Dave Ward, Harney County Sheriff, Says Steps Being Taken to Move Militiamen Off Malheur Reserve

At the Portland Oregonian, "Sheriff says steps being taken to end militants' occupation of federal compound":

BURNS – Steps are in motion to resolve militants' occupation of a federal compound outside of town, Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward said Tuesday.

"There are things being done," Ward said. "It's not visible to the public."

The sheriff sought to assure the community and the country that police aren't sitting back and leaving the group of about 20 militants with a free hand.

He wouldn't disclose details, saying the FBI and federal agencies are handling the siege at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

He's focused on protecting people from possible militant violence in town, he said in an exclusive interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive.

"It takes only one unstable person to show up with a skewed belief window to create something that can't be taken back," he said.

Worry over that possibility led officials to close schools and government buildings this week...

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Kinda vague though.

The Guardian's a little more specific on what might happen, "Authorities plan to cut off power to militia at occupied Oregon refuge." (Via Memeorandum.)