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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF If it is approved by California Department of Hous- ing and Community Develop- ment, Red Bluff has plans to move forward in seeking bids for a Community Development Block Grant-funded project of improvements that would bring restroom facilities and park pathways into compliance with the Americans with Disability Act requirements as part of its ADA transition plan for Samuel Ayers Dog Island Park. "We are in the process of sending in the application for approval to CDBG," Finance Di- rector Sandy Ryan said. PARKS Changes for Dog Island Park By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter Following an announcement that employee Marcie Skelton was selected as the new Glenn County Agricultural Commis- sioner, Tehama County Agricul- tural Commissioner Rick Gur- rola announced that Tehama County had set records for its sixth consecutive year. The 2014 report shows a total value of $380.3 million for all agriculture products and crops in Tehama County, which is a 25.9 percent increase over 2013, he said. "Walnuts dominated in Te- hama County," Gurrola said. "Walnuts had a 37.5 percent in- crease in value due to acreage and production increases. They accounted for 44.5 percent, at $169,375,600, of the total crop value." Almonds were second in crop values at $48.2 million with a 14.6 percent increase because of price increases as well as a small uptake in acreage. Table olives, which were third at $30,1 million, saw a huge increase of 117.2 percent due to a recovery from a production decrease brought about by weather and drought conditions in 2013. Other major changes for 2014 included rangeland, which at a value of $13.2 million, saw almost a 100 percent increase while beef cattle values increased 54.5 per- cent and milk values increased 23.2 percent. Beef and milk in- creases were caused by record market prices for beef and price increases for milk. Fruit and nut crops had a to- tal value or $280 million, which is up about $64.5 million from 2013 while nursery crops saw a $1.3 million decrease. AG REPORT COUNTY SETS RECORDS SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR COURTESYPHOTO Walnuts were record setting in 2014with a 37.5percent increase according to the Tehama County Crop report released by the Department of Agriculture. "Walnuts dominated in Tehama County. Walnuts had a 37.5 percent increase in value due to acreage and production increases. They accounted for 44.5 percent, at $169,375,600, of the total crop value." — Tehama County Agricultural Commissioner Rick Gurrola By Julie Zeeb JZeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Superior Court announced Thurs- day it is seeking a temporary re- straining order against its former IT Director, Mark Montalvo, nam- ing him as a suspect in the nearly month-long outage of the online case-index and phone lines. On July 3, access to the admin- istrator account was made about 2 p.m. at which time someone de- leted two hard drives containing the court's computer and tele- phone system infrastructure, ac- cording to a release issued by the court. On June 26, the court termi- nated Montalvo's employment fol- lowing an investigation by AT&T's Security Incident Response and Forensic Practice Solutions into suspicious activity on the com- puter and phone systems that had been started earlier that month. While AT&T was working to resolve the issue, the court re- peatedly asked Montalvo for the administrative passwords for the computer and telephone system, but were unsuccessful in all attempts, according to the re- lease. At the time of the outage, the court's case management system, telephones, email service, jury summons system and website were rendered non-operational, however, business was able to be conducted as usual, said Tehama County Superior Court Executive Officer Caryn Downing in a state- ment faxed to the Daily News. Several county offices and Red Bluff city hall received hundreds of calls meant for the courts over the first week of the outage. "Despite this catastrophic event, all of the court clerk's of- fices and courtrooms continue to conduct business. Justice has not been delayed in any civil or criminal cases and no criminal cases have been dismissed as a result of this event," according to a statement in the press re- lease. The telephones and case man- agement system are now oper- ational and efforts to restore all systems are continuing. The court filed litigation for a tem- porary restraining order as well as the immediate return of the court's personal and intellec- tual property, according to the release. An order to show cause regarding contempt was also is- sued and an initial hearing has been scheduled for 3 p.m. on Aug. 6 in Department 1. TEHAMA COUNTY SuperiorCourtnamesoutagecause Weather ........ A10 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. B1 Classifieds......B9 Index............... ## INDEX On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, ensuring seniors' security. PAGEA5 LIFESTYLES Celebrating50yearsof Medicare this year August activities for the Mount Lassen Chapter of the Native Plant Society are open to the public. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Native plant group plans August activities Excitement over possibility of life as Keppler telescope uncovers Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star. PAGE B8 SPACE Scientists identify 'close cousin' to Earth Republicans take aim at local efforts to shield residents from federal immigration law a er pier shooting. PAGE A6 WASHINGTON, D.C. House OKs bill targeting 'sanctuary cities' By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter One person was taken to St. Elizabeth Community hospital for smoke inhalation following a residential structure fire in the 10000 block of Cody Drive, near Rawson Road, in the Red Bluff area. The person was a resident of the house, a CalFire spokes- man said. FIRE Cody Drive fire sends one to hospital FIRE PAGE 9 REPORT PAGE 9 DOG PAGE 9 OUTAGE PAGE 9 If there's a "photo op," have someone take digital photos with their phone or camera. Folks doing something make the most interesting photos. 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