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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Animal Care Center will resume its normal hours of operation, which will once again include Sat- urdays, starting this week. "The temporary closure has ex- pired and we resume normal oper- ations on Saturday," said Tehama County Agricultural Commis- sioner Rick Gurrola at Tuesday's Board of Supervisor meeting. Citing on-going issues and de- clining morale, in part due to be- ing down a staff member with the care center manager on a leave of absence since April, a temporary closure was approved by the su- pervisors in July. In addition to the change in hours, there was a request for an ordinance that would change the holding period for animals brought into the center. The change ensures the legal defini- tion of what constitutes a busi- TEHAMA COUNTY An im al C ar e Center to resume Sa tu rd ay h ou rs By Andre Byik abyik@chicoer.com @andrebyik on Twitter CHICO The Butte County Cor- oner's Office has released the names of the two drivers killed in a head-on crash Tuesday on High- way 99 north of Chico. The drivers were identified as 32-year-old Justin Rich of Corn- ing and 55-year-old David Kahl of Chico. Autopsies have been scheduled, officials said. According to the California Highway Patrol, Rich was north- bound in a Saturn sedan about 4:30 p.m. near Meridian Road when he crossed the double-yel- low lines on the highway and first sideswiped a black Acura. Rich then returned to his lane and traveled for a distance be- fore he again crossed the dou- ble-yellow lines, this time collid- ing head-on with a southbound Chevrolet Sonic driven by Kahl. HIGHWAY 99 Names released in deadly Chico crash By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The City Council re- ceived an informational presen- tation Tuesday regarding a Re- alignment Project Study Report and the changes Caltrans plans to make on a two-mile portion of State Route 36W projected to be- gin in 2023, if funding becomes available. Caltrans has prepared the re- port, which looked at five alter- natives for the realignment of SR 36W, and has prepared a cost es- timate for the desirable alterna- tive, which is Alternative A, in the amount of $14.2 million to $17 million. However, there is no fiscal impact to the city on the project. The project extends from the intersection of SR 36W and Main Street to just east of Baker Road, said Robin Kampmann, interim city engineer. The proposed project would improve the horizontal and verti- cal alignment, improve safety for all users, provide standard paved shoulders and improve maintain- ability and worker safety, said Clint Burkenpas, a Caltrans en- gineer. Burkenpas presented multiple options during the meeting. Alternative A, Option 1 realigns the road to connect Monroe Ave- nue to a T intersection with a left turn lane. It would improve the sight distance with a perpendicu- lar crossing at the railroad tracks. Alternative A, Option 2 would realign connection to Monroe Av- enue to a 4-leg intersection and improve sight distance with a per- pendicular crossing at the rail- road tracks. These two options allow for traffic to continue through SR 36W during construction. The other options presented are considered less desirable and would cost more. All funds will be sought from multiple sources including State Transportation Improvement Program, Congestion Mitiga- tion and Air Quality Improve- ment Program, Active Transpor- tation Program, which allows for bike and pedestrian facilities, and the State Highway Operation and Protection Program. The cost of Alternative A is bro- ken up into two sections, the es- calated support cost and the es- calated capital costs. Support cost includes environmental costs of $1.4 million, design at $1.6 mil- lion, right of way at $1 million and construction at $1.4 million, to- CALTRANS ChangescomingtoStateRoute36W By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A building at the corner of Main and Pine streets will be transformed soon into a multi-use facility that will house a community art studio run by the Tehama County Arts Coun- cil along with a gallery and spe- cial event location. The building at 710 Main St. was built in 1925 to house the First National Bank of Red Bluff and the story is the cost of the building sank the bank, said owner Ken Robison. "It goes both ways," Robison said of the new venture. "The arts council and the various groups get a place, but it also lets the building fulfill its poten- tial, too. My hope is that we can create an art center that grows into a regional art gallery that grows into a self-sustaining re- gional events place." While the upstairs will be a small events center, it will serve as a gallery in between events and be patterned after the Or- land Art Center, said Arts Coun- cil Chairman Robert Bird. "We have Ken Robison to thank for the whole thing hap- pening," Bird said. "It's a whole series of interesting coinci- dences that led to this opportu- nity starting with a conversation a couple of months ago." The State Theatre needs to use the Green Room Arts Stu- dio next to the theater more of- ten than originally anticipated. GREEN ROOM COMMUNITY ART STUDIO PLANS FOR LARGER SPACE PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Tehama County Arts Council Chairman Robert Bird stands outside the building at 710Main St. Kathy Brehm and Arlene Winslow of the Red Bluff Art Association take a look at one of the two paintings that will be up for bid during ArtWalk Friday and Saturday. Have a great day, Rhonda Campbell GOOD MORNING D DowJonesIndustrial 17,959.64 (-77.46) D Standard & Poor's 2097.94 (-13.78) D Nasdaq 5105.57 (-48.01) BUSINESS President concerned that coalition that propelled him to victory will let down Dem hopeful on Nov. 8. PAGE B6 POLITICS Obamaworriesabout Clinton's black turnout Republican presidential candi- date sees path to victory that runs through perennial swing state. 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