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C M C M Y K Y K CRACKDOWN STAYIN’ ALIVE G8 leaders target tax dodgers, A7 OSU tops Louisville at CWS, B1 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 TUESDAY,JUNE 18, 2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ MHS will Stoic suspect faces judge have new Death penalty’s a possibility principal BY GEORGE ARTSITAS triple homicide at his home near only three victims because each The World Bridge on Saturday night. count involves multiple legal theo- Mulkey takes “OK.” ries. COQUILLE — Edward Nelson, 65, faces six Class A “It sounds complicated, but demotion to Lawrence Nelson stood silent and felony counts of aggravated mur- that’s the way it works,” Frasier expressionless at his der and three counts said. “I’m not saying he killed six be dean,AD arraignment Monday of first-degree arson. people, just three.” as he listened to Judge If convicted of Frasier said investigators are BY THOMAS MORIARTY Richard L. Barron list VIDEO aggravated murder, currently working under the prem- The World off the nine counts of Nelson could receive ise that Nelson killed his wife, aggravated murder the death penalty. Kathleen, before moving to the DA discusses case: COOS BAY — Marshfield High and arson he faces. www.theworldlink.com Coos County Dis- neighbors’ home — belonging to School’s principal will return to his When asked if he trict Attorney Paul Renae and Lola Cottam — and old job in September. wanted an attorney, Frasier said there is no killing two more people. They Coos Bay Public Schools By Lou Sennick, The World Nelson shrugged. When Barron indication Nelson was aided in the allege Nelson then set fire to both Superintendent Dawn Granger Edward Lawrence Nelson, 65, was in appointed one for him, Nelson alleged acts. homes. said Greg Mulkey will assume the court Monday on murder and arson mumbled the only word the public Frasier said Nelson faces six open positions of both dean of charges. has heard from him since the counts of aggravated murder with SEE MURDER | A8 students and athletic director. Mulkey last held both positions in 2009, when he was appointed principal of MHS. School Board Chairman James Martin, said the school had gone without a full- time athletic director for some time. Granger said the district is undertaking a wide-ranging search for a Greg Mulkey Mulkey’s replace- Will be AD again ment. “We are looking for a diverse applicant pool,”she said. At Monday night’s school board meeting, MHS Booster Club President Steve Schneiderman made an emotional defense of Mulkey’s leadership. “This letter is praising Greg so much I’m surprised he’s getting demoted,” Schneiderman said, citing an email sent by Granger to district staff following the announcement of Mulkey’s transi- tion. Photos by Lou Sennick, The World Schneiderman said a better Coos Bay firefighters in a rowboat help Coos Bay and North Bend police officers search for a missing 8-year-old boy in John Topits Park Monday afternoon.They stayed in the position for Mulkey would be as water for a couple of hours before finding the boy’s body. superintendent of Coos Bay public 8-year-old boy perishes in lake SEE PRINCIPAL | A8 BY EMILY THORNTON boy was missing. Women may The World Gibson said Croy was swimming with his family. COOS BAY — Families Rescuers received word Croy join SEALs, watched visibly pained Mon- was missing around 3:22 p.m. day afternoon as divers and By the time they arrived on rescue personnel searched for scene, officers were told he an 8-year-old who disap- had been underwater for five Rangers peared underwater at Upper to seven minutes. Empire Lakes. Coos Bay and WASHINGTON (AP) — The search North Bend Women may be able to start train- ended in tragedy. police respond- ing as Army Rangers by mid-2015 Lakeside Fire ed to the scene, and as Navy SEALs a year later Department VIDEO and searched the under plans set to be announced divers recovered water with the by the Pentagon that would slowly the body of Footage of the search: help of three bring women into thousands of Karistian Croy of www.theworldlink.com civilians until combat jobs, including those in Coos Bay at 6:55 divers could elite special operations forces. p.m., according arrive around Details of the plans were to Coos Bay Fire Chief Stan 4:15 p.m. obtained by The Associated Press. Gibson. A U.S. Coast Guard heli- They call for requiring women and Rescue swimmers copter briefly came to the men to meet the same physical and searched the lake near John scene to help view the area, mental standards to qualify for Topits Park on Monday after- Gibson said, but was unable to certain infantry, armor, comman- noon, after reports that the locate Croy. do and other front-line positions across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reviewed the plans and has ordered the services to move ahead. The move, expected to be announced Tuesday, follows reve- lations of a startling number of sexual assaults in the armed forces. Earlier this year, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Family members of Karistian Croy describe to a firefighter, left, where they last saw the boy. At Martin Dempsey said the sexual right, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter briefly joins the search at Empire Lakes. 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Call Valerie Today! 541-267-6278 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 • The World • Tuesday, June 18,2013 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Port will mull Jordan Cove, Charleston future BY GAIL ELBER ural gas pipeline and export terminal. export terminal complex. safety of an LNG facility in an area p.m. Thursday is the deadline to file The World The other would adopt proposed The port has supported the Jor- prone to earthquakes and tsunami, as an “intervenor” in the FERC rate hikes for customers of the dan Cove project since its genesis and landowners who don’t want a approval process. Intervenors have COOS BAY — The commissioners Charleston Marina Complex and in 2004, working on facilitating pipeline crossing their properties. the right to appeal a FERC Final of the Oregon International Port of Shipyard, to take effect July 1. land acquisition for the terminal, But the port’s resolution says, Decision and Order later on. More Coos Bay will hold their regular The LNG resolution supports creating a shipping terminal and “The Jordan Cove project has the information about the process is meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jordan Cove Energy Partners’ dredging the bay to accommodate potential to create high levels of available at www.ferc.gov/help/ North Bend Public Library, antici- applications to the U.S. Depart- LNG carriers and other cargo ships. construction cycle employment how-to/intervene.asp/. pating a big turnout as they consid- ment of Energy for an export The project is opposed by envi- and long-term well-paying jobs for Reporter Gail Elber can be er two controversial resolutions. license and to the Federal Energy ronmentalists, manufacturers con- the region.” reached at 541-269-1222, ext. 234, One expresses support for the Regulatory Commission for an cerned about natural gas prices, For both supporters and oppo- at [email protected], or proposed Jordan Cove liquefied nat- operating certificate for the LNG residents concerned about the nents of the Jordan Cove project, 2 on Twitter at @gailtheworld. Coquille-based Thefts & 30 days for man who Mischief newspaper may COOS COUNTY stabbed friend 10 times June 16, 12:35 a.m., possible change hands prowler, 94800 block of Ramble- BYGEORGEARTSITAS SteveEricCarsonwillhave wood Lane. TheWorld COURT a two-day trial starting Aug. June 16, 1:27 a.m., vehicle/pedes- 27. BY EMILY THORNTON at The Sentinel either want- trian hit-and-run, searching for COQUILLE — A North REPORTS Carson, 47,awaits word of The World ed to retire or had “issues suspect, Frog Pond Road. Bend man who pled guilty whether his being diagnosed with the organization.” June 16, 11:42 a.m., criminal mis- Monday to stabbing a man over and he stabbed Haron in with a mental illness can be COQUILLE — Matt and Earlier in June, the Halls chief, portable restroom in the over 10 times received a frac- thelowerbackandrightthigh usedinthetrial. Kim Hall may soon officially purchased the Myrtle Point bay, Catching Slough. tionofthesentencehepoten- after Haron grabbed him and Carson is being charged tiallyfaced. with second-degree and own The Sentinel newspaper Herald, stating a desire to June 16, 2:38 p.m., three llamas wouldn’tletgo. in Coquille. keep small local newspapers on the loose, Libby Lane. Michael Ganong Jr. pled Ganong then ran a few third-degreeassault. “It’s still somewhat up in in business. The Halls also guilty to second-degree blocks away from the party At court, Carson bounced June 16, 2:55 p.m., theft of moun- the air,” said Sean Hall, who own the Port Orford News.