Congress Fails to Reach Budget Agreement; Shutdown Begins / Main 5 & Main 10 $1 Onalaska Early Week Edition Sweeps Tuesday, / Oct. 1, 2013 Rainier Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Sports 1 Adna Champion Apple Harvest Teen Earns Four State Titles at Fifth Annual Harvest Festival 4-H State Event / Main 12 Is This Weekend / Life Record Rain but Little Flooding UNUSUAL WEATHER: Early Season Storm Hits Lewis “Had this happened in November County, Dumps Record or December when the rivers are Rain, Knocks Out Power higher, we would be facing a By Lisa Broadt different situation.”
[email protected] Steve Mansfield Following a weekend of Lewis County sheriff heavy wind and rain, the threat of flooding has passed. According to the National The front drove away two we can probably see this amount Weather Service, a strong cold unseasonably strong rain storms, of rain during the November, front that came ashore Sunday according to Weather Service December timeframe. This is night improved weather condi- Meteorologist Johnny Burg. quite unusual.” Pete Caster /
[email protected] tions as it pushed inland Mon- “For this time of year, this is a The Newaukum River is seen at near lood levels on Sunday afternoon near the day. lot of rain,” Burg said. “Usually please see RAIN, page Main 14 Tauscher Road bridge south of Chehalis. Man Jailed After Health Care Launch Pointing County Organizations to Offer Assistance With New System Fake Gun at Police ARRESTED: Roy A. Dever Will Face Three Counts of First-Degree Assault By Stephanie Schendel
[email protected] A 53-year-old Rochester man was almost shot by Centralia police officers after he pointed a black cap gun, which resembled a snub-nose pistol, at two police officers and a passing motorist Sunday afternoon in Centralia.