Shocked man recovering after I 80 billboard accident
Placerville resident Timothy Paul Cockrell, 29, was injured Thursday near Canyon Way on Interstate 80 while wiring a billboard. Officials said he touched a 12,500 volt line, creating an arc. He was rescued by fire crews, flown to Sutter Roseville Trauma Center, and is improving. He suffered burns on his hands and arm.
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Timothy Paul Cockrell
Canyon Way
Cockrell
California Highway Patrol
Placer County
Sheriff’s Office
Colfax
PCSO
Mike Cunningham
Consolidated Fire Protection District
Sutter Roseville Trauma Center
Cunningham
Colfax Debates Cedar Ridge Project Vote Delayed Over WWTP Report
Colfax City Councilman Brian West won 3 votes to delay Cedar Ridge Apartments pending a Waste Water Treatment Plant capacity report by Brown and Caldwell. The 2-2 split on two key issues followed hours of public testimony as Mayor Blackmun recused herself amid potential conflict. West pressed for more information before voting, stressing WWTP capacity as pivotal.
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Brown and Caldwell
Colfax Planning Commission
WWTP
West
Planning Commission
Canyon Creek
P. Scott Browne
Dave Gard
Sandra Kellams
Sharon Gieras
Gieras
Volunteer follows in her mother's Colfax Fire Department footsteps
Christy Greenwood, 16, joined the Explorers then earned EMT certification to become the department's youngest firefighter. She and her mother Tina are frequent top responders, each logging over 200 calls in 2002 as the department handled more than 400 calls that year. Their family life is deeply affected by pager alerts, with Greenwood's father Daniel often left alone at family meals.
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Christy Greenwood
City of
Greenwood
Tina
Natalie Bangert
Christy, A
A. Thomas Homer
Colfax Record
Colfax
Jeff Brand
Christy
Colfax Gets a Face Lift With CalTrans CCC Help
Colfax improves I 80 exit areas with CalTrans and California Conservation Corps volunteers. David Ruiz leads Auburn CCC crews trimming brush removing debris and pruning ground cover near Canyon Way exit to boost safety and visibility. Perrault notes ongoing program and potential Colfax adopt a highway style effort.
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California Conservation Corps
Colfax Economic Development Commission
Bob Perrault
Canyon Way
I- 80
Auburn CCC
Christian Valley
David Ruiz
CCC
Perrault
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Tom Homer
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