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The Columbia Press February 11, 2022 3 Three arrested in series of store thefts Three people from Wash- ington state were arrested Feb. 4 after shoplifting items from several Warrenton stores. Big 5 Sporting Goods re- ported the theft of $623 in clothes by a couple who fled in a 1994 black Honda Ac- cord about 7:45 p.m. Feb. 4. Half an hour later, Tractor Supply reported the theft of $525 in items by a cou- ple who also left in a black Honda. Twenty minutes after that, at 8:40 p.m., Walmart re- ported they had three people in custody regarding thefts that occurred there. Raven Brianne Groat, 25, of Kelso was arrested on sus- picion of two counts of sec- ond-degree theft. She also had a warrant for her arrest. Levi Carter Holland, 28, of Kelso was arrested on suspi- cion of one count of first-de- gree theft and two counts of second-degree theft. He also had a warrant for his arrest. Austin Lee McClure, 25, of Longview was arrested on suspicion of providing false information to a police offi- cer. After all three were released from custody locally, Holland was arrested again on Tues- day, Feb. 8, and booked at Clatsop County Jail on suspi- cion of attempted robbery. Seaside man arrested on child sex-abuse charges Peggy Yingst/The Columbia Press A timber company representative leads a tour through a worksite in the Clatsop National Forest in 2019. Timber brought county $22.9 million Clatsop County and other local government agencies re- ceived $22.9 million in reve- nue from the state forest trust, according to the Oregon De- partment of Forestry. The money is collected from timber sales on state-owned forests and distributed based on the sales within a particu- lar jurisdiction. More than $71 million was distributed state- wide. Counties and local service providers receive approxi- mately 64 percent of net rev- enue and the rest goes to the state for forest management, including recreation, environ- mental enhancement projects, replanting after timber har- vest, and forest road mainte- nance. Revenue and other activities were reported in Oregon De- partment of Forestry annual report to state forest trust land counties. It details economic, environmental and social ac- complishments for 2021. Other highlights included the replanting of more than 3 mil- lion trees, hosting more than 11,000 campers at ODF camp- grounds, and the maintenance of 320 miles of trails. The Clatsop State Forest con- sists of about 147,000 acres in Clatsop County, with small portions in Tillamook and Co- lumbia counties. In addition to the county, other agencies re- ceiving revenue include Clat- sop Community College, the Port of Astoria, Clatsop Care Health District, Jewell School District, and other providers of fire protection, public transit and other services. “State forests provide im- mense social, environmental and economic benefits, not just for communities around state-managed forestlands, but for all Oregonians,” State Forester Cal Mukumoto said. “As working lands, state for- ests generate essential revenue for rural communities, while also providing clean water for Oregonians, habitat for threat- ened and endangered species, and a place for people to recon- nect with nature,” he added. As part of ODF’s commit- ment to conservation, about 30 percent of the Clatsop State Forest is managed toward an older forest condition, mean- ing it supports vulnerable spe- cies that flourish in old-forest habitats. ODF protects 373 miles of fish-bearing streams and 959 miles of streams without fish. About 4,700 acres are protect- ed as habitat for marbled mur- relets and Northern spotted owls. ODF manages forests in 15 counties, with Clatsop and Til- lamook being the largest A Seaside man was arrested last week on multiple counts of contributing to child sexu- al abuse. Gabriel Burton Walker, 34, was booked at Clatsop Coun- ty Jail on Feb. 2 on four fel- ony counts, two for encour- aging child sexual abuse and two for online sexual corrup- tion of a child. An investigation began af- ter Walker began commu- nicating with an undercover child abuse task force mem- ber over the internet, accord- College news Four students from Clat- sop County have been named to the fall term dean’s list at Eastern Oregon Universi- ty in La Grande. Qualifying students must achieve and maintain a grade-point aver- age of 3.5 or higher. The students are Michelle Gomes of Astoria, Kyle Har- rington of Gearhart, Hillary Dochow of Seaside, and Vic- toria Dochow of Seaside. Six Clatsop County res- idents were named to the dean’s list at George Fox Uni- versity in Newberg. They are Matthew Burgher and Marin Donohue, both of Warrenton; Niquilla Blodgett of Seaside; and Jeff Lafferty, Sarah Lertora and Henry Samuelson, all of Astoria. ing to Seaside Police. vidson at djdavid- Through their com- son@cityofseaside. munications, Walker us or 971-326-0333. distributed child por- Seaside was assist- nography videos and ed in the investiga- attempted to solicit a tion by an Internet child under 10 years Crimes Against Chil- old for the purpose dren task force, com- of sexual conduct, prised of detectives Walker according to a police from the Hillsboro report. Police Department, He remained at Clatsop special agents from the Fed- County Jail on Wednesday. eral Bureau of Investigations Anyone with information and the National Center for about the case is urged to Exploited and Missing Chil- contact Detective David Da- dren.
