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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday in fa- vor of moving forward with the Red Bluff Airport runway rehab project and contracts to begin the project were awarded, but an of- ficial start date has not been dis- closed. Four resolutions were adopted including authorizing Mayor Clay Parker to execute the two grant agreements with the Department of Transportation for an Airport Improvement Program Match- ing Grant, award the construc- tion contract to Tullis Inc. in the amount of $496,556 and award the construction administration services contract to Mead And Hunt in the amount of $89,777. RED BLUFF Airportrunway rehab project moves forward By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF With the Nov. 8 election expected to have a huge turnout, the Tehama County Elections Department planned two educational outreach nights to help familiarize voters with the new machines first used in June's primary election. The first session was held Tuesday in Red Bluff and the second will be 3-7 p.m. Thurs- day at City Hall in Corning. "The machines were well re- ceived and the few people we talked to liked that it is inter- active, but this is a bigger elec- tion and we got the machines so late last time we didn't have a chance to do outreach ahead," said Assistant Registrar of Vot- ers Mackenzi Parkinson. People have been very passion- ate about the upcoming election because of the candidate choices and Parkinson said she wants people to be confident in their use of the machine and that their vote was counted correctly. "What's different about this machine is that everyone has to use it," said Clerk and Recorder Jennifer Vise. "The only excep- tion is vote by mail or provisional ballots." While traditional paper ballots will still be available at polling sites, the voters will be turning in theirballots to the machine, which will then tabulate the results. After the paper ballot has been cast, the machine will read it and the screen enlarges it so the voter can review it. Previous voting machines had been in place since 2003. The new machine has an au- dio system with headphones and a special controller for those who need assistance in voting, which is something new to the department, Vice said. There will be the option of a "puff and sip" controller for those with limited motor skills. The height can be adjusted for ELECTION VOTERS LEARN ABOUT NEW VOTING MACHINE JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS Tehama County Assistant Registrar of Voters Mackenzi Parkinson demonstrates how to put the ballot in the new voting machine at a voter education outreach held Tuesday in Red Bluff. Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter DAIRYVILLE The Tehama County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 41-year-old Dairyville man after he reported being ad- ministered a narcotic by an un- known person. Harry Velez was detained Sept. 21 after he became a danger to himself and others, according to the press release issued Wednes- day morning by the sheriff's of- fice. He died Sept. 26 at an area hospital. Deputies were called around 11:30 p.m. to the 10000 block of State Route 99E, where they ob- served Velez displaying signs of being under the influence of drugs, the release said. Velez had reported experiencing symptoms as though someone had furnished him narcotics without his knowl- edge or permission. Deputies reported Velez's be- havior became increasingly bi- zarre, to the point he was be- coming a danger to himself and others, the release said. They at- tempted to detain Velez but he physically resisted officers. In an attempt to handcuff Velez deputies used the "drive stun" method, in which the electronic control weapon, often called a TASER, is placed directly against the person's body to cause pain without immobilizing any muscle tissue or incapacitating the per- son, Assistant Sheriff Phil John- ston said. This tactic was used to distract Velez so deputies could detain him, but would not cause any physical harm. After Velez was handcuffed he continued to struggle and thrash around, the release said. Johnston said there no stun methods were used after Velez was in handcuffs. Deputies said Velez's breathing became labored during the strug- gle and at one point it was be- lieved he stopped breathing, the release said. Immediate life sav- ing measures were taken by dep- uties and CPR was initiated. Cal Fire and medical person- nel arrived on scene to assist with SHERIFF Mandiesafterbeingdetained Investigationunderway Have a great day, Ben Knowles GOOD MORNING U DowJonesIndustrial 18,281.03 (+112.58) U Standard & Poor's 2159.73 (+9.24) U Nasdaq 5316.02 (+26.36) BUSINESS Republican presidential hope- ful denies saying he loves Putin, fights accusations. PAGE B6 ELECTION 2016 A erVPdebate,Trump pushes back on claims Democratic presidential hope- ful directing staff to analyze voter trends, looks for answers early. PAGE B3 ELECTION 2016 Clinton tries to predict voting outcome By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Colleen Stan, the victim in the Cameron Hooker case that went to trial and saw him sentenced in November 1985 for holding her captive for more than seven years, came to Red Bluff Wednesday to meet with Tehama County District Attor- ney Gregg Cohen and other com- munity leaders. "This morning Colleen Stan ap- peared at our Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Collaborative Response Team Meeting," said Al- ternatives To Violence Executive Director Jeanne Spurr. "She came CAMERON HOOKER Victim seeks support for designating sexual predator AIRPORT PAGE 2 VICTIM PAGE 5 DEATH PAGE 5 Comics ............B2 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B6 INDEX Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. 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