Re the area: it sounds like any small town community (close and guarded). I lived in a very rural area for about 6 months and what a difference it was to city life. Everyone knew your bidness, but would be there in a heartbeat if you needed them. I quite liked it!
I am concerned about the mom and grandma's statement though:
"We've done a foot canvas of the neighborhood, used K-9s, now we have divers in the water. We've entered her in as missing," said Sgt. Michael Posey of the Lewis County Sheriff's Department.
Family members say Aliayah is a shy child. They say she never talks to strangers and would never have wandered off alone.
"She never leaves the house unless an adult is with her. She wouldn't have come out in the yard, or the road for that matter, without her mother," said Joann Evans, Aliayah's Grandmother.
I'm reading this to mean that they believe she was abducted. Anyone else? If she would never leave the house, or go out alone...then where is she?
On FB (Lewis Co. Info,News & Talk) they're talking about scaling back the search. However, I didn't find this statement in any MSM link, so I'll take it with a grain of salt. They're saying it's because of all the rumours -- when in fact, I haven't heard many rumours at all. I find all that a bit odd.
I hope today is the day we'll find this precious baby.
MOO
Mel