Sheriff shifts gears on jail construction
Debra Moore
Staff Writer
5/31/2015
Sheriff Greg Hagwood may have hit a home run with his latest jail location and he won’t have to move too far. Hagwood wants to build on the site of the Rotary Little League fields on South Redberg Avenue, near the current jail.
Hagwood disclosed the new location during the May 19 Board of Supervisors meeting.
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Donors sought for upcoming community blood drive
Feather Publishing
5/30/2015
Organizers encourage donors to sign up for the next community blood drive of the year, to be held Tuesday, June 2, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the corner of Bucks Lake Road and Bellamy Lane.
Donors can go online to bloodheroes.com to set up their own appointment, or they can call Susan Christensen at 283-2424. To sign up online, use the sponsor code “Quincy.”
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Man arrested after threatening to shoot officers
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| Kenneth Dean Whitaker |
Feather Publishing
5/29/2015
A Quincy man was arrested Thursday afternoon, May 28, after allegedly threatening to shoot local police officers.
Kenneth Dean Whitaker reportedly told employees of American Valley Hardware he “needed to shoot some Quincy cops” moments after he purchased high-powered rifle ammunition from the store.
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Crescent Mills family takes a bite out of Lyme disease
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| Carly spends one of her “good days” hanging out with her horse, Bunny Bonita, at her home in Crescent Mills.Photo by Miriam S. Cody |
Miriam S. Cody
Staff Writer
5/29/2015
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Unfortunately, though, few people are aware of the truth about the disease, said fourth-generation Indian Valley resident Carly Brown.
She pops into the kitchen at her mom’s house, full of energy and enthusiastic about her interview. Her fiancé, Dan, watches her with a look of admiration as she sits down to share her story.
Carly is a young mom, pretty and healthy — today. Tomorrow could be a different story. Carly has been suffering from Lyme disease for over a year.
Carly grew up in Indian Valley and moved to Nevada to work as an agricultural loan officer. She was 25 years old when the illness hit her last year.
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Every 15 Minutes warns QHS students about drunk driving
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| Chase McDonald stumbles out of his crashed car, with his friend Matt Beeson’s lifeless body trapped inside, during the simulated crash scene at Quincy High School on May 20. The crash was part of the two-day Every 15 Minutes event, which warned students of the dangers of drunk driving. Photos by James Wilson |
James Wilson
Staff Writer
5/29/2015
Quincy High School students got to see firsthand last week what happens when alcohol and driving mix.
The local California Highway Patrol held the two-day Every 15 Minutes event at QHS on May 20 – 21. The program’s goal is to make students think twice about driving while under the influence.
The event was named after a statistic from the early ’90s — every 15 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from an alcohol-related collision.
Based on responses from several students, the event’s effect hit the desired mark.
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