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Centralia Man $1 Arrested for Weekend Edition Alleged Child Saturday, Rape / Main 5 Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com April 8, 2017 Testing the Sirens at Dams Judy’s Country Kitchen Emergency Management Officials Work to Restaurant Attracts Loyal Customers With Improve Disaster Notification System / Main 6 Heaping Helpings, Friendly Service / Main 4 Thurston County Wind Rips Through Region Sheriff’s Office Gets Break in 2014 Missing Person Case INVESTIGATION: Rochester Resident Steven Billman Now Believed to Have Been Murdered By Natalie Johnson [email protected] The Thurston County Sher- iff’s Office now believes a Roch- ester man missing since 2014 was murdered after recently getting its first real break in the case in several years. “What I’m hoping is I want this to go out ev- erywhere and I Pete Caster / [email protected] want this person Nick Hofmeister, right, carries away branches that his father, Justin, center, cut of from a tree that fell on top of a house on Middle Fork Road in Onalaska on Friday. of interest to be- Mike and Trisha Hagstrom, left, look on in disbelief as the Hofmeisters clear out debris. The Onalaska couple said no one was inside the house when the tree fell. come very ner- vous,” said Det. GUSTS: Trees Toppled, Frank Frawley, Steven Billman of the Thurston Buildings Damaged as missing since County Sheriff’s Storm Rumbles Through 2014 Office. Frawley said investigators are Pacific Northwest not yet ready to charge their per- By Natalie Johnson son of interest, and have not re- [email protected] leased his name. Rochester resident Steven Bill- Damage to structures and man, known as Steev-O, was last downed trees were reported seen in Thurston County in Janu- throughout the area Friday as ary 2014. Lewis County and much of Western Washington experi- please see BREAK, page Main 14 enced high winds that knocked out power for thousands of resi- dents. Decisions Ahead According to the National Weather Service, Western Wash- in Thurston ington communities from Lewis County north to Hood Canal County’s experienced winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Pocket Gopher Even more powerful winds were reported along the coast. Starting just after 8 a.m. Fri- Dilemma Above: Grain sits uncovered in day morning, Lewis County 911 Lonny Schilter’s commodities Communications Centers dis- By Amelia Dickson barn after the roof of the barn was patchers received reports of wind The Olympian blown of by high winds on Friday damage to the I.P. Callison and morning in Adna. Thurston County officials Sons building in Chehalis, and likely will make a couple of deci- trees down on state Route 508, Right: Mike Herring, left, helps a sions regarding pocket gophers in Koontz, Spooner and Forest- Lewis County Public Works em- coming weeks — one that would Napavine roads, in addition to ployee remove a tree from along affect inspections and permitting many others. Widespread power the 600 block of state Route 603 for the coming season, and anoth- outages were reported through- on Friday in Chehalis. High winds er that would shape policy for the out the county, and many still on Friday knocked down trees next 30 years. did not have electricity as The and power lines throughout Lewis The Board of Thurston County Chronicle went to press. Commissioners met twice Thursday County, causing damage to hous- es and power outages across the please see GOPHER, page Main 14 Twin Cities. please see WIND, page Main 14 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Prep Baseball Charges After Fire Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 Men Accused Goble, Polly Ann, 88, Follow Us on Twitter Onalaska Winlock @chronline Bests of Illegal Merrill, Steven Edward Mossyrock Marijuana “Skeeter,” 50, Centralia Find Us on Facebook Operation Kowbel, Nat, 81, Rochester www.facebook.com/ 9-1 in C2BL Mickelsen, Clinton P., 75, thecentraliachronicle Game After 2016 Toledo Blaze Wolf, David J., 71, Randle / Sports 1 Guyor, Catherine R., 75, / Main 3 Centralia CH568759kh.cg Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, April 8, 2017 PAGE TWO News All Eyes on the Ball of the Weird Fool’s Day when he was fined $190 and ticketed last week for “animals running at large,” told the Argus Leader. “He was literally asking me to put a rope around my snake,” Kimball said. “I was like, ‘Dude, no.’ I was dumbfounded.” Kimball was approached by the officer after a woman com- plained that his Fire Bee Ball Py- thon was roaming freely at Falls Park in Sioux Falls. Nils Usakovs via AP Animal Control Supervisor The mayor of Riga Nils Usakovs looks Julie DeJong said a city ordi- up as his cat Dumka drinks from his nance requires all pets to be cup while the mayor is recording a vid- leashed or restrained in pub- eo that was aired on Sunday. Usakovs lic. She said pet snakes can be / [email protected] was talking about the city’s eforts to held or kept in a container to Matt Baide ix potholes during his weekly online comply. Mossyrock’s Jovani Mendoza ields a ground ball as Onalaska’s A.J. Volk runs to third base during a Central 2B League question-and-answer show when he “If it’s in public and it’s not baseball game on Thursday in Onalaska. See more in today’s Sports section and online at www.chronline.com or got interrupted by his cat. on a leash, it’s at large. The ordi- www.lewiscountysports.com. nance doesn’t really distinguish between animals,” she said. Riga Mayor Talks DeJong added that snake lov- About Potholes, ers should be more sensitive to Notable Quote the aversion many people feel Interrupted By Cat toward the animal. While non- COPENHAGEN, Denmark venomous snakes are legal to (AP) — The mayor of Latvia’s own, not all park visitors will “He would always check in with me every three months or so at least. I capital, Riga, was talking about welcome a python in a park. the city’s efforts to fix potholes But Kimball said he consid- knew when I didn’t seem him for a while something wasn’t right.” during his weekly online ques- ers it his mission to rid the pub- tion-and-answer show when lic’s fear of snakes. Jessica Miller he got interrupted ... by his cat “That’s my purpose in life: Dumka. To let people know that snakes sister of missing Rochester man City Hall spokesman Vik- aren’t killers,” he said. “What tors Smirnovs says the black- better way to give back than to (see the front page for the full story) and-white fluffy feline decided help people understand these to have a sip from Nils Usakovs’ misunderstood creatures?” mug while he was recording the Kimball said he plans to fight video that was posted Sunday on the ticket in court. Facebook. Today in History Smirnovs said Friday “we Wild Turkey Dodges thought it was funny,” so the Today’s Highlight in History: In 1913, the 17th Amendment died in Mougins, France, at age 91. to the Constitution, providing In 1974, Hank Aaron of the City Hall decided to republish Rush Hour Traffic While On April 8, 1952, President for popular election of U.S. sena- Atlanta Braves hit his 715th ca- the clip Tuesday of the animal Harry S. Truman seized the Crossing Highway tors (as opposed to appointment reer home run in a game against strutting into the frame and American steel industry to avert a by state legislatures), was rati- the Los Angeles Dodgers, break- boldly starting to drink out of LYNNFIELD, Mass. (AP) — nationwide strike. (The Supreme fied. President Woodrow Wilson ing Babe Ruth’s record. mug as Riga’s 40-year-old mayor A wild turkey is giving thanks Court later ruled that Truman became the first chief executive In 1987, Al Campanis, vice calmly watched. after safely making its way had overstepped his authority, since John Adams to address president of player personnel Usakovs tried to pet the cat across a heavily trafficked Mas- opening the way for a seven-week Congress in person as he asked for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but it jumped off the desk. sachusetts interstate during rush strike by steelworkers.) hour. lawmakers to enact tariff reform. resigned after saying on ABC’s A helicopter camera caught On this date: In 1935, President Franklin “Nightline” that blacks might South Dakota Man the dramatic scene in Lynnfield, In 1820, the Venus de Milo D. Roosevelt signed the Emer- lack some of the “necessities” for Gets $190 Fine For just north of Boston. statue was discovered by a farm- gency Relief Appropriations Act, becoming baseball managers. The fowl ran afoul of motor- er on the Greek island of Milos. which provided money for pro- In 1990, Ryan White, the Snake Without Leash ists on Interstate 95 on Wednes- In 1864, the United States Sen- grams such as the Works Prog- teenage AIDS patient whose SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — day. Some drivers had to swerve ate passed, 38-6, the 13th Amend- ress Administration. battle for acceptance had gained A man who was fined for allow- to avoid striking it. ment to the U.S. Constitution In 1946, the League of Nations national attention, died in In- ing his pet snake to slither freely The turkey walked most of abolishing slavery. (The House of assembled in Geneva for its final dianapolis at age 18. The cult TV in a South Dakota park said an the way but decided to fly across Representatives passed it in Jan.