Missing but Not Forgotten
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Midweek Edition Thursday, May 23, 2013 $1 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Guide to Lewis County Big Finish Nurseries / Life Bearcats Take Second at State / Sports $100,000 Bail Set for Bank Robbery Suspect ROBBED: Kelso Man Jerrell S. Redmill, 54, of Kel- Redmill allegedly initiated so, was arrested along Interstate the robbery by handing a teller Caught Shortly After 5 near milepost 42 a short time a note. The teller told police that Demanding Money at after the robbery of Chase Bank she saw an older man enter the in Chehalis at about about 3:30 bank, pace back and forth for a Chase Bank in Chehalis p.m. Tuesday. short period of time in the lob- By Stephanie Schendel During his preliminary by, then approach her counter court appearance Wednesday, [email protected] and hand her the note that said Redmill was charged with first- “Give me all your money now,” There was little doubt that degree robbery, a class A felony. according to court documents. law enforcement officials had Superior Court Judge Richard The bank teller, per proto- their man when they found Brosey set his bail at $100,000. col, handed the man, believed $1,045 in cash and a note de- Redmill, who has no criminal to be Redmill, cash from the manding money after stopping history other than a 1982 con- top drawer, according to court Stephanie Schendel / [email protected] the vehicle of a Kelso man Tues- viction of criminal mischief, Jerrell S. Redmill appears in Lewis County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. day afternoon. will be arraigned Thursday. please see ROBBERY, page Main 12 Lewis Missing But Not Forgotten County STILL HOPING: Group Gathers in Chehalis to Release Balloons in Honor Jobless Rate of Missing Children Throughout the County, State and Country Drops to 11.1 Percent in April STILL HIGH: April’s Jobless Rate Lewis County’s Lowest in Six Months By Lisa Broadt [email protected] Lewis County unemploy- ment dropped from 12.3 per- cent in March to 11.1 percent in April, the lowest it’s been since October 2012, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department. Last year at this time, unem- ployment was at 12.5 percent. April unemployment in Lew- is County has grown steadily each year from 2007 (6.2 per- cent), to 2010 (14 percent). Since the 2010 peak, unemployment has declined each year, though the 2013 statistic still is nearly double what it was in April of 2007. Lewis County continues to Pete Caster / [email protected] have the third highest unem- Michelle Croft, right, wipes a tear from her eye as she stands next to her daughter, Shlebie Croft-Dowell, 6, in front of a semi-truck with a picture of her other daughter, ployment rate among Washing- Kayla Croft-Payne, who has been missing since April 20, 2010. The Crofts attended a balloon release for the Take 25 Campaign, which brings awareness about missing ton counties. It is surpassed only children, on Wednesday afternoon at Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis. by Grays Harbor (12.1 percent), By Stephanie Schendel of our missing children,” said tive after being kidnapped sev- “We will never give up hope and Ferry (11.9 percent). Statewide unemployment is [email protected] Craig Larsen, the manager for eral years prior. and we will always keep looking Lewis County 911 Communica- At any given time, there are for these kids,” Gordon said. at 6.5 percent, down one per- centage point since March’s 7.5 One hundred and sixty red tions, during the press confer- more than 1,000 Washington Among the crowd was the and white balloons floated into ence before the balloon release. children listed as missing, said percent. Last year, in April, the mother of Kayla Croft-Payne, state had 8 percent unemploy- the sky from Stan Hedwall Park About 50 people attended the Carri Gordon, the manager of the Lewis County teen who has Wednesday afternoon in honor event including county commis- the Washington State Patrol ment, according to the Employ- not been heard or seen since she ment Security Department. of Missing Children’s Day. Each sioners, community members missing persons unit and the co- went missing three years ago. balloon represented a missing and local law enforcement. ordinator for the state’s Amber National unemployment is Michelle Croft, Kayla’s at 7.1 percent, down half a point child in Washington, 10 of them “We’ve seen in recent events Alert system. mother, released one of the first from 7.6 percent in March and for the children who have disap- we shouldn’t give up hope,” Most are runaways, many balloons. down six-tenths of a point from peared from Lewis County. Larsen said, referring to the re- are family abductions, and a Croft-Payne was last seen on last year’s 7.7 percent. “Each balloon is our hopes cent rescue of three Cleveland few are stranger abductions, she and prayers of the safe return women who had been held cap- said. please see MISSING, page Main 12 please see JOBLESS, page Main 12 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather False Alarm Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 44 Bomb Squad Called to Vermeer, William J., 62, Centralia Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 64 Centralia Post Office / Main 5 Skaar, Kathleen Matthews, 83, Lacey @chronline Showers Likely Grenz, Delbert Francis, 81, Centralia see details on page Main 2 Lantis, Robert Lynn, 66, Morton Find Us on Facebook Rice, Donald Russell, 69, Vader www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Rawley, Mark Douglas, 54, Winlock thecentraliachronicle Cundres McCarter, Dolman, Robin Louise, 49, Ethel Onalaska Elementary, Fourth Grade Rice, Johnathan Michael, 15, Rochester CH496244cz.ke Main 2 The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 COMMUNITY CALENDAR / WEATHER Community Editor’s Best Bet Impressionist Coming to Fox Theatre in Centralia Celebrity impressionist Beth- ennes such as Joan Rivers and any Owen will make a return ap- Minnie Pearl; reality stars like Calendar pearance to Centralia’s Fox The- Sharon Osborne; and political Today atre at 8 p.m. Friday. figures such as Sarah Palin, Hill- WHAT’S HAPPENING? 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