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Vol. 16, No. 409 • December 16, 2022
Suspects charged with murder of man found dead in Tillamook Forest
Welcoming the
Whales
Oregon State Parks to host in-person Whale Watch Week, Dec. 28-Jan. 1, for first time since pandemic began Application period for fish passage grants opens next year An allocation of $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds and $4.41 million in additional funds from an ODFW-ODOT fish passage restoration agreement is providing a chance for organizations — and individuals — to tackle high-priority fish passage and screening projects to help Oregon’s native fish. In early January 2023, ODFW expects to issue a request for proposals for projects that maximize fish restoration and support fish recovery goals, with RFPs likely due on Jan. 31. Water users like irrigation districts, municipal suppliers, commercial industries, watershed councils, soil and water conservation districts and individual users are encouraged to apply.
Applicants interested in securing funds for projects are being advised to start putting together applications now including a project budget, description of the fish restoration value, overall priority of the project, available match, and detailed project proposal. Applicants also must document the cooperation and permission from all pertinent landowners and water users. Applicants are encouraged to discuss potential projects with ODFW’s fish screening and passage staff prior to submission if they have questions or to review project value and implementation plans. To be eligible, projects must be a high priority fish passage or screening project; must have a signed landowner agreement
prior to approval; and must identify how passage and screening will be maintained after implementation. Projects associated with fulfilling mitigation requirements will not be accepted. Funds are focused on projects that support projects described in a conservation and recovery plan; are listed on the ODFW Statewide Fish Passage Priority List (https:// www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/passage/ docs/2019%20Fish%20Passage%20 Priority%20List.pdf); benefit ESA and State Sensitive listed species; provide access or improved access to a large quantity of highquality habitat; meet current fish screening criteria for fish screen; and provide a timeline, including permit acquisition, that results in project implementation by Dec. 31, 2024.
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Two suspects have been charged with the murder of a 52-year-old man found dead in Tillamook State Forest after a Tillamook County Sheriff’s deputy, while making campsite visits on Dec. 2 in the East Fork of the Trask area of TSF, located the deceased man in a campsite. Evidence found on scene indicated the man had been shot, and his vehicle had been stolen. Spent cartridges and a firearm were also located on scene. Investigators quickly identified two persons of interest as Alyssa Z. Sturgill, 40, and Lisa M. Peaslee, 41. Reportedly, based on previous contacts with law enforcement, it was known that both Sturgill and Peaslee were living in their car at the same location where the victim was found in the Tillamook Forest, and their vehicle was still at the location. The victim had been staying in a nearby campsite. At that time, it was believed Sturgill and Peaslee were involved in the shooting and had stolen the victim’s light blue 2002 Toyota Sienna minivan. A call to locate Sturgill, Peaslee and the minivan was sent out to all Western United States law enforcement agencies. On Sunday, Dec. 4, Sturgill and Peaslee were stopped in the victim’s minivan by Sheriff’s Deputies in Mineral County, Nevada. Peaslee and Sturgill were taken into custody on local Nevada charges, including Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, and were held on a no-bail hold. On Dec. 5, arrest warrants for Sturgill and Peaslee, and a search warrant for the victim’s minivan, were signed by Tillamook County Circuit Court Judge Mari Trevino. TCSO’s Detective Sgt. Michelle Brewer and Detective Chase Ross have traveled to Nevada to serve Sturgill and Peaslee and to begin the extradition process of returning the duo to Tillamook County to face charges of Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Unlawful Use of a Firearm and Theft in the First Degree. “We are extremely grateful for the professionalism and the cooperation of all of the agencies involved that led to the quick apprehension of these two criminals,” said Brewer. “Those agencies include Tillamook 911, Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook Police, Oregon State Police and Crime Lab, Tillamook County District Attorney’s Office, and Mineral and Washoe County Sheriff’s Offices in Nevada.” This investigation is ongoing.