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SUNNY Temp: 50 °F Wind: ENE at 3 mph Friday, June 7, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Cyberchef E The People Golf Job Network Headbone Zone Wellness Connection Movie Times Newspaper in Education Oregon CarZone Outdoor Journal Personals Prime Times Real Estate Tempo A & E TV Times W3 Magazine CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Destinations Automotive Communities Employment Entertainment Publications Real Estate Recreation Shopping Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Jobs @ Mail Tribune Email Story to a Friend May 17, 2002 Body found in North Umpquamay be that of missing angler ROSEBURG — A body found in the North Umpqua is believed to be that of a Roseburg fisherman missing since late February, authorities said Thursday. Douglas County Chief Deputy Medical Examiner Ric Bennewate said the body was found by another fisherman Wednesday almost a mile west of the Umpqua Boat Landing in a large debris pile. Officials believe it is the body of Robert Percifield, 52, who disappeared Feb. 23 while he was fishing the river in a driftboat. Bennewate says authorities will use dental records to identify the body. Portlander gets four yearsfor selling fatal rave drug PORTLAND — A Multnomah County judge sentenced a Portland man to four years in prison for selling drugs to a woman who died following a rave party. Jeremy Michael Tomsha pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide Wednesday and accepted the sentence in the death of 19-year-old Melissa Joy Flaherty. Flaherty died March 3, 2001, the morning after taking a drug called MDA, a meth derivative that is similar to Ecstasy, the widely popular club drug. Tomsha, 21, was charged last fall with second-degree manslaughter for selling Flaherty the drugs that killed her. His conviction makes him the first person in Multnomah County to be held criminally responsible for selling the drugs that caused another person to die. OSBA chief will pay for triphe took at insurer’s expense SALEM — The executive director of the Oregon School Boards Association will repay the state’s largest school insurer for a free trip he and his girlfriend took to the Winter Olympics in Utah. Christopher L. Dudley apologized to school officials statewide for accepting a trip from a vendor. "It was an error in judgment," Dudley said Wednesday. "It looked bad for the organization." Dudley and his girlfriend took a five-day trip to the Olympics as a guest of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. The company provides health insurance to 200 Oregon school districts through a business arrangement with the school boards association. Earlier this school year, the insurance company raised its school rates by about 19 percent. Redmond Airport undergoesextensive improvements REDMOND — Crews are on a 30-day project at the Redmond Airport to install lights on the two 7,000-foot runways and rebuild six connectors onto taxiways. The changes will allow for bigger planes that serve more people and more destinations. The construction marks the beginning of an estimated $18 million facelift over the next few years. Compiled from wire reports Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S