BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Cause of Kingsford fires still under investigation SPRINGFIELD - Officials continue to investigate two recent fires that struck the Kingsford charcoal briquette bri·quette also bri·quet n. A block of compressed coal dust, charcoal, or sawdust and wood chips, used for fuel and kindling. [French, diminutive of brique, brick factory warehouse on Marcola Road. The smoldering smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. fires occurred July 23 and Aug. 1. The first fire caused an estimated $240,000 in damage, and the second fire about $600,000 in damage, said Al Girard, Springfield fire marshal fire marshal n. 1. The head of a department or office that is charged with the prevention and investigation of fires. 2. A person in charge of firefighting personnel and equipment at an industrial plant. Noun 1. . Investigators are still unsure of the cause of the fires, Girard said. They may be the result of mechanical problems at the plant, or of combustible com·bus·ti·ble adj. Capable of igniting and burning. n. A substance that ignites and burns readily. properties within the briquettes, he said. Kingsford and independent engineers are continuing to study the possible source, he said. Knife assault, hit-run gets 8 years in prison A Springfield man who pushed his way into an ex-girlfriend's apartment and stabbed her 15-year-old brother on June 12 was sentenced Wednesday to 96 months in prison. Randy Alen Morphew, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in a plea deal that also resolved charges against him for a separate incident in which he left the scene of a car accident he caused that injured three people, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. court records. The stabbing victim recovered from a wound in the middle of his back from a large knife that could have been fatal if it had been inflicted fractions of an inch in other directions, Deputy Lane County District Attorney Debra Vogt said in court. Morphew said nothing in court. His sentence includes five years and 10 months under Measure 11, which cannot be reduced for any reason. The remaining 26-month term for felony hit-and-run may be reduced to about one year and eight months for good behavior Orderly and lawful action; conduct that is deemed proper for a peaceful and law-abiding individual. The definition of good behavior depends upon how the phrase is used. in prison. REGION Body of drowned man recovered from Umpqua ELKTON - The body of a Springfield man who drowned in the Umpqua River The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is a river on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long. One of the prinicipal rivers of the Oregon coast, it drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range and south of the over the weekend was recovered Wednesday. A Douglas County Douglas County is the name of twelve counties in the United States:
Galata drowned Sunday when he got hung up underwater while trying to float some rapids. Sheriff's deputies, swift water rescue crews and firefighters could not recover his body that night due to the strong current and hazardous conditions. The sheriff's office dive team returned Monday and searched the river for about six hours without success. Digits found buried in jar prompt police inquiry COOS BAY Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. - Anyone out there missing some fingers or toes? If so,
the Coos Bay Police Department wants to speak with you.
A contractor demolishing a house in this coastal city found a glass jar on Monday holding what appear to be two human fingers or toes. The jar was buried near the foundation of a house at 1965 28th St. It appears to have been there for some time. The jar and its contents are now at the Coos County Medical Examiner's Office, where they will be examined to determine whether the digits really are human or not. Detectives don't suspect a crime yet. |
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