Yakima Herald-Republic

Ike Newcomer Closing in On Records

By SCOTT SPRUILL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Local Report; Jc Football Here On Sunday

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Local football fans will get their one opportunity to watch a new junior-college football league in action Sunday at Marquette Stadium when the four teams meet in a doubleheader.

La Salle Edges Rc

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Now that's the La Salle-Riverside Christian rivalry fans are accustomed to.

Prep Roundup; Ike's Penaloza, Cummings Sweep District Titles

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC WENATCHEE -- What worked for Berenice Penaloza worked for teammate Timothy Cummings on Thursday and as a result Eisenhower left the CBBN 4A district cross country championships with a pair of individual titles.

Postseason Comes Early for Prosser, Selah

At 5-1 in the CWAC, Selah's football team shouldn't be faced with this much postseason urgency with three games still to play. But coach Jeff Jamieson isn't looking for the pressure-release valve tonight. In fact, he's locked it tight and elevated the Vikings' home game with Prosser to must-win status.

'Mad Cowboy to Speak Nov. 8 at Convention Center

YAKIMA -- Howard Lyman, the so-called "Mad Cowboy," will speak Nov. 8 at the Yakima Convention Center at 3 p.m. Lyman, 70, now of Ellensburg, is a fourth-generation Montana rancher who became a vocal critic of corporate agriculture. Making his case on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1996 landed him in court with the talk show queen, who famously said she'd never eat another hamburger. Ranchers accused them of libel but Lyman and Winfrey prevailed before a jury.

Autopsy Shows Beating Prior to Woman's Death [Derived Headline]

By MARK MOREY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Camp Prime Time Fundraising Event Nov. 21

YAKIMA -- An auction, dinner and comedy will be featured at Camp Prime Time's eighth annual Christmas in November event Nov. 21. The fundraiser will begin at 5 p.m. at the Yakima Convention Center, 10 N. Eighth St. The cost is $50 per person.

Community Voices Wolf Concerns at Wdfw Forum [Derived Headline]

By SCOTT SANDSBERRY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

County Inmate Who Walked Off Is Recaptured [Derived Headline]

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Authorities on Thursday recaptured the inmate who walked away from the Yakima County jail grounds earlier this month. Stephen Paul Boren, 25, was discovered at noon hiding in the kitchen of a residence for people recovering for substance abuse in the 900 block of East Arlington Avenue, according to a news release from the jail.

Fire District Files Suit Over Road Use [Derived Headline]

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- A Kittitas County fire district has sued the Forest Service over a three-year-old dispute about whether firefighters should be able to plow a road reserved for snowmobilers in the winter. The road reaches a Fire District 8 station that is used to provide emergency service on Interstate 90. The fire district serves a 13-mile stretch of I-90, east of Snoqualmie Pass.

Bumping Lake Central to Water Talks [Derived Headline]

By DAVID LESTER YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Hit-and-Run Driver Sought in Grandview [Derived Headline]

GRANDVIEW, Wash. -- Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who allegedly crashed into a church van full of boys Sunday night, sending an adult chaperone to the hospital. Members of the Grandview Nazarene Church have been praying that police find the driver or, better yet, that he turns himself in.

Lions Club to Offer Health Screenings Saturday [Derived Headline]

YAKIMA -- Worried about your eyesight, hearing or blood pressure? You can get them checked at a health screening in West Valley on Saturday.

Mechanical Fire Damages Manufacturing Facility

YAKIMA -- A mechanical malfunction caused a small fire Wedensday night at a manufacturing facility in the 900 block of North First Avenue, firefighters said. Crews determined that the fire, reported shortly after 10 p.m., was contained to paper products in a dryer at Michelsen Packaging, officials said.

Proposed Wapato Budget Expected Nov. 15 [Derived Headline]

WAPATO, Wash. --After fear of running out of money for city operations this year sent the Wapato City Council into a frenzy, it's not clear what next year's budget will look like. But City Council members and residents will get a first glimpse at the city's proposed operating budget at a Nov. 15 public hearing.

Prosser School Board Q and a [Derived Headline]

EDITOR'S NOTE: Thursday's Q & A with Prosser School Board candidates Tim Rankin and Kit Watson had an incorrect response for Watson. Rankin did not respond to our questions until after deadline. The following are updated and corrected responses for both candidates. Tim Rankin

Sculpture Gives Yakima Restaurant Owner Art Burn

By CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Slice of Yakima -- Guess Is Right On 'Price Is Right'

"You know me," Dustin Shafer said. "I could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo." It was that type of self-confidence, Shafer said, that in August landed him a spot on the TV game show "The Price Is Right."

Twice-Convicted Sex Offender Changes Address [Derived Headline]

YAKIMA -- A registered sex offender has changed his listed address with the Yakima County Sheriff's Office to the 1100 block of South 21st Avenue in Yakima. Tyler J. Garbe, 24, was convicted of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes in Yakima County in 2003. The victim was a 13- year-old boy who lives in the neighborhood.