Chehalis City Councilor Chad Taylor in Hospital with COVID-19
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How to Find $1.75 Nature’s Early Week Edition Tuesday, Bounty Nov. 24, 2020 / Main 10 Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com More ‘Hide and Seek’ Introducing ‘The Cup’ True Crime Podcast Returning to Focus on New Coffee Stand Takes Over Former Young Man’s 2016 Disappearance / Main 3 Nervous Ned’s Location in Centralia / B1 Gruesome Randle Chehalis City Councilor Chad Murder Taylor in Hospital With COVID-19 Case ILLNESS: Councilor, 42, cilor Chad Taylor was in good the emergency room Friday spirits, though sounding a bit when his blood-oxygen level Urges Area Residents to congested. Every few minutes fell to dangerously low levels Comes to Take Virus Seriously though, a deep, rattling cough two days after he was diagnosed punctuated the conversation. with COVID-19. By Natalie Johnson “The breathing is the worst “We see the reports that come a Close (part),” he said. out from the county and we see [email protected] Taylor, 42, spent the week- cases increase … but I don’t Over the phone Monday end at Providence Centralia With morning, Chehalis City Coun- Hospital after being rushed to please see TAYLOR, page Main 13 Chad Taylor Sentences By Natalie Johnson High-Flying Christmas Cheer in Rochester [email protected] For more than two years, friends and family of Ben East- man have sought justice for the 16-year-old, who was found beaten and buried in a shallow grave in July 2018, in one of the most brutal killings in recent Lewis County memory. On Monday, Jonathon Ad- amson was sentenced to 563 months, or nearly 47 years, to life in prison for convictions for first-degree murder, first- degree rape, Ben Eastman second-degree murdered in kidnapping 2018 and witness tampering in Eastman’s death. His brother, Benito Marquez, was sentenced to a total of 360 months, or more than 26 years, for charges of first-degree mur- der and first-degree assault. Due to his age at the time time, 16, he will be eligible for early release after 20 years. “I can’t really express how sorry I really am,” Marquez said. Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] “I’m not the monster that I was Doug Uttecht pilots a helicopter carrying a bundle of Christmas trees from the KLM Tree Farm in Rochester on Saturday. that night. … He was my best friend, I don’t know how I did what I did. It’s unforgivable, but please see MURDER, page Main 14 Inslee Announces $135M in COVID-19 Relief After Follow Us on Twitter Ordering Sweeping Business, Gathering Restrictions @chronline By Rick Bannan agencies, the decision was made Find Us on Facebook For The Chronicle “The pandemic is accelerating. to increase the total money al- lotted to relief efforts. www.facebook.com/the- Washington state businesses, centraliachronicle The federal assistance (is) going The funds broke down to renters and low-income indi- away, and the more time that $70 million in business grants, Subscriber mailing label below this line viduals affected by the COV- $30 million in business loans, ID-19 pandemic and statewide is wasted, the more people $20 million in rental assistance, responses to the disease will see and $15 million in utility pay- some more relief, as Gov. Jay In- that are going to suffer lasting ment assistance for low-income slee announced $135 million in Jay Inslee impacts ...” households. economic support Friday. Department of Commerce During a Nov. 20 press con- pacts resulting from COVID-19. ence detailing new restrictions Director Lisa Brown said that ference, Inslee announced a host the business grants would be Initially announcing $50 mil- on businesses and activities, In- of different grant, loan and oth- prioritized for businesses in er financial assistance opportu- lion in support for businesses slee said after discussions that nities intended to lessen the im- during a Nov. 15 press confer- included legislators and state please see INSLEE, page Main 14 The First Big Storm is Here! High Winds! Dumping Rain! • ROOFING REPAIRS 59 Years Serving • COMPLETE ROOF Our Community REPLACEMENT The Chronicle, Serving the Greater Lewis County • 24/7 SERVICE 360-748-9221 Area Since 1889 • MAINTENANCE chehalissheetmetal.com CH608860bw.cg DON’T GO THROUGH WINTER WITH A LEAKY ROOF! CHEHASM252MH Main 2 • The Chronicle, Centralia/Chehalis, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 LOCAL County Receives $1.24M to Curb COVID-19 Among Homeless By Claudia Yaw [email protected] Lewis County Public Health and Social Services will receive an additional $1,241,005 in CARES Act funding to “pre- vent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic among individuals and fami- lies who are homeless or re- ceiving homeless assistance.” The funding, announced Monday morning, amended an agreement between the county and the Department of Com- merce which was previously set at just below a million dollars. The amendment also extends the deadline to use the funding until Sept. 30, 2020. “As you’ve been hearing about for some months, we’ve got a lot of projects going on,” Public Health Director J.P. An- derson said Monday. “This ob- viously will inform our work for the next couple of years.” According to Meja Handlen, housing coordinator for Lewis County Public Health and So- cial Services, the funds will go toward Gather Church, The Salvation Army, the Equity Institute, Reliable Enterprises and the Housing Resource Jared Wenzelburger / [email protected] Center. The funds will be Steven Pack holds up a cot they will be using at the shelter during a walk through on Friday. used for outreach, shelter case management, rapid rehous- Meckle. Previously, the coun- rental assistance programs, nied youth and young adults term project,” Handlen said. ing, prevention services, and ty had a cold weather shelter some targeting Spanish-speak- through age 24. More information on the operation of the county’s new which was only open if tem- ing residents, young parents Anderson also noted that he county’s resources for people nightly shelter. peratures fell below the 38 de- and those who have been im- expects similar amendments experiencing homelessness The new nightly shelter, gree threshold. pacted by the foster care sys- to be granted by the Depart- can be found at https://lewis- which was funded in October Several grant programs tem and justice system. The ment of Commerce in coming through an agreement with came out of the county’s origi- new amendment requires that years, bolstering the county’s countywa.gov/departments/ The Salvation Army, was de- nal million-dollar agreement at least 10 percent of people ability to get residents housed. public-health/social-services/ scribed as a “game changer” with the Department of Com- served with the additional “We’re very happy that they homeless-and-housing-pro- by Gather Church Pastor Cole merce, including multiple $1,241,005 be unaccompa- understand this is a longer- gram/. News in Brief ly count of 21 new cases. ing that they are alive and cy. The business has appealed An official cause of death Last Chance to Fill Out Another nine new cases of not hospitalized 28 days after that fine, L&I said. won’t be determined until his Flood Mitigation Survey COVID-19 were reported Sat- symptoms started — is now My Goods Market #5082 office receives a toxicology re- on Lacey Boulevard was fined By The Chronicle urday and another 36 Sunday, 448. port, Stockwell said. Foul play for a new total of 1,056. $6,000 for not enforcing cus- is not suspected, he said. Wednesday is the last day Of Friday’s count, two were tomer mask use, and for not Ballentine was reported for individuals to fill out the under 20, eight were in their Two South Sound taking employee temperatures. missing the morning of Nov. Office of the Chehalis Basin’s 20s, five in their 30s, two in Businesses Among An appeal has not been re- 15, according to the Mason survey on basin-wide flood- their 40s, three in their 50s ceived, according to L&I. County Sheriff’s Office. He ing solutions. The OCB held and one in their 70s. Those Fined for Of the nine businesses, had been seen, with his dog, live virtual meetings to solicit Nine are from Lewis Coun- COVID-19 Mask three are in Spokane, followed the morning of Nov. 14 on his input from the public, and cre- ty Commissioner District 1, by one each in Sequim, Burl- way to the Hoodsport post of- ated the survey for individuals and six each from District 2 Violations, L&I Says ington, Vancouver and Walla fice. His unoccupied vehicle who were not able to attend. Walla. and 3. By Rolf Boone was later found on School- Feedback will be considered by Of Saturday’s new cases, Four of the businesses have house Road, according to the the OCB as it formulates rec- two are under 20, two are in The Olympian appealed their fines. Sheriff’s Office. Ballentine was ommendations to the governor their 20s, three in their 50s, Two South Sound business- thought to be looking at prop- and state legislature regarding one in their 60s and one in es are among nine fined by the Cause of Death Still erty in the area. actions to best mitigate flood their 80s. Five live in Lewis state for COVID-19 mask vio- K-9 and ground search damage and protect aquatic County Commission District 1, lations. Pending For Mason teams from Jefferson, Kitsap, species. The survey can be two in District 2 and three in The state Department of County Man Who Went Pierce, and Mason counties filled out here: https://survey.