Harney County remains tense as FBI continues to negotiate with holdouts at Malheur refuge
By Mark Baker
The Register-Guard
1:37 P.M., JAN. 29, 2016
... “I just wish the rest of these guys would come out before they get killed,” said Linda Gainer, who owns The Narrows, an RV park and cafe/general store that is 6 miles from the refuge headquarters.
The business she owns with her husband, Ron Gainer, about 24 miles south of Burns, is the closest thing to civilization from the headquarters of the refuge ...
The occupation has been good for business, Linda Gainer said Friday morning ...
... Gainer .. blames local officials for the closing of Highway 205 on Wednesday and Thursday, specifically Harney County Judge Steven Grasty.
Told this is a federal operation, Gainer said: “(Grasty) should have showed more backbone. Yes, you can come in,” she said of the feds, “but you have to work with us” ...
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