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Business.........A4 Community.....A3 DailyBreak......B6 Food.................B4 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 Index...............## INDEX Today's web bonus Royal Ascot. redbluffdailynews.com CATTLEWOMEN Tomato,beef, bow tie pasta Community A3 HEALTH Hepatitis C cure costs $1,000 per pill News A8 FORECAST High: 94 Low: 57 B8 Seeacalendaroflocalevents ranging from music and art galleries to sporting events. ADDORVIEWEVENTSAT EVENTS.REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM DON'TMISSOUT: PLANYOURFUN 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue149 By Don Thompson AssociatedPress SACRAMENTO, CALIF. For the first time, California forestry officials intend to give counties and organizations money raised through a contested assessment on property in wildfire-prone ar- eas to be used for fire-preven- tion projects. The funds will be awarded as part of a one-time grant process after lawmakers included a $10 million appropriation in the new state budget. The remainder of an accu- mulated balance of $48 million raised by the assessment is be- ing held in savings while a law- suit challenges the legality of the so-called "fire fee." The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Californiato award funds for wildfire prevention By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The man charged with murder in the June 9 stab- bing death of Joshua Verry ap- peared in Tehama County Supe- rior Court Tues- day morning but failed to enter a plea. Jessie Lee Ro- bison, 35, of Dairyville was arrested Wednes- day on suspicion of murder after being named as a person of interest in the death of Verry, 27, of Red Bluff. Robison was arraigned Fri- day, but on Tuesday his attor- ney, Ronald McIver, requested that Robison's entry of plea be RED BLUFF Man doesn't enter plea in stabbing death case By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Supervisors approved the 2014-15 fiscal year recom- mended budget Tuesday, but put off a decision over the hir- ing of a handful of positions un- til September when the budget is finalized. The board split 3-2 on approv- ing the budget, with supervisors Dennis Garton and Steve Cham- blin dissenting. Both had issues with the coun- ty's Position Allocation List. The board compromised on a resolution to adopt the list it- self, approving it as presented, but directing county staff not to fill some of the disputed po- sitions until another discussion is held in September. That's when the board takes up the final budget process, which will come after the close of the current fiscal year and in- clude a more accurate projection of revenue receipts and actual expenditures. The recommended budget in- cludes expenditure appropria- tions totalling in excess of $35.1 million and revenue appropria- tions around $25.5 million leav- ing a funding gap of $9.6 million to the general fund. Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said that type of gap is typical for the recommended budget process and will be closed by the time the final bud- get is calculated. The county typically ends up adding to its reserve after the gap is closed, Goodwin said. The board's compromise cen- tered around waiting to see how much the funding gap closed in the coming months. Garton objected to the bud- geting of two new positions within the Administrative Of- COUNTY SUPERVISORS Recommendedbudgetpassed DecisionsdelayeduntilSeptemberoversomenewpositions By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter SACRAMENTO The Califor- nia Attorney General's Office asked the federal court sys- tem Tuesday to grant a tem- porary restraining order and other protection orders in the tribal dispute over Rolling Hills Casino. The complaint for injunc- tive and declaratory relief was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California and also asks for a finding that the tribe has breached its gaming license contract. The complaint says the state of California is seeking emer- gency and other appropriate injunctive relief to prevent an imminent threat to public health and safety resulting from opposing tribal factions of the Paskenta Band of Nom- laki Indians dueling claims to control of Rolling Hills Ca- sino. Among the relief requested is for a temporary restraining order providing any tribal fac- tion and hired officers, agents and employees to attempt to take control of the casino and a ban of armed personnel of any nature within 100 yards of the casino or on tribal prop- erties. The complaint also asks the court to find the tribe has materially breached its compact with the state to op- erate a class III gaming ca- sino. The complaint says that compact was and is cur- rently being breached be- cause the safety of patrons and employees has not been ensured. The complaint quotes email exchanges from government officials and attorneys advis- ing of the unfolding situation of the ousted Tribal leader- ship attempting to gain con- trol of the casino through force. An armed "Tribal Police" left the casino grounds Mon- day, after a week-long stand- off with casino security. Tehama County Sheriff's deputies have stayed at the casino since June 9. T he standof f reached its peak June 11 when the four ousted members of the Tribal Council attempted to enter the casino and were kept out by casino security and about 100 tribal mem- bers aligned with Andrew Freeman. Casino operations have continued despite a cease and desist letter sent by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that recognized the four ousted members as part of the last uncontested Tribal Council. The remaining tribe has filed an appeal of that deci- sion. TRIBAL DISPUTE RESTRAINING ORDERS SOUGHT AGAINST CASINO DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO A "Tribal Police" force took up positions around Rolling Hills Casino in Corning June 9and remained in a standoff with casino security guards for a week before leaving the grounds on Monday. The downtown Red Bluff Wednesday night Farmers' Market returns from 5to 8 p.m. this evening. TO DO Downtown evening Farmers' Market Caltrans will hold a public meeting Thursday in Redding to receive input on the state's freight plan. PAGE A5 PUBLIC NOTICE Caltrans seeks public input on freight plan Marriage fights in Ohio, Michi- gan, Kentucky and Tennessee will be decided in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. PAGE A8 LEGAL RULINGS Appeals court to rule on 5 marriage cases Iraq's military has been deeply shaken by their humiliating collapse in the face of an on- slaught by militants. PAGE B5 IRAQ State military shamed in loss to militants Calls situation imminent threat to the public health and safety Robison WILDFIRE PAGE 7 ROBISON PAGE 7 BUDGET PAGE 7 Jessie Lee Robison remains in custody The complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California and also asks for a finding that the tribe has breached its gaming license contract. ยป redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, June 18, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD