 15, 2009 | KATU-TV Portland

    ... an experienced hunter, was camped out by himself last week along the John Day River in a remote area of Wheeler County when investigators say some other people came upon the campsite and gunfire broke out. Means was shot multiple times but ...

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  19. Family Of Dead Hunter Still Waiting For AnswersRead the original story

    Oct 15, 2009 | KPTV

    The family of Frank Means, who was shot Oct. 7 in eastern Oregon, is still waiting for answers in his death.

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  20. Portland woman wonders why her husband diedRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 14, 2009 | Oregonlive.com

    Jackie Means greets her husband's cousin, Julie Heady, at her house Wednesday. Heady brought food for the family of Frank Means, who was shot and killed last week at a hunting camp in Wheeler County.

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Hunting