BARN FIRE KILLS COW, CALF
• A calf and a cow perished when a barn went up in flames overnight in Dryad. Firefighters called about 1:15 a.m. to Leudinghaus Road found the building fully engulfed in fire, Lewis County Fire District 16 Chief Greg Feuchter said this morning. About 500 bales of dry hay had been put in the barn about a month ago, Feuchter said. Some 20 firefighters spent hours trying to make sure all the burning material was extinguished, he said. The cause is unknown, he said. There were no other casualties.
THEFT
• Police were called to the 900 block of B Street in Centralia just before 9 p.m. yesterday where a burglary was discovered. Someone had gone into the house from a second floor window and stole a rifle and other items, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Somebody forced open a back door on the 100 block of West First Street in Centralia and stole a video game, shoes and food, according to a report made to police about 2 p.m. yesterday.
• A 27-inch television, a Blu-ray player and DVDs were missing after a break-in at the 400 block of Courtland Street in Centralia. It was reported about 1:45 p.m. yesterday to the Centralia Police Department.
• Power tools and a metal pumpkin were stolen from the back of a pickup truck at the 1500 block of Lum Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:30 a.m. yesterday.
DRUGS
• Centralia police reported a 43-year-old man had to be subdued when he resisted arrest at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia on Friday afternoon. Dwayne J. Thomas, listed as transient, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for a warrant and possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police took a report about 3:30 a.m. yesterday of a window smashed out of a vehicle on the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue.
ROLLER DERBY CASUALTY
• A roller derby event in Centralia was interrupted last night when 40-year-old female was taken away with a broken collar bone. Aid called about 8:30 p.m. to the Rollerdrome on West Maple Street transported the woman to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter