06/05/08 Around The Valley

Rossi begins run in Yakima

YAKIMA -- Dino Rossi will officially join the governor's race today, filing for office during a visit to Yakima.

The Sammamish Republican, who lost the thrice-recounted 2004 gubernatorial election by fewer than 150 votes to Chris Gregoire, plans to file online for a rematch during a campaign swing through the city. He will begin the visit with a 9 a.m. speech to a Disabled American Veterans convention at the Howard Johnson hotel on Ninth Street.

He then plans to file for election via computer at a 1 p.m. ceremony at the Creekside Business Park, 3902 Creekside Loop, Suite 130.

In other candidate filing news, not a single person filed Wednesday with the Yakima County Auditor's Office.

State Rep. Bruce Chandler, R-Granger, filed for re-election on Tuesday. With his filing, all of the incumbents representing Yakima County districts have officially launched re-election campaigns except for 14th District Rep. Mary Skinner, R-Yakima, who announced retirement plans last month.

Buena boy dies in tractor accident

BUENA -- A 4-year-old boy was killed in a tractor accident near Buena on Tuesday night, according to the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.

The incident was reported at 9:05 p.m. in the area of Knight Hill Road. Sheriff's officials said the boy was riding on the tractor when he fell off and was run over by an orchard mower that was being pulled by the tractor.

Deputies said the death was an accident and no charges are being sought at this time. No further details were released by deputies.

Sex offender calls Union Gap home

UNION GAP -- A high-risk sex offender has notified authorities of his move from Yakima to Union Gap, police announced this week.

Randy Robinson, 38, said he will be living in the 2100 block of South Third Avenue, according to a news release from the Union Gap Police Department.

He was convicted of first-degree rape in 1991 and 1994 in Yakima County Superior Court, police said.

Robinson is white, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes.

He is classified as a Level 3 sex offender, considered at a high risk of reoffending under the state classification system.

Crash blocks Lincoln Avenue

YAKIMA -- A Lincoln Avenue intersection was temporarily blocked Wednesday night when a driver crashed into the concrete dividers leading to Pierce Avenue.

A woman was driving a Toyota east on Lincoln about 9:10 p.m. when the car slammed into one of the barriers, pushing it into the road and blocking both lanes to Pierce from Lincoln, officers said.

Police were still investigating why the woman crashed.

City street crews were expected to reposition the barriers fairly quickly. Traffic was diverted around the intersection during the repairs.

The woman was being checked at a city hospital for injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, police said.

Operation Thank You sale aids troops

YAKIMA -- The Yakima Valley chapter of Operation Thank You is hosting a bake and yard sale to support troops stationed overseas.

The nonprofit group supports troops by sending them care packages and greeting the returning troops. Its bake and yard sale takes place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria at Davis High School, 212 S. Seventh Ave. in Yakima.

All proceeds will go to packing and shipping care packages to American troops serving abroad, particularly in Iraq. Baked goods and coffee will be available during the event.

For more information, or to add a local military member to the care package list, call Shirley Woolem at 961-4729.

-- Yakima Herald-Republic

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