Rolin murder case delayed in Kern County Court
Gerald Red Rolin, accused of killing his ex wife Vickie Hurst in a Feb. 21 two car crash near Shafter, had his first degree murder trial postponed by two weeks after a discovery motion. Judge James Stuart ordered venue transfer within one day and opening statements set for June 25. Six defense witnesses were ready to testify. Hurst died at the scene after Rolin allegedly rammed her car during a high speed chase. Rolin had previously faced a March preliminary hearing amid allegations of threats and abuse.
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Gerald “Red” Rolin
Vickie Hurst
Shafter
Kern County Superior Court
James Stuart
Frank Butkiewitz
Butkiewitz
Lisa Green
Stuart
Rolin
Hurst
Poplar Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Shafter Eases Zoning Rules to Spur Growth
The Shafter City Council adopted a zoning ordinance amendment after a public hearing, allowing R-1 lots from 5,000 to 15,000 square feet, vs the prior 7,500 minimum. Wise Realty’s owner urged growth, while some officials favored larger lots. the ordinance will undergo two more readings before becoming law. Emergency Services updates included a revised sphere of influence map, road oil bids, and plans for a disaster council to handle earthquakes and hazardous spills.
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Shafter City
Shafter Planning Commission
Wise
Wise Realty
Shafter
Bakersfield
Wasco
Tehachapi
Verl Nash
Cathy Prout
Ronald Young
Young
Emergency Services
Dick Larson
Larson
Shafter High Graduation Set With Four Speakers
Graduates honored this week include approximately 163 seniors at Shafter High School for the 57th commencement. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. Thursday in SHS football stadium with four student speakers Jennifer Anderson Kristin Larson Janet Bernardi and Sheila Wells.
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Shafter High
SHS
Jennifer Anderson
Kristin Larson
Janet Bernardi
Sheila Wells
DeLaSantos
Scott Fain
Kelly Hair
Sheila Hickman
Jennifer Jackson
David Jones
Ruffee Keeton
Daren Lemmons
Humberto Leyva
Kaylene Long
Corina Nieto
Christopher Quary
Marianna Ramirez
Rosanna Rodriguez
Joanna Romanini
Mark Romanini
Antonio Ruelas
Olga Sandoval
Don Schreiber
Jennifer Snow
Shawana Taziolo
Jim Torigiani
Alan Torrigiani
Two Arrested in Meyer's Robbery Case this Week
Shafter police report two suspects, among four masked gunmen, were arrested this week in the Meyers grocery robbery on Dec 21. One was picked up Friday at 9:45 a.m. at a Village residence. another was later located at Lerdo Jail Facility. Rewards offer $1,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions.
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321 Village
Shafter
Lerdo
Johnny Angelo Arismendez
Shatter
Shafter Police
Frank Continuing
Meyer
Ethiopian project KERI fundraiser aids Africans
DJ Captain Lee hosted a weekend fundraiser on KERI AM 1180 raising about 10000 for Compassion International and CAUSE. The event featured guest artists, had support from President Reagan, and included a six minute outage that briefly paused broadcasts.
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KERI
Captain Lee
Gang Boe Eg
Ronald Reagan
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Marland Hiebert
Bat Prout
Richland Junior High
Nora Villa
Cesar Villarreal
Vicki Wentz
Ena Williams
Stephanie Witcher-Tracy
Lorde Scheel
Alma Eddie Cordero
Joel Garcia
Consuello Ortiz
Maria Pimente
Brenda Vela
Maple Scheel
Eddie Ballard
Tina Bender
David Blochor
David Burgin
Jamie Funk
Cristina Gutierrez
Edelmirca Ellis
Brent Embry
Brock Embry
Scott Hale Hall
Brad Hill
Treniece Houston
Erik Howard
Matt Howard
Niko Howard
K Hughes
Jimmy Kelley
David Mike Komin
Compassion International
CAUSE
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