Holtville

HOLTVILLE ? Kathie Morris could scarcely believe her ears when she heard the news from her husband at 6 a.m. Sunday. Joshua Ayon, 22, had been shot once in the head and once in the heart on the sidewalk that borders her house at the corner of Olive and Wooldridge avenues here. A yellow carnation and three dried patches of blood, one trailing from the street, marked the spot where the attack ended. Morris said that despite being within 30 feet of the shooting, the gunshots did not wake her; absent, too, were any loud arguments between Ayon and the two suspects.

HOLTVILLE ? Rumors that convicted killer Adan Garcia is back in Holtville following his release from the California Youth Authority may not be true. Holtville Police Chief John Vanelli said Thursday there are no indications Garcia is residing here. In 1994, Garcia murdered 14-year-old Andrea Hines in Holtville when he was 13. Vanelli said because of concerns that Garcia had returned to the city, he visited Garcia?s mother. Vanelli said the mother reported her son had not returned and Vanelli found no evidence that Garcia had been living there.

EDWIN T. GREER Dec. 19, 1931 ? Jan. 24, 2004 Graveside services were at 11 today in Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro for Edwin T. Greer, 72, of Murrieta, a former Imperial Valley resident who died Saturday. Frank Bailey of Yuma, a close family friend, officiated. Mr. Greer was born Dec. 19, 1931, in McKinney, Texas. He graduated from Central Union High School in El Centro in 1950. He was part owner of Greer Farm Equipment in the late 1950s. Mr. Greer married Nancy Henderson in Yuma on Sept.

Holtville

Hundreds filled Holt Park in Holtville to see Santa, get hot chocolate and hear school bands from the city. Fair weather boosted turnout for the event, which was hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. For an expanded report of this brief read the Imperial Valley Press print edition for Dec. 17, 2010.

The intersection of 4Th Street and Cedar Avenue will be closed today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to paving rehabilitation. Traffic between the City of Holtville and Interstate 8 will be re-routed from Haven Road, Mets Road and State Route 115/Evan Hughes Highway.

A vote to bid out an improvement project to the intersection of Fourth Street and Highway 115 came before the Holtville City Council Monday night. The council also looked at possibly funding other projects with RDA monies. To find out how they voted read the Imperial Valley Press print edition or E-Edition for Jan. 25, 2011. To find a newspaper rack near you, click here .

HOLTVILLE - Silvina Canez couldn't believe what she saw. The 12-year resident said she had never seen as much destruction as during Tuesday's thunderstorm that brought hail and heavy winds. To read the rest of this article, see today's print or E-edition of the Imperial Valley Press. To find a newspaper rack near you, click here .

HOLTVILLE — In order to keep getting state and federal money, this city needs to be accessible to those with disabilities. To ensure that funding for street repairs makes it to the area, the City Council here approved a commitment to adopting an Americans with Disabilities Act compliant procedure and completing a citywide self-evaluation last week. A new plan will stream­line upcoming Ca­li­fornia Department of Transportation and Fede­ral Highway Administra­tion funded projects, wrote City Planner Vir­ginia Mendoza in a report to the council.

HOLTVILLE - For the second-grade students at Finley and Pine Elementary schools, a short trip to the local high school translated into a fun-filled physics lesson here Tuesday. The elementary students had the opportunity to engage in seven hands-on activities related to the world of physics, which were organized and proctored by Holtville High students. “It's really nice that the students are exposed to this,” said Debra Fargo, a second-grade teacher at Pine Elementary. “These are hard concepts, but the (high school)

Imperial County firefighters responded to a brush fire north of Holtville at the intersection of the Highline Canal and Hartshorn Road at 8 a.m. Sunday. It burned about 10 acres, said Capt. Charlie Seaman, and took a little more than four hours to put out. The cause has not been determined, Seaman said. Break-in reported in El Centro A residence in the 300 block of Hamilton Avenue was broken into and ransacked Saturday night, according to El Centro Police Department logs.

BASEBALL Palo Verde Valley at Calexico, 3:15 p.m. Imperial at Southwest, 3:30 p.m. Brawley at Holtville, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Calexico at Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 3:30 p.m. Calipatria at Tri City Christian (La Mesa), 3:30 p.m. Imperial at Valley Center, 6:30 p.m.

HOLTVILLE - Local residents here will now be able to spark up fireworks this Fourth of July, as the Holtville City Council approved the use of fireworks within the city. The action came following a public hearing Monday. Initially suggested by the Holtville Chamber of Commerce, the council amended its fireworks ordinance to allow the use and sale of safe and sane fireworks by a local nonprofit organization within the city on a one-year trial basis. Although the ordinance revision allows for the use of fireworks, it does limit the number of temporary firework stands in the city to only one vendor to avoid diluting the profits between local nonprofit organizations, according to the city's staff report.

Three people were arrested on suspicion of vandalism and conspiracy by Sheriff's deputies after two vehicles and several businesses were vandalized in Holtville. The vandalism occurred on Wednesday evening, and because eye witnesses took pictures with their cell phones, two teenage boys and an 18-year-old were arrested, according to a statement from the Sheriff's Office. The two teens were booked into juvenile hall, and the 18-year-old, Andrew Baggett, was booked into the Imperial County Jail.

Brawley leads local teams YUMA - Las Barrancas Golf Course was the site of the fifth Imperial Valley League boys' golf match here Tuesday. Palo Verde Valley High of Blythe won the day, but of the six local high schools which competed, Brawley led with the low score of 428, followed by Brawley Union with 430 and Central Union with 581, respectively. Holtville, Imperial and Southwest highs all recorded no-scores. Individually, Dominic Curiel of Brawley placed second with 83 points, while teammates Cole Dammarell and Coltin Harder came in third and fourth, with scores of 85 and 86. Cesar Grijalva led Central with 91, Steven Drye led Holtville with 103, Mikey Gallo led Imperial with 115 and Matt Moreno led Southwest with 91.