Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Newspaper) - May 5, 2010, Walla Walla, Washington 5,2010 ihe Valley home to you since 1869. to Cape man charged in D. Jeffrey has been ordered to undergo a sanity and competency evaluation after a standoff that ended TERRY the Walla Walla WALLA A College Place man arrested at his residence early for at a police officer was formally charged later that day in Walla Walla County Superior the Jay D. has been ordered to undergo a sanity and competency evaluation by staff members from Eastern State Hospital in Medical Under the order signed by Judge John experts will determine if Jeffrey suffers from a mental disease or whether he is sane and able to assist his 42, of 639 Second was charged afternoon with reckless and aiming or discharging a Bail is set at was taken into custody shortly before 4:30 a.m. after allegedly holding officers outside his home at bay for about 6 1/2 standoff began about 10 p.m. Monday when two College Place officers arrived at the residence to check on reports from neighbors that Jeffrey had weapons and was acting officials was inside and wouldn't allow the officers to but directed one of them Officer Robert Benfield to go to an open sliding glass door at the side of the according to a filed in Jeffrey then allegedly fired three rounds at who was nearly two officers retreated for cover and backup from other law enforcement jurisdictions arrived at the About 2 a.m. Jeffrey fired a weapon while in the house and walked outside twice carrying two different the police report He surrendered at 4:25 task force eyes next for new facilities Is not a done a lobbyist ANDY the Walla Walla WALLA Washington State Penitentiary won major gains in this year's state budget but more work lies members of a task force agreed this more staff cuts were avoided and million was approved to design new turning those plans into reality is far from said Dave hired as a lobbyist by the Port of Walla the estimated million in funds not a done Mastin The design funds are huge push toward getting construction he there's a billion deficit Executive Director Jim who has the task force with Walla Walla Community College President Steve outlined what he saw as the forward during Monday's include getting the design done to lock in an estimate of actual construction finding what the state Department of Corrections projections are for the prison population learning what the capital budget will be next Kuntz said another job for the task force is to find where the penitentiary stands in regards to the long-range need to understand the capital budget and where we stand in the he of local officials and the task force was formed last July after the Legislature ordered a feasibility study to find ways to close facilities and reduce 1,580 beds in facilities run by the The study also was to find ways to reduce beds in facilities run by the state Department of Social and Health major concern was the potential for closure of the old main which houses medium security kitchen facilities and other The closure million approved by the state Legislature will fund design of a 454-bed addition to the Washington State project includes a 198-bed a 256-bed unit and a 4,800 addition to the West Complex The goal is to have the project ready to bid by the summer of 2011. Daily Journal of in the loss of 300 a major blow the area's the the task force met with corrections officials and members of Christopher Murray Associates the firm hired to do the study to argue that the prison had already absorbed its share of cuts and to highlight the value of the legislators convened in Mastin was retained to lobby for the solution called for in the which was to close the main institution but replace it with new and facilities and expand the new West Complex kitchen facilities to compensate for loss of the old kitchen said the effort was aided by supporting the budget proposed by Gov. Chris which also called for no immediate shutdown of the main institution and provided design money for new Another factor was the community's attitude for not just had a really good group and we were really and there were some things that went our Mastin the short Kuntz said task force members should set up a meeting with Richard DOC director of prisons and former WSP to get his thoughts about the recent legislative population projections and how the penitentiary fits in future community should also emphasize its support of the penitentiary and its VanAusdle just want to be a community partner for the Department of he DAY TO 1, photo by JOE Bonifer and Derik from Sager Middle making during the GEAR UP program Tuesday at Whitman GEAR UP is a federal program administered locally by Washington State The program strives to instill hopes for higher education among students in the middle school For the see Page Dollar Store to close parent company of the local store has filed for bankruptcy and liquidation is the Walla Walla Pam Wildman wasn't surprised that shoppers balked a few years ago when items at the Dollar Store were marked over a Especially in a community with an eye for bargains and a shrinking selection of manager of the Milton-Freewater said tags this week advertising inventory at less than are an even worse sign of the 10-percent-off-sale that began last weekend is the start of a liquidation at the which will be shut down in the next 60 Dollar Store is scheduled for closure as parent company Liquidation Outlet Inc. goes out of Despite long swirling rumors of the store's closure likely fueled by inventory and price changes in the store's more than seven years of operation the announcement came as a surprise to Wildman and her staff of six photo by MATTHEW B. ZIMMERMAN Customers gather and pack their new possessions in the parking lot as clouds gather for the Milton-Freewater Dollar Store during its final days before going out of had counted on the company being sold rather than closed Owners Gary and Arlene Woodring reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection more than a month went a different an emotional store's signature yellow signs I'm only are no longer Everything from the boat wax to door stops is 90 cents with the of of the items that start higher than On were starting to bring out the leftover holiday resident Chandi Nelson was among those wandering the There to pick up trays for a she also wanted to see if the rumors were finally heard it was she of the rumor was disappointing but not a huge Nelson said she's already become accustomed to traveling north of the state line to Walla Walla for many shopping closure of the Dollar Store leaves Milton-Freewater residents with fewer retail choices for their general Rite Ace Safeway and Pendleton Grain Growers are among the remaining as are boutique community is not the only one on the verge of losing a discount destination for pennywise Wildman store is one of 37 Page 1 THDRSDArSWEAlHER and with highs in the low 60s. Page SIGNED INTO With a warning that Washington's money problems aren't over Gov. Chris Gregoire on signed a new operating budget that solves an estimated billion deficit with a patchwork cuts and temporary used her veto pen to make scattered changes to the spending budget relies on a million revenue package that increases taxes on service out-of-state companies and including soda pop and Gregoire noted that some 1,500 workers could be laid off because of budget cuts and the state is closing or downsizing five corrections facilities for the first time in
