Homicide rocks Shafter man found dead in home
Shafter resident Jewel Francis Bobby Russell, 51, was found murdered in his 370 East Ash Avenue house after a reported robbery and severe beating. Police and coroner investigations say he bled to death from neck vessel injuries. multiple officers are on the case. Russell, known locally as Shafter Bobby, moved to town in 1937 and worked in farming and cotton ginning.
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Shafter Police Department
Shafter
Jewel Francis
Bobby” Russell
Russell
SPD
E. Ash Ave
Frank Christensen
Kern County
Helen Frankel
Bobby
Richland School
Shafter High School
Richland teachers approve one year contract with district
The Richland Teachers Association and Richland School District Board approved a one year pact after months of negotiation. The deal includes a seven percent salary increase and a revised calendar adding four days to the school year. The district had hoped for three years but locked out several provisions as the current pact ends in June.
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Richland Teachers Association
Richland School District Board of Trustees
Richland
California
Trial begins over Shafter sports complex split
A legal clash between a Shafter citizens group and Shafter Recreation and Parks District plus Shafter High School opened in Superior Court Judge Walter Condley Jr's courtroom. The case questions land loss, farm spraying, and Brown Act concerns tied to a $300,000 softball and soccer complex shared by SHS and the district.
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Shafter
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Shafter High School
Superior Court
Walter Condley Jr
Shafter Citizens Action Group
Shafter High
SHS
Thomas Schroeter
SHS Ag
Quad Consultants
Kern Union High
Annual cotton meet with film and tour program
A cotton industry event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. featuring a film Seeds for Continued Success and a genetics exhibit. Tours of cotton test plots are offered along with a free barbeque lunch at noon. Luncheon speakers include CPCSD President Jack L Caldwell cotton breeder Dr H B Cooper Director of Research Dr Dave Anderson and Manager Treas Tom Cherry.
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CPCSD
Jack L. Caldwell
H. B. Cooper
Dave Anderson
Tom Cherry
Council approves Impact Fees again in Shafter
The Shafter City Council approved school impact fees to take effect Oct 8 after final consent from the Richland School District to collect fees. Mayor absent, council discussed the general plan revisions, annexation plans, and the developers' fees amid debate over growth impact and delays to allow near completion projects to finalize permits. Dr. Vera Stone noted a district enrollment uptick of 55 students in the first week of the 1983-84 term.
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Shafter
Richland
Don Zachary
Johnny Thomas
Karen Northcutt
Northcutt
August Caires
Vera Stone
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Richland district approves new contract details
The Richland School District announces a new contract for the upcoming year. It covers a four unit program including journalism speech creative drama and yearbook. Yard duty aides will earn 4.41 per hour and substitutes 65 per day for 21 days plus a 5 per day gas allowance for drivers from Bakersfield to substitute. Meetings are scheduled for Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the intermediate school music building.
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Cebanne Wah Pal Dee
Bakersfield
Richland
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