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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 )eds investiJatinJ state claims for Jrant money 3robe centers on funds for 3ortland foster care aJency By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau The 8.6. Department of +ealth and +uman 6ervices is investiJatinJ Zhether the 2r eJon Department of +uman 6ervices submitted false or improper claims for payment under a federal Jrant. The federal aJency¶s 2f fice of ,nspector *eneral served a subpoena on the state aJency in 1ovember for records related to the 3ortland foster care aJen cy *ive 8s This Day. The aJency faces alleJations of child neJlect and misuse of funds, includinJ million the 2reJon Department of -ustice said the aJency Zasted on travel, desiJner luJJaJe and other e[pens es. The Department of +u man 6ervices receives federal fundinJ includinJ a speci¿ c Jrant mentioned in the sub poena, Zhich prompted the inspector Jeneral¶s inTuiry into hoZ those funds miJht have been spent on *ive 8s This Day. Willamette Week documented problems Willamette WeeN ¿ rst re ported the federal investiJation Wednesday, and the neZspaper also Zrote stories documentinJ that top Department of +uman 6ervices administrators iJnored reports of problems at the 3ort land foster care aJency . The subpoena calls for the state to hand over a broad ranJe of documents JoinJ bacN to -anuary , in cludinJ records of all cash advances and other payments to *ive 8s This Day and con tracts and data for all children placed Zith the aJency. Deadline to respond The state faces a Dec. deadline to provide documents listed in the subpoena, accord inJ to a letter from 6teven 5yan, actinJ special aJent in charJe. A spoNesman for the De partment of +uman 6ervices declined to comment, citinJ the open investiJation. A spoNes Zoman for *ov. .ate %roZn, Zho has ordered an indepen dent revieZ of the aJency, did not immediately respond to a reTuest for comment on Zhether the federal investiJation Zould delay or otherZise impact that revieZ. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Me- dia Group and Pamplin Media Group. Real estate companies collect 3olice arrest µarmed and food, clothing for the needy danJerous¶ man after search in 5ocNaZay %each The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian 52C.AWA< %(AC+ ² 3olice arrested a man considered ³armed and danJerous´ after a search Thurs day morninJ in 5ocNaZay %each. TillamooN (merJency Man aJement Director *ordon McCraZ announced on his )acebooN paJe at about a.m. that the suspect, 1olan 6eth 2tey, , Zas found and arrested. ³Armed and danJerous sub Mect in the 5ocNaZay %each area has been located and picNed up by Nolan Seth Otey laZ enforcement,´ McCraZ Zrote. ³5esidents can resume normal activ ity and the s helteri np lace has been cancel ed. /aZ e nforcement Zould liNe to thanN everyone for their coop eration. The 1orth County 6chools hoZever, Zill remain closed the rest of today.´ 2tey Zas seen earlier in the morninJ on foot in 5ocNaZay %each ZearinJ a blacN MacNet and darN Means. The 1eah.ah1ie 6chool District had closed schools for the day as a precaution. ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers 44° Friday The Dalles 34/45 Astoria 44/52 Portland 42/51 Corvallis 42/51 Eugene 43/52 Pendleton 36/46 Salem 44/52 Albany 43/51 Ontario 32/44 Bend 33/42 Saturday Burns 24/35 Medford 39/51 Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers 52° Klamath Falls 29/41 Windy with periods of rain Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 45° 53° Sunday 45° Monday A little morning rain, then a few showers Windy with rain 55° 56° 48° 49° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 54° Low ............................................ 42° Normal high ............................... 50° Normal low ................................. 37° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.41" Month to date ........................... 1.11" Normal month to date ............. 0.72" Year to date ........................... 54.35" Normal year to date .............. 58.09" Sunset tonight .................. 4:30 p.m. Sunrise Friday .................. 7:40 a.m. Moonrise today ....................... none Moonset today ............... 12:55 p.m. Regional Cities Hi 36 42 54 52 51 41 51 51 55 Fri. Lo 22 30 48 41 47 26 35 45 47 W c c c sh sh pc c sh c Hi 57 46 46 54 50 49 64 -5 84 49 53 64 71 56 77 55 60 51 57 52 54 44 60 50 52 Fri. Lo 37 36 29 29 34 28 37 -15 72 29 34 40 49 34 70 30 48 38 36 35 33 30 44 42 37 W s s s pc s s s c pc s s pc pc s r s s s s s s c pc sh s National Cities City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Hi 55 48 41 48 46 45 60 5 84 43 48 61 75 52 81 49 61 52 57 52 47 46 59 52 51 First Full Last Dec 11 Dec 18 Dec 25 Jan 1 Under the Sky Today Hi Lo W 34 28 c 46 33 c 55 46 r 55 43 r 53 46 r 44 29 r 53 39 r 53 45 r 57 45 r City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend New City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 52 39 r 42 36 r 51 42 r 56 45 r 56 44 r 55 47 r 42 33 r 51 43 r 38 26 r Hi 49 46 51 53 52 52 41 50 43 Fri. Lo 39 33 42 43 43 48 31 43 27 W c c sh c sh sh pc sh c Tonight's Sky: High SE, look for Orion, the hunter; Gemini, the twins; and Orion's hunting dogs, Canis Minor and Canis Major. Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time 1:20 a.m. 2:25 p.m. Low 1.9 ft. 2.6 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Today Lo W 36 s 36 pc 28 pc 26 s 29 s 32 pc 35 s -8 pc 73 pc 28 s 28 s 40 pc 50 pc 31 s 70 t 29 s 44 s 40 pc 34 s 37 pc 30 s 30 pc 46 r 42 r 37 pc Cold Warm Stationary Showers Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS Lotteries OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 10 p.m.: Wednesday’s Mega- bucks: (stimated MacNpot .6 million. WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: Wednesday’s Hit 5: DUII arrest At p.m. Monday, 2reJon 6tate 3olice arrested -effrey Michael Tarabochia, , of THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Hous- ing Authority Board, a.m., 12+A of¿ ce, 6. Main Ave., Warrenton. Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, p.m., 6easide (stimated MacNpot ,. Wednesday’s Keno: 666 6666 Wednesday’s Lotto: (stimated MacNpot . million. Wednesday’s Match 4: 6cappoose, for drivinJ under the inÀ uence of into[icants on 8.6. +iJhZay at milepost . &ity +all, %roadZay. MONDAY Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District Board, p.m., &annon %each )ire 6tation, 6unset %lvd. Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, p.m., 8.6. +iJhZay %usiness. Astoria City Council, 6 p.m., &ity +all, Duane 6t. Memorials Thursday, Dec. 3 M,T&+8M, William 5ansome ,,, ³Mitch´ ² 9ieZinJ from 6 to p.m., &aldZell¶s /uce /ayton Mortuary, 6 )ranNlin Ave. Saturday, Dec. 5 M,T&+8M, William 5ansome ,,, ³Mitch´ ² )uneral Mass at a.m., 6t. Mary 6tar of the 6ea &atholic &hurch, 6 *rand Ave., folloZed by a celebration of life from to p.m. in the McTavish 5oom at the /iberty Theater. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, Ior Yeterans, a À aJ symbol at no charJe. The deadline Ior all obituaries is a.m. the business day prior. 2bituaries may be edited Ior spellinJ, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcominJ serYices Zill be published at no charJe. 1otices must be submitted by a.m. the day of publication. 2bituaries and notices may be submitted online at ZZZ.dailyastorian.comformsobits, by email at eZilson#dailyastorian.com, placed Yia the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian of¿ ce, ([chanJe 6t. in Astoria. )or more information, call , e[t. . The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103- 0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 Wednesday’s Powerball: 6, 3oZerball (stimated MacNpot million. Public meetings Fronts T-Storms 6easide¶s neZ 3ublic WorNs Director Dale McDoZ ell says there Zon¶t be maMor chanJes under his leadership. McDoZell plans to continue supportinJ staff and servinJ community residents as they tacNle neZ proMects. McDoZell, a year 6ea side resident, started ZorNinJ as 3ublic WorNs director in 1ovember . +e is ¿ llinJ the role formerly held by 1eal Wallace, Zho retired in -une. Wallace served the city for about years. McDoZell brinJs to the Mob about years Zater, seZer and of e[perience in streets and parNs the construction departments. +e also ZorNs Zith the industry. Most re 6easide buildinJ cently, he ZorNed and planninJ de for T)T &onstruc partments on sever tion, a fullservice al proMects. contractor based in +e plans to 6cappoose. 3rior to brinJ more proM that, he ZorNed for a contractor based Dale McDowell ects to the table and Zrite Jrants to Jet in Astoria. +e has fundinJ to accom e[perience ZorNinJ on buildinJs roads ZasteZa plish those proMects. ³We have a lonJ, lonJ list ter and storm systems Zater lines and Zater treatment and of proMects,´ he said. The city has to decide Zhich ³ones to seZer treatment plants. McDoZell oversees a staff taNe on at a time because of of from the enJineerinJ, fundinJ.´ On the record Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Time High 8:00 a.m. 8.0 ft. 8:13 p.m. 6.4 ft. (asom 3roperty ManaJe ment Inc. and Windermere 3aci¿ c /and Co. are provid inJ their of¿ ce once aJain as a dropoff site for this year¶s drive, and are collectinJ neZ and Jently used coats, hats, scarves, blanNets and Jloves throuJh Dec. . The of¿ ce hours are from a.m. to p.m. Monday throuJh )riday. %oth of¿ ces are located in the th 6treet 3ilot 6tation %uildinJ. McDoZell diJs in to neZ role to accomplish biJ buildinJ proMects EO Media Group Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs (asom 3roperty ManaJe ment Inc. and Windermere 3aci¿ c /and &o. are teaminJ up for the fourth year Zith the WishinJ Tree an d )ood %asNet 3roJram to provide Zarmth and holiday cheer to Clatsop County families in need this holiday season. The WishinJ Tree and )ood %asNet 3roJram is a nonpro¿ t orJani]ation that relies on vol unteers and donations. With the increasinJ numbers of people JoinJ Zithout, the need for dona tions is Jreater than ever this year. This lonJrunninJ proJram has helped countless families for over years, not only providinJ them Zith food, but also personali]ed Jifts for Nids and Zarm clothinJ items. +undreds of individuals and families from the community have asNed to receive assis tance this season. 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