MAN AIRLIFTED AFTER CAMPFIRE ACCIDENT
• A 41-year-old man from Roy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the sleeping man accidentally rolled into a campfire igniting his clothing in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Ashford on Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said it was about 6:30 a.m. at Cora Lake and the man’s brother threw him into the lake and then ran approximately six miles to use telephone to call for help. An aid crew from Pierce County packed the man out, according to the sheriff’s office. Neither his name nor details about the extent of his injuries were released. Brown said there had been drinking going on the night before.
THEFT
• A 26-year-old Napavine resident was arrested yesterday after he allegedly forcibly took a purse from his ex-girlfriend at the 200 block of West Fir Street in Napavine. The contents were scattered in the yard and there was roughly $400 in the purse, according to Napavine police. It was related to an argument about money, and possibly about a dog, Officer Silas Elwood said. David G. DeHaven, 26, was picked up later and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree robbery, Elwood said. He is being released by the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office pending further investigation.
• Centralia police were called yesterday to a motel on the 1200 block of Alder Street where money had been stolen from a cash till overnight. The person who reported it said they had stepped out and someone came in through a window, according to police. The amount missing was not disclosed.
• A .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol was reported stolen from a home on the 2800 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia on Saturday evening. The victim said he returned after being away for a couple days and discovered the Federal Ordinance brand firearm missing, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police found no signs of forced entry into the residence.
• A deputy was called Saturday after somebody broke into a shop at a business on the 200 block of Hamilton Road in Chehalis and stole welding equipment and a 2001 Ford pickup truck. The deputy was told the break-in at RG Construction occurred sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $3,200.
• A 52-year-old Toledo man was arrested Saturday for trafficking in stolen property in connection with a burglary discovered Aug. 12 at a home on the 100 block of Plomondon Road. Some $5,500 of items including fishing reels and life jackets had been taken. Randy R. Blair was booked into the Lewis County Jail for allegedly trying to sell the items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• A green 1999 four-door Honda Accord was stolen from the 200 block of Rainier Vista Drive in Mineral sometime between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• Rings, necklaces and bracelets were stolen from a home on the 1700 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia, according to a report made to Centralia police on Friday.
• A “yard vac” was stolen from a shed on the 1200 block of North Schueber Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Friday morning.
• Centralia police were called jut before 7 o’clock this morning about a car prowl on the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue. Nothing was actually missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called Friday about a car prowl on Southwest Saunders Way.
• Chehalis police were called to the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard at midnight on Saturday about a car prowl. Cigarettes, a coin purse and medication was reportedly missing.
NAPAVINE HIGH SCHOOL SPRAY PAINTED
• Somebody used blue and yellow spay paint and left graffiti at Napavine High School, on athletic facility buildings, according to police. It was reported Friday morning at the school on Fourth Avenue. An anarchy symbol left on the track and other designs appeared to be that of the Juggalos, a gang-like group of people who are followers of a band called the Insane Clown Posse, according to Officer Silas Elwood. Graffiti was also found on the scoreboard, he said. Images from a video tape appeared to be individuals older than high school age, he said.
DRUGS
• A 23-year-old Centralia resident was arrested about 3:15 a.m. on Sunday for possession of methamphetamine. Brandon W. Hackney was booked into the Lewis County Jail following contact with an officer on the 200 block of West Reynolds Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. He is being released by the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office pending further investigation.
COLLISIONS
• A 15-year-old Tacoma boy who suffered broken leg bones in a motorcycle accident yesterday was found down a small embankment off a trail spur by individuals responding yesterday afternoon in north Skamania County. A deputy and fire personnel searched for the scene after an initial call for help about noontime, and took him to a trailhead, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It happened near Cat Creek off Forest Service Road 21, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. The teenager was flown to a Yakima hospital, she said.
• A 24-year-old Centralia resident was hospitalized after a single-vehicle collision just before 6 p.m. on Sunday at the 200 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Shinell N. Englund swerved when a small animal crossed the road and drove into a ditch, the sheriff’s office reported. Englund was arrested for possession of marijuana and third-degree driving with a suspended license but not booked, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. She was admitted to the hospital for observation, Brown said.
• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested for driving under the influence after a two-car collision just before 8 p.m. on Friday at West Main and North Pearl streets in Centralia. Michael A. Kellogg ran a stop sign, according to Centralia police. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for DUI and also for possession of marijuana, according to police.
VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER, AGAIN
• John C. Baker, 68, of Centralia, was arrested and jailed Sunday morning for violating a protection order prohibiting him from going on property at the 1800 block of Van Wormer Street in Centralia, according to police. Baker, who lives nearby on Johnson Road and owns the Sticklin Greenwood cemetery there said Friday he has been arrested at least twice in the recent past for similar violations. Centralia Officer John Panco said the protected person is a 57-year-old woman, but Panco didn’t know if the woman was present when Baker reportedly went where he was not supposed to go.
Notes from behind the news: Wow, we have 10,000 readers!
Sunday, August 21st, 2011By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Did you know Lewis County Sirens has a relatively new team member, working mostly behind the scenes?
Jan Ross, a longtime Chehalis resident, has taken on the task of selling advertising for the news site.
Ross, a local veteran of media advertising sales, would tell you she can’t think of any other place locally to reach so many pairs of eyes, so many times, for so little money.
Lewis County Sirens now has about 10,000 readers. It gets about 25,000 page views each week.
That’s huge. Lewis County Sirens is just one year old, but that’s more readers than the local daily newspaper has subscribers, I’m told.
It’s been easy to grow such a large reading audience.
Nearly everyone gets curious about where that fire engine was headed last night, or why so many police cars were parked outside that one house for so long.
And because readers can almost always find out first, and get answers to more of the questions they might have by visiting Lewis County Sirens.com, they keep coming back.
A confrontation between a deputy and a suspect in Napavine in the middle of a June night turns deadly: a news story is posted by 4:41 a.m. the same day.
An Onalaska property owner is on trial for fatally shooting a suspected burglar: Courtroom coverage daily offered details as the case proceeded.
Prosecutors make a plea deal with one of the suspects in the Salkum triple homicide: The sister of the 16-year-old victim speaks out and shares her thoughts on how a plea bargain might be a good thing.
So, you readers who have come to appreciate quality news reporting on local crime, police, fire, courts etc.: If you want to help ensure the continuation of Lewis County Sirens, there’s something you could do to help me out.
You could tell your friends about Jan Ross.
You could tell them, there is possibly no more cost-effective place locally to advertise their business, their event, their organization.
It’s somewhat uncomfortable as a news reporter, to talk about advertising.
So, I’ll just tell you what else Jan would say about advertising on Lewis County Sirens.
Each color ad shows on every single page on the site, not just the home page or an inside page.
Jan can design it at no extra charge, or they can submit a ready-to-go file.
If an advertiser has a website, readers can link to it with just a click on their ad.
Likewise, readers, if you like what you’ve been seeing here, and think an independent local news site is a valuable resource, there is something else you could do to help.
News reporting is the love of my life, but Lewis County Sirens is not yet self-supporting.
It’s super easy to contribute, if you want to do that, by clicking on the yellow “donate” button on the sidebar. It will take you to PayPal, a secure site to send money through.
That’s it for now. Oh, except you can tell your friends they can reach Jan by email at jan.ross@lewiscountysirens.com or phone at 360-880-6006.
Also, for more information, they can go to www.lewiscountysirens.com and click on “Want to advertise?”
Meanwhile, thanks for reading, and keep the news tips coming.
Your news reporter,
Sharyn L. Decker
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