Tampered Evidence?

What if a critical fact Sheriff Snaza has reported to the public about the killing of Aron Christenson and his dog Buzzo was fabricated? Dr. Brandy Fay, who first examined Buzzo at the request of the Sheriff's office, determined that Buzzo did not die of a gunshot wound. Dr. Fay reported to the Sheriff's Office that Buzzo had been stabbed to death.

On Thursday, May 11, 2023, Roger Morningstar was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Morningstar is the Chief of Police for Morton, Mossyrock and PeEll. Morningstar has had his share of controversy since taking over the police department in Morton, usually due to his political views and staff issues.

On May 3 at approximately 8:46 a.m., two individuals, wearing masks and gloves, entered the Shell Station at the Vader exit to rob the store. During the robbery, a struggle ensued with the gun and 30 year old Navjot Singh was shot and killed.

Dennis Lee Korpi passed away on March 31 at the age of 75. The Winlock community lost a great man.

Vader May Day is this weekend, May 6, and the City of Vader is ready for their big event.

This past week, the Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer announced that he will not be filing criminal charges against Ethan Asbach, the young man who has admitted firing a shot in the dark killing both Aron Christensen and his dog Buzzo. People following the story have been treated to Lewis County Sheriff Snaza and Lewis County Prosecutor Meyer pointing fingers at each other for the botched investigation of Aron's death with the Snaza saying essentially "nothing to see here" and the Prosecutor saying essentially the Keystone Cops would have done a better job.

This is the whole story.

The Lewis County Sheriff's Deputy first on the scene thought the bullet hole in Aron was caused by a stick. Needless to say, that conclusion is hard to swallow considering both a dog and a man were lying dead. Either an inordinate lack of curiosity, incompetence, or direction from a superior seems to have affected the investigation.

The next chapters of the story is where the pathologist reported the desire of Snaza to influence medical findings. This is not the responsibility of the sheriff and he should give no direction to an independent pathologist.

What the public has not been told is that there are apparent connections between the Sheriff's Office and the shooter's relatives.

Winlock Timberland Library has a new manager, Devon Bergeron. Devon has been busy getting programs together and meeting new people around town. She is also the Manager of the Salkum Timberland Library where she is a couple days a week.

"I came to the Winlock Timberland Library in a round-about way," said Devon. "I started out with the Timberland Regional Library system as an assistant in 2015, was promoted to youth services associate, and eventually, after completing my masters library science degree, I became manager of the Salkum branch. Since I had worked with Winlock Library staff and done outreach in the area, when the Winlock Manager job re-opened in June of 2022, I went for it. Now, I am currently managing both the Salkum and Winlock Timberland Libraries, and I think it is going well!"

On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. the Lewis County Superior Court was filled with residents who reside in the UGA to hear the case against them. Attorney for the City of Winlock Jim Buzzard argued the case, but in the end Judge Toynbee sided with the citizens and the city lost their claim. There will be no writ of mandamus to permanently annex in the Urban Growth Area, it must be reviewed through the Lewis County Boundary Review Board.

The Winolequa Garden Club is having their plant and bake sale starting on May 12 and running every day through June 18. The location is at 1117 NW Mill St. in Winlock with hours from dawn to dusk.