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--> --> Oregon in brief Police: Seizure likely involved in drowning KLAMATH FALLS - A mother and her 1-year-old daughter drowned in the bathtub after the woman apparently suffered an epileptic seizure, police said. Worried that his telephone calls were not being answered, Brian Johnson came home from work Monday and found the bodies of his wife, Wendy, 26, and daughter Katelynn, submerged in the bathtub. The shower was running and a washcloth was plugging the drain, police said. Attempts by Brian Johnson and emergency medical personnel failed to revive the mother or child. Wendy Johnson had a history of epilepsy, police said. "There is no foul play evident at all," said Sgt. Rod Dailey. "It appears it was just a terrible, tragic event. It touches home with all of us." Results were from an autopsy performed on Wendy Johnson on Monday were not immediately released. Student loses battle for rat-friendly photo SALEM - A high school senior who fought to be photographed with her pet rat for the school yearbook has been overruled by school district officials who supported her principal's decision to reject the picture. Kathleen Hanneman, the district's director of secondary education, said she carefully considered Sarah Ball's arguments, studied previous yearbooks, and reviewed school and district policy before making her decision. "The key element was that in our policy ... the school principal is the editor and publisher of all school publications," Hanneman said. Principal Rey Mayoral has said the school maintains a high standard for the senior portrait section, and he's willing to run Ball's rat picture in another section. He also offered to pay to have Ball's senior picture retaken. Ball, 17, said that's not enough. "I want to go to court," she said. "It just didn't seem like they reviewed it very well." Ball's mother, Lori McMichael, said she'll support whatever decision her daughter makes. Associated Press Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing