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Crashes into Architects Present Plans for New Chehalis Schools SCHEMATICS COMPLETE: One- structed in the Mint City during Overpasses a Chehalis School District board Quarter of Overall Design of directors meeting Wednesday Becoming More Process Now Finished night. McGranahan Architects pre- for New Mint City Grade sented schematic designs show- Common in Schools casing the two new schools that will be constructed in the city. Lewis County in By Justyna Tomtas The project is funded by a $36 [email protected] million bond measure passed by voters in April. Past Five Years Justyna Tomtas / [email protected] Members of the community Kris Stamon, project manager, Aaron Winston, with McGranahan Architects, discusses the de- were able to get a glimpse of the LOW BLOWS: WSDOT Still signs for Chehalis’ two new elementary schools on Wednesday. new school campus being con- please see SCHOOL, page Main 7 Developing Plan for Koontz Road Bridge Fix ‘They’re not intending to give me one ounce of property back’ By Natalie Johnson [email protected] On Dec. 8, a semi truck carrying an oversized load on southbound Inter- state 5 crashed into the Koontz Road Khvoroff Continues Battle overpass, causing extensive damage to the bridge and injuring two people. It was the first of two crashes into Interstate 5 overpasses in Lewis Coun- ty that month. A week later, another oversized semi became wedged under the Toledo-Vader Road overpass a few miles farther south. Between 2011 and 2015, there were 19 reported crashes into I-5 over- passes in the county — nearly three times as many as in the previous five years, according to available data from the Washington State Department of Transportation. “In our own data inside the (WS- DOT) bridge office, we’ve noticed relatively high numbers this year as opposed to last year … and overall

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Pete Caster / [email protected] Victor Khvorof walks along an eroded bank of the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon on his property in Randle. Khvorof claims that a faulty Washington Department of Transportation river retention project was the cause of a multitude of debris being deposited onto his land in late 2015. TRIAL TO BE SET: Randle piled up on his land in the late-2015 floods — debris he says came his Rancher Vic Khvoroff way due to the state’s project to pro- Wants Permanent Cattle tect U.S. Highway 12 near Randle. Khvoroff, a long-time rancher, Easement, Flood Debris hasn’t been in favor of the proj- Cleaned Up ect design from the beginning, in 2013, but when the court granted By Kaylee Osowski the Washington State Department [email protected] of Transportation possession and Pete Caster / [email protected] use of his property in a construc- Workers from the Washington Department of Vic Khvoroff doesn’t want any tion project to protect Highway 12 Transportation inspect the Koontz Road over- money. from the ever-changing Cowlitz in pass on Interstate 5 after it was struck by an He wants permanent cattle and exchange for $31,600, he didn’t have oversized truck on Dec. 8 near Napavine. Data equipment access to his property on a choice. from the WSDOT shows that overpass crashes Debris sits on Victor Khvorof’s property near the Cowlitz both sides of the Cowlitz River, and have increased over the past ive years. River on Tuesday on in Randle. for the state to clean up debris that please see RANCHER, page Main 16

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News Looking for Space of the Weird growth. Judge Rules Monkey Firefighters in Orange used Cannot Own Selfie a ladder to free the trapped dog, Brandon Hansen which was taken to a veterinar- / [email protected] Photos Copyright ian for a checkup. Rochester’s SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A The two dogs had run off Brandon Rogers macaque monkey that took now- hours earlier when their owner (30) looks for famous selfie photographs can- suffered a medical emergency at space to shoot not be declared the copyright her home and was taken to the against defense owner of the photos, a federal hospital. Police tried to catch from Tenino’s judge said Wednesday. the dogs, but they kept running Yngwie Dowies U.S. District Judge William away. (20) and Kaleb Orrick said in a tentative ruling Orange police said on their Strawn. Rochester in federal court in San Francisco Facebook page: “Apparently, any defeated its rivals that “while Congress and the dog in the right circumstances in Tuesday night’s president can extend the protec- can turn into Lassie.” Evergreen 2A/1A tion of law to animals as well as League boys bas- humans, there is no indication ketball contest to that they did so in the Copyright Teen Bank Robber earn its irst win of Act.” Trapped Between the season. The The lawsuit filed last year by story, and many People for the Ethical Treatment Electronic Doors other photos, of Animals sought a court order is available to DETROIT (AP) — A teen ac- subscribers at allowing PETA to represent the cused of robbing a Detroit bank monkey and let it administer all www.chronline. didn’t have a good getaway plan. com. proceeds from the photos for the Police say a teller at a Chase benefit of the monkey, which it bank activated electronic locks identified as 6-year-old Naruto, Monday, trapping the 15-year- and other crested macaques liv- old boy between a set of doors ing in a reserve on the Indone- on his way out. He was arrested sian island of Sulawesi. when officers arrived. The photos were taken dur- Officer Dan Donakowski ing a 2011 trip to Sulawesi with an unattended camera owned by told the Detroit Free Press that British nature photographer Da- the teen had threatened to use a vid Slater, who asked the court bomb if the teller didn’t give him to dismiss the case. Slater says money. Police don’t believe he the British copyright obtained had a weapon. for the photos by his compa- ny, Wildlife Personalities Ltd., Elected Pa. Official should be honored worldwide. PETA sued Slater and his San Refuses Township Seat Francisco-based self-publishing at Swearing-In company Blurb, which pub- Today in History lished a book called “Wildlife STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Today’s Highlight in History: IN 1927, commercial trans- raised the cost of a first-class Personalities” that includes the — A Democrat who won a seat atlantic telephone service was stamp from 4 to 5 cents. On Jan. 7, 1789, America “monkey selfie” photos. on a Pennsylvania township’s inaugurated between New York IN 1979, Vietnamese forces held its first presidential elec- The photos have been widely board of supervisors declined to and London. captured the Cambodian capital serve at her swearing in. tion as voters chose electors who, distributed elsewhere by outlets, IN 1942, the Japanese siege of Phnom Penh, overthrowing Colleen Unroe says she a month later, selected George including Wikipedia, which of Bataan began during World the Khmer Rouge government. doesn’t have time for the job in Washington to be the nation’s contend that no one owns the War II. (The fall of Bataan three IN 1989, Emperor Hirohito Ferguson Township, and she first chief executive. copyright to the images because months later was followed by the of Japan died in Tokyo at age they were taken by an animal, now concedes she wasn’t eligible notorious Death March.) 87; he was succeeded by his son, not a person. for office because she hadn’t On This Date: IN 1949, George C. Marshall Crown Prince Akihito. lived in the township for a year resigned as U.S. Secretary of when she defeated the Republi- IN 1610, astronomer Galileo IN 1999, for the second time State; President Harry S. Tru- in history, an impeached Ameri- Barking Dog Leads can incumbent in November. Galilei began observing three man chose Dean Acheson to can president went on trial be- The township and the ousted of Jupiter’s moons (he spotted succeed him. Police to Trapped fore the Senate. President Bill incumbent, Drew Clemson, had a fourth moon almost a week IN 1955, singer Marian An- Canine Companion sued to keep Unroe from taking later). derson made her debut with Clinton faced charges of perjury ORANGE, Mass. (AP) — It office. The township dropped its IN 1800, the 13th president of the Metropolitan Opera in New and obstruction of justice; he was a scene straight out of an lawsuit after she refused to be the United States, Millard Fill- York, in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in was acquitted. episode of “Lassie.” sworn in Monday night. more, was born in Summerhill, Maschera.” The opening of the TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Author Police in western Massa- Clemson claims in his law- New York. Canadian Parliament in Ottawa William Peter Blatty is 88. Mag- chusetts say a dog approached suit that he should still be su- IN 1904, the Marconi Inter- was televised for the first time. azine publisher Jann Wenner is an officer on Tuesday barking pervisor because he got the most national Marine Communica- IN 1959, the United States rec- 70. Singer Kenny Loggins is 68. frantically and then led the of- votes of any legal candidate. tion Company of London an- ognized the new government of Actor David Caruso is 60. Talk ficer across a field and down an But Unroe says she thinks nounced that the telegraphed Cuba, six days after Fidel Castro show host Katie Couric is 59. icy, 30-foot embankment, where the board should pick her re- letters “CQD” would serve as led the overthrow of Fulgencio Country singer David Lee Mur- the dog’s canine companion had placement because voters reject- a maritime distress call (it was Batista. phy is 57. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., become entangled in the under- ed Clemson. later replaced with “SOS”). 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5-Day Forecast for the Lewis County Area River Stages National Map Gauge Flood 24 hr. Forecast map for Jan. 7, 2016 Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Height Stage Change Chehalis at Mellen St. 110s 51.31 65.0 +0.04 100s 90s Skookumchuck at Pearl St. H L 75.13 85.0 0.00 80s 70s Cowlitz at Packwood 60s L 0.73 10.5 0.00 50s Cowlitz at Randle Isolated Rain Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy 40s 5.71 18.0 -0.01 30s 45º 31º 43º 29º 42º 30º 41º 29º 42º 33º Cowlitz at Mayield Dam 20s L 9.63 ---- +0.11 10s 0s This map shows high temperatures, type of precipitation expected and location of frontal systems at noon. Almanac Regional Weather Sun and Moon L H Cold Front Stationary Front Warm Front Low Pressure High Pressure Data reported from Centralia Sunrise today ...... 7:55 a.m. Temperature Bellingham Brewster Sunset tonight ...... 4:41 p.m. Yesterday’s High ...... 39 Moonrise ...... 5:27 a.m. National Cities Yesterday’s Low ...... 32 42/32 33/25 Moonset...... 3:06 p.m. Normal High ...... 46 Port Angeles Today Fri. Normal Low...... 35 43/34 City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Record High ...... 62 in 2002 Seattle Anchorage 25/20 pc 35/35 pc Record Low...... 9 in 1974 43/35 Boise 39/26 rs 35/24 cl Precipitation Olympia Ellensburg New First Full Last Boston 41/29 s 39/33 pc Yesterday ...... 0.00" 43/31 33/23 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/31 Dallas 66/45 s 68/44 s Month to date ...... 0.33" Tacoma Honolulu 80/67 s 81/67 s Normal month to date ...1.31" Centralia 44/34 Pollen Forecast Las Vegas 51/41 sh 52/38 s Year to date...... 0.33" 45/31 Yakima Nashville 52/45 mc 60/46 sh Normal year to date .....1.31" Chehalis Allergen Today Friday Phoenix 54/42 t 55/40 sh 35/26 Longview 43/30 Trees None None St. Louis 45/40 ra 51/39 ra Salt Lake City 40/28 rs 35/28 sn WeArea Want Conditions Your Photos 40/29 Grass None None Vancouver Shown is today's Weeds None None San Francisco 51/46 sh 53/48 ra Yesterday weather. Temperatures Mold None None Washington, DC 45/35 mc 48/41 cl Portland 40/31 The Dallesare today's highs and CitySend in your weather-related Hi/Lo Prcp. photo - graphs to The Chronicle for our Voices 40/31 37/28 tonight's lows. World Cities page. Send them to voices@chronline. com. Include name, date and descrip- Today Fri. Today Fri. tion of the photograph. Regional Cities City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Today Fri. Today Fri. Baghdad 66/55 pc 66/50 pc New Delhi 77/55 pc 73/52 s City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx Beijing 34/19 s 34/18 s Paris 52/37 ra 48/37 cl Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; pc/partly Bremerton 43/35 mc 43/36 pc Spokane 35/29 mc 32/22 cl London 48/39 sh 48/37 sh Rio de Janeiro 82/73 pc 84/75 pc cloudy; r/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; Ocean Shores 47/39 ra 46/38 s Tri Cities 36/28 cl 36/27 mc Mexico City 70/41 s 72/41 s Rome 55/50 pc 63/55 pc sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms Olympia 43/31 mc 42/31 pc Wenatchee 34/26 cl 34/25 mc Moscow 9/3 cl 9/7 cl Sydney 70/64 pc 72/66 s

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By The Chronicle driver or its passenger, contact Detective Jen Ortiz at (360) 449- The Washington State Patrol 7948. is again asking witnesses and The altercation reportedly members of the public to help identify suspects and a vehicle started at milepost 93 of I-5 near involved in a road-rage shooting the Scatter Creek rest area. last week on Interstate 5 in South The alleged victim, a 25-year- Thurston and Lewis counties. old Spanaway man driving a At 11 a.m. on Dec. 30, police silver Mazda hatchback, was received a report of a man firing a traveling south in the fast lane to gun out the driver’s side of a black Chehalis when the Cherokee re- Jeep Cherokee at another car. portedly brake-checked him. The suspect is described as The man told the State Patrol a white man in his 60s or 70s he sped around the Cherokee with gray hair and a gray beard and brake-checked the SUV in driving a black, mid-2000s base- return, then looked in his rear- model Jeep Cherokee with non- view mirror to see the driver was tinted windows and Washington pointing a gun at his Mazda. license plates. At least one gunshot went A passenger in the Jeep was through the Mazda’s rear win- described as a white woman in dow and out the windshield, ac- her 80s wearing a red shirt. The cording to the State Patrol. The woman had an oxygen tube in driver was not injured. her nose. The Spanaway driver sped To report any information away and lost sight of the Chero- about the incident, the Jeep, its kee at about milepost 80 of I-5. Gov. Inslee to Take Action on Curbing Gun Violence

BURIEN (AP) — Washing- approach that helps us identify ton Gov. Jay Inslee says he plans the people and places most sus- to take executive action to curb ceptible to gun crime and sui- gun violence. cide,” Inslee said. “Gun crime is In an announcement a scourge that has scarred thou- Wednesday, the Democrat said sands of families in every corner his efforts will focus on suicide of our state. It’s a scourge we can, prevention and research into gun should and will help prevent.” injuries and deaths in the state. He outlined his plans with He said he was inspired in representatives of the University part by President Barack Obama’s of Washington School of Social gun initiative announced earlier Work and the director of the in the week. The president plans Harborview Injury Prevention to take executive action to tighten and Research Center. control and enforcement of fire- The plan calls for better data arms in the U.S. Obama’s plan analysis of how effective current Courtesy Photo creates a more sweeping defini- gun safety efforts are, as well as West Thurston Regional Fire Authority crews put out a ire in the bathroom of a home near Rochester Tuesday tion of gun dealers that the ad- afternoon. ministration hopes will expand looking for failures in the state’s the number of sales subject to current methods of sharing of By The Chronicle Rochester to reports of the fire. background checks. information among law enforce- ment and social services and West Thurston Regional Fire Authority The contents of the bathroom were dam- Washington state already has aged and crews cut a hole in the home’s roof to expanded background checks gaps in the state’s firearm pur- crews extinguished a fire in a bathroom near chasing laws. ventilate the fire. to include online sales and pur- Rochester Tuesday afternoon. Inslee wants to look into bet- At 1 p.m., crews responded to the 19000 No injuries were reported. The cause of the chases made at gun shows as a result of a 2014 voter-approved ter adolescent depression screen- block of Old Ranch Lane Southwest near fire is under investigation. ballot measure. In his executive ing, initiate a social marketing order, Inslee said firearm deaths campaign focused on suicide now exceed motor vehicle crash prevention and develop cultur- deaths in Washington state and ally appropriate crisis-preven- that suicides account for nearly tion and treatment services for 80 percent of firearm deaths. Native Americans and Alaskan Power Restored After Line Sparks “This will be a data-driven Natives. Fire Outside Lewis County Mall COME ON IN, By The Chronicle about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. Crews responded just after WE’RE STILL OPEN! Power was restored just The fire, which started after 8 a.m. and initially expected a part on the power line melt- before 11 a.m. Tuesday after repairs to take less than a half ed and was unable to handle Lewis County PUD crews re- hour, she said. the flow of electricity through However, crews learned paired a section of line that the line, briefly affected power they would have to shut down caught fire. supply to one building, ac- The PUD shut down power cording to Lewis County PUD. power from the PUD substa- starting from Coal Creek Road PUD crews are not sure tion on Coal Creek Road to up Kresky Avenue to about Ex- what caused the part to melt, surrounding businesses to fix hibitor Road to repair damage according to PUD spokesper- the length of burnt wire, Mo- to a power line in the area at son Cory Moses. ses said. Thurston County Deputy Fatally Shoots Suspect Who Stole SUV PARDON OUR DUST while we remodel your By The Olympian section of 93rd Avenue Southeast tained minor injuries. When the Centralia GOODWILL A Thurston County sher- and Tilley Road, south of Tum- deputy realized the suspect was water, about 4 p.m. putting others in danger, he shot Look for a new unique look! iff’s deputy fatally shot a person • Fresh colors who’d driven off in the deputy’s When the deputy arrived, he the suspect in the chest, accord- CH551008cz.sw and the suspect talked until the ing to the Sheriff’s Office. SUV on Tuesday afternoon dur- • Modern signage ing an incident near the south suspect punched the deputy in The suspect, who was not end of the Olympia Regional the face repeatedly. identified Tuesday, was a white Airport. The suspect then got into the man in his 20s. According to the Sheriff’s Of- deputy’s SUV and took off, with fice, the deputy had responded to the deputy on the running board. a call about the suspect being on The SUV rammed a white pas- private property near the inter- senger car, and the driver sus-

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