PREP SPORTS Apaches looking for leaders PAGE 6 MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com September 18, 2015 | 50 Cents FRIDAY INSIDE WEBSTER CRIME today Complaint leads to drug arrest MICHELLE BATES Schedule II CDS (metham- address was charged with According to the police They explained why they phetamine), possession of report, Webster Parish Sher- were there and asked for con- [email protected] possession of Schedule II iff’s Lt. Shawn K. Baker, Mar- sent to search the residence. a firearm in CDS shal Louie Newton and Once given consent, the SAREPTA — A complaint the presence ( m e t h a m - Springhill Police Chief Will search revealed an undeter- by social services led to the of a CDS and phetamine), Lynd went with the Depart- mined amount of suspected arrest of a Sarepta couple on possession of possession of ment of Social Services methamphetamine as well as drug charges after sheriff’s drug para- a firearm in regarding a complaint of ille- four sets of digital scales, a deputies were asked to assist p h e r n a l i a . the presence gal drug use by the couple in glass pipe and three hand- in the investigation. Bond was set of a CDS and the presence of a minor. guns. Junice Justin Rogers, 43, at $25,500. ROGERS possession of THOMPSON Officers made contact Rogers and Thompson of the 500 block of Kings L i n d s e y drug para- with Rogers and Thompson were placed under arrest and Fleming criticizes Corner Road in Sarepta, was D e n i s e p h e r n a l i a . and noted a three-year-old booked at Bayou Dorcheat Thompson, 33, of the same Bond was set at $25,560. EPA’s double charged with possession of child inside the residence. Correctional Center. standard NEWS PG.3 LOUISIANA POLITICS “I’m one of those guys who never thought they would be in public service, and certainly not for 40 years.” Life after SEN. ROBERT ADLEY Col. William Myer, geologist, explains the studies and results of groundwater samples from Camp politics Minden. He talked about the geol- Teacher ogy of Camp Minden and how of the groundwater flows, as well as his- tory of the military installation’s week Sen. Robert Adley reflects on political cleanup process dating back to career as it comes to an end 1978. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald LIFE PG.5 MICHELLE BATES Camp Minden [email protected] After 40 years of public service, Sen. Robert Adley is stepping out of the political limelight. groundwater A reception in his honor to say “thank you” will be at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, at North- west Louisiana Technical College. “I’m one of those guys who never thought they would be in public service, and certainly not safety focus for 40 years,” Adley said of his time in Louisiana politics. Adley began his career as a Bossier City Coun- cil in 1976 and joined at the state level in the of workshop House of Representatives in 1979, serving for 16 Anger years until he ran for governor in 1995. After his on the unsuccessful bid for the governor’s mansion, he MICHELLE BATES was elected to the Louisiana Senate and has been ballot serving there ever since. [email protected] “The public promptly sent me home by popular demand,” he said of his gov- DOYLINE — The Environmental OPINION PG.4 Protection Agency hosted a commu- SeeADLEY, Page 8 nity workshop and open house Thursday to present data to the pub- WEATHER lic regarding Camp Minden’s groundwater and give history of the TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK site. Col. William Myer, chief the envi- ronmental programs division of the Army National Guard and geologist, gave a presentation explaining his job and the data collected since the installation assignment to the EPA in 1978 of the Louisiana Army Ammu- nition Plant to present regarding groundwater and soil. He says monitoring wells are set up around the perimeter of Camp 93 69 Minden and throughout the base to HIGH LOW monitor any contamination that might come up, and since the Sunshine and clouds mixed. A stray shower or SeeWORKSHOP, Page 8 thunderstorm is possible. HEALTHCARE CONNECT WITH US @mindenph Flu season, vaccinations arrive in Webster Parish MICHELLE BATES flu season,” said Dr. Kim the medical industry missed comes to trea ting the patient, says. Reagan, pediatrician. the mark on flu vaccinations the type doesn’t really mat- She says someone with [email protected] Ashley Frye, infection as the H1N1 hit the region ter, because it all gets treated the flu who is not presenting preventionist with Minden with a vengeance. the same.” symptoms will spread it, Two cases of the flu have Medical Center, says the flu “The ones (vaccinations) H1N1 is now considered because they don’t know they been confirmed, which season typically begins that we are using right now the seasonal flu, she said. are sick. Vol. 47 No. 55 means flu season has official- around October, although has two strains of A and two H1N2 was the strain predom- “Let’s say you get sick on a ly arrived in Webster Parish. last year it hit the northwest strains of B,” she said, adding inant in 2014-15. Tuesday and you’re conta- “We’ve already had two Louisiana region earlier than that one strain of A is the The flu season usually gious,” she said. “On Mon- cases of the flu documented expected and lasted longer H1N1 virus. “They all get goes from October to April or this year, so we’re already in than expected. In 2013-14, treated the same. When it May of the next year, she SeeFLU, Page 2 2 Friday, September 18, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ‘Eggs and Issues’ candidate breakfast is Wednesday The second “Eggs and Issues” will be at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.23, at the Minden- South Webster Chamber of Commerce office. The breakfast will be a “candidate forum.” All candidates for local offices are invited to come and participate in the open forum. Tickets are now on sale at the Chamber located at 110 Sib- ley Road in Minden for $10. It is open to the public. CURRENT CANDIDATES ATTENDING Nick Cox Police Jury District 8 Harper Edwards Police Jury District 8 Randy Thomas Police Jury District 4 Ryan Gatti Senate District 36 Henry Burns Senate District 36 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MINDEN Todd Hollenshead Senate District 36 Tony Davis BESE District 4 Mary Harris BESE District 4 Economic development director James Graham details his plan on implementing the strategic development plan for Gene Reynolds State Representative the city. Thursday’s meeting was the first of three. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Community Morris Guin Tax Assessor House located at 711 Gladney followed by the last at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Minden High School. Bruce Franklin/Press-Her- ald Flu season is usually from October to spring of the next year Hand hygiene is extreme- Officials from the Centers Children are vaccinated (vaccinations) in in October,” issues with breathing, like ly important as well, she said. for Disease Control and Rea- against the flu as young as six she said. “There is also a flu when they get runny noses,” FLU Washing hands and using gan say the most common months of age she said. If a mist, which is like a nasal she said. “I have seen kids die Continued from page 1 hand sanitizer on a regular symptoms of the flu are child is between the age of spray. Children over the age from the flu and I highly rec- basis will help hinder the fever/chills, sore throat, two and nine, then the child of two and do n’t have a histo- ommend everyone gets their day, you are shedding the flu spread of the virus. muscle aches, fatigue, cough, will have to be vaccinated ry of asthma can get that flu shot. Most people don’t virus and you don’t even While it may be more headache and a runny or twice the first time. The first instead of the shot.” get that bad off, but those know you are sick. That’s important for certain groups stuffy nose. dose will be done and then a Reagan explained the vac- whose immune system does- why the flu starts spreading of people to get the flu shot, “We usually test for it with second dose will be adminis- cinations given by injection n’t work quite right, they can so rapidly. You start shed- like the elderly or those with a swab and that’s how we tered approximately four are a dead virus while the flu get pretty sick from the flu ding that virus, you’re conta- chronic illnesses, she says know if you have the flu or weeks later, she said. If the mist is a live virus. too.” gious a day before you know everyone needs to get the not,” she said. “If you do have child is age nine or older, If an infant contracts the The CDC says it takes you are sick.” vaccination. the flu, there’s some medi- then the first time they are flu, they can become really about two weeks for the pro- She says the best way to It is also important for cine we can prescribe called vaccinated only requires one sick, she said.