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WEEKEND March 2-3 2013 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Baxter Black to return to RB ��� 4A DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Partly cloudy 70/46 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY $1.00 T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 City mourns Cops seek person of interest Corning court branch to close CORNING ��� Tehama County Superior Court���s Corning branch at 720 Hoag St. will close June 30. Due to ongoing state budget cuts all business at the Corning location will be transferred to one of three locations in Red Bluff: the 633 Washington St. historic courthouse, the 445 Pine St. courthouse annex, and the Juvenile Justice Center, 1790 Walnut St. ���The court regrets having to take this action, however, there is simply no other option due to the severe ongoing cuts Tehama Court has already received and will continue to receive for the fiscal year 2013/2014,��� Tehama Superior Court���s Executive Officer Gina Setter said in a press release announcing the decision. ���Our court has already made major adjustments and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future,��� Setter said. ���The court is trying its best to limit the impact on the serSee COURT, page 7A Bathrooms, sewer and gases on city agenda By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Rich Greene The Spartan Stadium bleachers were filled Friday night for a candlelight vigil held in the memory of Marysa Nichols. red goatee, red shorts or possible cut- is,��� Nanfito said. By RICH GREENE Nanfito said the department had off sweat pants and a tattoo on his DN Staff Writer lower left leg or ankle. The tattoo was tracked down several leads throughout The investigation into the homicide described by a witness as colorful, but the day to identify the man, but was of 14-year-old Marysa Nichols has of an unknown design. now turning to the public. shifted to surveillance video footage Anyone with information regarding Nanfito declined to say who the showing a white man with a stocky witness was that described the tattoo. the man was asked to call (530) 737build and a red goatee that passed a The footage showed the man walk- 3160 or (530) 737-3225. parking lot where the slain teenager ing east on Douglas Street, briefly turn He said the department was workarrived at just a minute later. around and then turn toward the stu- ing on a composite picture it hoped to The surveillance footage taken dent parking lot of the high school. It have out late Friday or Saturday and from a Red Bluff Union High School was taken at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday. was going to ask the FBI for help in security camera was shown at a press Nanfito said Nichols followed the enhancing the video surveillance conference Friday night with Police same path about a minute to 90 sec- footage. Nanfito said he did not know Chief Paul Nanfito urging the media to onds later as she was leaving her class whether he would make the footage spread the description to the public. available to the media to webstream or on the west side of campus. The man, possibly in his 30s, was Nanfito said the person on video- broadcast. described as around 5 feet, 10 inches, tape was a ���man of interest.��� with a short to medium length natural ���It���s important we know who he See COPS, page 7A The Red Bluff City Council is scheduled to discuss bathrooms, sewers and greenhouse gases when it meets 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Council Chambers, 555 Washington St. The light agenda has just three items of current business, beginning with a public hearing and possible approval of the city���s greenhouse gas inventory and performance standards. On Feb. 12 the Planning Commission recommended approval of the document, which creates an inventory of carbon dioxide producing sources within the city and provides a framework for contractors and developers to meet future emission deductions. Future building projects would have to comply with the city���s already adopted Green Building Code and plant trees to mitigate future greenhouse impacts. The other two agenda items are public works projects. The first is for a complete replacement of sewer mains located around South Main Street and Sister Mary Columba Drive. An 8-foot main in the area recently collapsed. While the city performed a temporary repair, the public works department is asking the council to advertise bids for a complete repair of the main and surrounding segments that have shown levels of concern. Sewer Enterprise funds See CITY, page 7A Funeral home Hospital again among the nation���s top 100 offers public free counseling service In the wake of the recent passing of 14-year-old Marysa Nichols in Red Bluff, Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers and the Dignity Memorial network of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers is making its Compassion Helpline available at no charge to the families and friends of Marysa. The toll-free number designated for use by families and friends of Marysa Nichols is 1-800-854-8080. Answered 24 hours a day by professionallytrained and licensed counselors, the Compassion Helpline is designed to provide emotional support and guidance at no charge to those in need of counsel during times of grief or mourning. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, a local Dignity Memorial provider in Red Bluff, is partnering with Charles Nechtem Associates Inc. to provide this resource free of charge. ���Our hearts go out to the families and other community members whose lives have been forever impacted by the loss of Marysa Nichols,��� said Clayton Draggoo, manager. ���It���s our hope that, in some way, our grief management resource can help them better understand and deal with the emotions evoked by such a difficult experience.��� The Compassion Helpline previously has been offered as a family support benefit to Dignity Memorial customers. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital of Red Bluff, a member of the Dignity Health system of the North State Region, was recently named one of the nation���s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters, for the seventh consecutive year. No other hospital of this size in California has accomplished this. Truven is a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge mortality; and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and pneumonia. The study is celebrating its 20th year, and has been DN file photo conducted annually since 1993. This is the seventh consecutive year that St. Elizabeth has been recognized with this honor. Hospital President Todd Smith thanked the employees, medical staff and volunteers for their commitment to patient care. ���This is an outstanding achievement that can only See 100, page 7A Sexual Harassment Prevention Training A Training for Managers and Supervisors Thursday, March 14th, 2013 -or- Thursday, March 21st Time: 8:30am to 10:30am Location: The Meeting Place, 724 Main Street, Red Bluff Cost: $49 per person Space is limited Call 529-7000 to register today! This interactive workshop fulfills your training requirements and reminds supervisors of their important role. AB 1825 requires California Employers with 50 or more employees to provide two hours of training and education to all supervisory employees every two years. Great for small businesses too! Job Training Center is an Equal opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to people with disabilities. TTY: 530.527.2306.