In brief: Suspect in attack with bottle jailed
A Coeur d’Alene man wanted on suspicion of assaulting another man with a bottle and then robbing him turned himself in to police Thursday in Whitefish, Mont.
Jory J. Wickham, 21, is accused of hitting a man with a bottle and robbing him early Sunday. He then allegedly used the victim’s debit card to buy breakfast at Denny’s.
Dillon, Mont.
Quake causes no damage
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake centered near here Wednesday night was felt from here to Helena but apparently caused no damage.
The earthquake’s epicenter was about 15 miles northeast of Dillon, said Mike Stickney, director of earthquake studies for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. The temblor started at about 11:39 p.m. and lasted only a few seconds.
S-R hosts online chats on abuse
The Spokesman-Review will begin hosting live online chats next week as part of its monthlong coverage of child abuse and neglect in the Inland Northwest.
The chats will connect readers with experts in various areas of child abuse prevention.
Linda Thompson, executive director of the Spokane Substance Abuse Council’s Prevention Center, will field questions during the first chat, Monday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Focusing on the link between child abuse and substance abuse, Thompson will discuss risk factors, what families, schools and communities can do, and signs to look for in neighborhoods and people.
Toni Lodge, executive director of the NATIVE Project and NATIVE Health of Spokane, will be available Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. to discuss the state’s compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act and the disproportionate number of Native American children in the welfare system.
The next three weeks will feature at least seven other experts addressing topics such as how to recognize abuse, how to keep safe, how to move kids forward who’ve been abused and the costs of abuse.
Readers may submit questions by e-mailing news@spokesman.com or via spokesmanreview.com /ourkids under the Live Chats link.
Read more about the Our Kids project that encompasses social service agencies, business leaders, media and other community partners at spokesman review.com/ourkids.
From staff reports