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This photo was taken after a snow plow came through following a two-vehicle wreck on Hawkins Road on Monday. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 15

TWO HURT IN HEAD-ON CRASH, BABY OKAY

• An 11-month-old baby was reportedly uninjured after a head-on collision yesterday in Winlock. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported a 60-year-old Winlock woman was traveling northbound near the 300 block of Hawkins Road about 11:30 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and it slid across both lanes. An oncoming car driven by a 23-year-old Winlock woman had stopped to avoid a wreck and her car was hit, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The infant boy was secured in a car seat but his mother was not seat-belted, Brown said. She was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with a possibly broken or dislocated left arm, according to Brown. The 60-year-old was taken to the hospital with injuries which were not reported. She was cited for driving too fast for conditions, Brown said.

SHOPLIFTING PLUS ASSAULT

• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested for misdemeanor assault and shoplifting about 9 a.m. yesterday at the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Keith A. Obrist was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

NORTH PEARL STREET HOUSE FIRE

• A house fire in Centralia yesterday apparently originated in an area near a furnace, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters were called just after 1 p.m. to the single-story home on the 2100 block of North Pearl Street after passersby and a neighbor saw smoke coming from the roof, fire Capt. Ken Colombo said. Nobody was home at the time, he said. A woman who lives there fortunately has renters insurance, as some of her belongings were ruined, he aid. Colombo estimated the damage to the house at $15,000 to $20,000. The worst of the damage was in an area between the kitchen, living room and dining room, he said.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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