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WEDNESDAY JULY 7, 2010 Breaking news at: Local sings at Reno Rodeo Community www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A RED BLUFF District Softball SPORTS 1B Mostly cloudy 101/67 Weather forecast 8B By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Weeks may pass before sher- iff’s deputies can say what killed a Redding man in the Tehama County Jail, the second death of its kind in 18 months. County-contracted coroners autopsied George Emerson New- com, 63, in Woodland this week, DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Few details arise in jail inmate death Sheriff Clay Parker said. Parker declined to state whether the autopsy suggested a cause of death, opting instead to wait until toxicology results are finalized. A department detective has been assigned an investigation into the death. The situation pre- sents no conflict of interest because nothing suggests jail ‘If he said ‘Hey, I’m having major issues,’ we would have taken him to the hospital’ Sheriff Clay Parker employees were responsible for the death, Parker said. “Our staff did nothing wrong,” Parker said. Wreck injures 1 During a four-and-a-half-hour stay in the jail, Newcom was visit- ed by staff at least every 15 min- utes. Newcom remained coherent up until around 11 a.m. when he became unresponsive, Parker said. “If he said ‘Hey, I’m having major issues,’ we would have taken him to the hospital,” Parker See JAIL, page 7A Work begins on Battle Creek dams removal By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Cranes, bulldozers and other construction equipment have been busy near Battle Creek in Manton, but the real work of removing one dam and modifying two oth- ers on the north fork of the creek will begin Monday. The plan is to have the Wildcat Dam removed and screens and ladders set in at the North Battle Creek Feeder Diversion Dam and the Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam by the end of summer, said Project Manager Mary Marshall of the Bureau of Reclamation. See DAMS, page 7A Results from 4th of July events Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb A tow truck driver attaches a chain to a GMC Yukon Denali involved in a collision about 3:20 p.m.Tuesday at the intersection of Breckenridge and Monroe streets. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A two-car collision about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Breck- enridge and Monroe streets in Red Bluff sent one woman to the hospital. Dominique Rosales, 31, of Red Bluff, the driver of a GMC Yukon Denali, was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital with minor injuries following the collision, said Red Bluff Police Officer Michael Brown. The other driver, Rhyanne Truax, 33, of Red Bluff, had minor cuts but was not transported from the scene, Brown said. Rosales was driving west on Breckenridge Street while Truax was driving south on Monroe Street at the time of the collision. Rosales, who had a stop sign at the intersection, failed to yield right of way to Truax, causing the colli- sion, which took place within the Minimum wage fight heads back to court SACRAMENTO, (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzene gger’s administration has filed a new lawsuit to force the state controller to pay California govern- ment workers the feder- al minimum wage. The Department of Personnel Administra- tion filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Con- troller John Chiang in Sacramento County Superior Court. The suit seeks a restraining order that would force Chiang to pay state employees $7.25 an hour, rather than their full salaries. Last week, an appel- late court ruled that Schwarzenegger had the authority to order the minimum wage because the state has not passed a budget for the current fiscal year. His order would cover about 200,000 workers. The controller said he doesn’t have to follow the order because the state’s computer payroll system can’t handle the change. A telephone message left for the controller was not immediately returned. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power intersection, Brown said. Rosales’ Yukon rolled, coming to rest on its roof in front of the law office of Muto and Muto on the Breckenridge side of the street, fac- ing toward Monroe. The Kia Optima driven by Truax came to rest upright, also on Breck- enridge. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. The results from the horseshoe tournament during the Fourth of July Celebration at the Tehama District Fairground Sun- day, sponsored by 2 Buds BBQ, Growney Motors and Alsco, are as follows: 18 teams doubles 1st place: Robert Gillett Jr. and Mark Ver- dun 2nd place: Jean Washoe and Marvin Hilpert 3rd place Marshall Merino and Doug Coulter Singles Tourney 1st Doug Coulter 2nd Robert Gillett Jr. 1st place team received horseshoe bag, tshirt, $70 gift certificate for horse- shoes, $50 cash and a plaque 2nd place team received horseshoe bag, $50 cash and a plaque 3rd place team received a plaque Car Show The car show, spon- sored by Gary’s Auto Body and The Cam Club, posted the following results: Sheriff Award- Bob and Carla Hatwig, Red Bluff, 1939 Chevy Fire Chief Award- Darci Richardson, Los Molinos, 1969 Chevy Camaro CHP- Ron & Carol See FOURTH, page 7A Fruit, nuts dominate crop values By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Tehama County may be cattle country, but the latest figures from the Agricultural Commission say the North State is going nuts. Fruit and nut sales accounted for more than 10 times the 2009 county crop value than anything except livestock and poul- try sales, which still pulled in less than a sixth of the value of the former. Walnuts remain the king of county crops, counting for almost half all fruit-and-nut value. A combination of rising walnut prices and bigger harvests meant the yield cracked the top slot again, pulling in almost $63 mil- lion to Tehama County, or nearly 80 percent more than 2008’s chart-topping $35 million. Prunes showed no signs of drying up, reach- ing $26 million, slightly more than 2008. Almonds came in third, growing to $22 mil- lion, more than last year, and still $4 million higher than all livestock sales in Tehama County com- Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson A walnut orchard rests off of Highway 99E. The 2009 walnut crop accounted for a third of the value of the entire year’s harvest. bined. Livestock and poultry, at $18 million, accounted for the county’s second- highest cash crop, with prices mostly unchanged from 2008. Feeder cattle were the top cow and meat, accounting for $6 million in sales. Feedlot cattle accounted for another $3 See CROP, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region