Rollins murder case docket shows defense and claims of misstatements
Lemucchi accuses prosecutors of misleading statements regarding Offord Rollins. Valdez may have given false information and a missing weapon report was filed after Rodriguez was killed. Experts dispute calibers. shell casings found at the scene. Green questions Valdez ownership and calls Rollins innocent. Trial setup continues with motive undisclosed. Rollins’ mother expresses confidence in victory.
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Offord Rollins
Lemucchi
Valdez
Rollins
Rodriguez
Atkinson Avenue
Lemacchi
Green
Residents protest as nominee rejected for Kern County committee
Residents object to Kern County Supervisors not appointing Dennis Palla to a citizens panel reviewing Laidlaw Environmental Services hazardous waste landfill expansion near Buttonwillow. The plan seeks to nearly tenfold current size, store pesticides and household wastes, and take 10 to 20 years to complete across 90 acres, prompting concerns over aqueduct safety and state licenses.
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Button- Willow
Kern County
Laidlaw Environmental Services
Dennis Palla
Laidlaw
California Aqueduct
Buttonwillow
Los Angeles Coliseum
Imperial Valley
Kettleman Hills
Rio Bravo oil waste site cleanup after 1980s closure
DHS workers pumped brine from a ruptured tank at the Rio Bravo facility last summer and removed soil samples. Tests show hazardous waste disposal without license and contamination by lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, PCB, and asbestos. Groundwater remains unaffected and plans include a 10 foot platform and progress billboard.
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DHS
Rio Bravo
Ron Baker
Toxic Substances Control Department
State
EPA
Highway 43
Shafter
January classes and festival meeting notice in Wasco
More from 1A Wasco Medical Center lists classes from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting January 22 with a five dollar per session or thirty dollar for all seven classes. For registration, call 758 2263. A May Festival meeting is set for Wednesday January 15 at 6 30 p.m. at Central Floor Covering 242 Central Ave with discussion on a July 4 celebration.
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Wasco Medical Center
Palm St
Wasco
Central Ave
Shafter Press Rights Editorial Revisions to Copy
The Shafter Press reserves the right to revise censor reject amend or edit any editorial copy at any time. This notice warns contributors and staff that content may be altered before publication. The policy applies to all editorial material submitted for print or online formats.
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Shafter Press
Reductions Proposed by RLSD Fronta Knapp Plans
Knapp lists phase three nurse aide cuts and other cost controls for RLSD. Proposals include 50 percent admin cuts, four hours clerical cuts, board session input, tying reductions to district goals, cost study committee, contract reviews, volunteer resignations, retirements, hiring freeze, and a monitoring timeline. District previously cut expenditures by 215000 dollars and funded a 1.5 percent salary rise, with benefit costs rising. Superintendent urges board to consider reductions at the February 3 meeting.
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Knapp
Winter driving safety tips from the Safety Center
The Safety Center provides practical winter driving guidance to stay safe on changing roads. Key advice includes carrying an emergency car kit with flashlight blankets and signaling gear, annual vehicle checks, removing snow from all windows and lights, wearing sunglasses to reduce glare, staying with a stranded vehicle and signaling for help, running the engine for heat at intervals if stranded, keeping a window cracked and exhaust clear, signaling with a bright cloth, slowing down and increasing distance, managing skids by steering into the spin and avoiding hard braking, and using low beams with defrosters for visibility.
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Wasco High School
Bakersfield
Palla
Les
Safety Center
Dow
Sandy Gianettoni
Food and Beverage
Milwaugree’s Best & Light Beer
Oscar Meyer
California Lottery
E. Lerdo, Shafter
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