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Storm drops 4 inches of rain on Fairfield, Napa areas Flood watch continues across tri-city area Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — Residents across Solano County experienced a full day of near-constant rainfall Sunday as a series of storms continued to work their way through Northern California and the greater Bay Area and flooded several local roadways. Fairfield saw some 4.16 inches of rainfall recorded at Travis Air Force Base since the start of the storms and through 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall totals in Vacaville for the same span of time show several data gaps where the weather service does not record any rainfall totals even as it noted anywhere from moderate to heavy rainfall at the Nut Tree Airport. Napa area residents saw 3.95 inches of rainfall through 5 p.m. Sunday, the weather
service reports. Heavy rains caused localized flooding Sunday in Fairfield. Air Base Parkway was closed between Dover Avenue and Health Drive; the 3000 block of Holiday Lane was shut down; and police warned drivers to avoid the Travis Boulevard off-ramp from westbound Interstate 80. The same was true in Vacaville, where several roadways were closed at various times Sunday due to flooding. The closures included Peabody Road between Southwood and Beelard; East Woodglen Lane at the roundabout at Duxburry Lane and Eastwood Drive; roads in the Brown Street, Bennett Hill Drive, Rocky Hill Road, Woodcrest Drive and Markham Avenue areas; North Village Drive at Crescent Parkway; and Tulare Drive at Breelard and Brookdale drives. Several rural roadSee Storm, Page A7
DEA, Fairfield PD take back unwanted meds K aty St. Clair
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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Police Department teamed up Saturday with the Drug Enforcement Agency to gather unused prescription and over-the-counter medication for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Vehicle after vehicle drove up to 1000 Webster St. to drop off medications, which were then placed in boxes to be incinerated. The drive-thru was staffed by one DEA agent, city code enforcement officers, police officers and crime prevention specialists.
The goal of take-back events is to not only keep things like opioids and benzodiazepines out of the wrong hands, but to protect the environment, said Police Support Manager Jeremy Profitt. When medications are flushed down toilets or drains, they can taint water supplies, which can affect both people and animals, he said. The police also discourage simply throwing away unused medications, as those can end up being found and abused. “It’s also just a good way to engage with the community,” he said of the take-back See Meds, Page A7
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A skeleton of a dog is part of Michelle Cruz Slape’s front porch display in Fairfield, Thursday.
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FAIRFIELD — It’s the time of the year when the tern skeleton crew takes on a new meaning. A few tunes a week, Michelle Cruz Slape changes the clothing and scene in her front yard and patio on Singletree Way in Fairfield. She started in 2020 with two skeletons. “I don’t typically decorate for Halloween but decided to start last year as something to do,” she shared in a Facebook message. “Then I started growing the number of them and now I’m up to
five and a skeleton dog,” she wrote. “The neighbors and my friends on social media get a kick out of them so it motivates me to keep going with them. It’s a little bit of fun during these odd times.” One scene featured all five skeletons in the front yard as the Not so New Kids on the Block, holding signs that read, “Please Don’t Go Guiir Rllll. Another showed the family of bones at a “playground,” complete with a wooden swing and slide. There was a John Cena vs. The Rock WrestleMania match earlier in the month, complete with a wrestling belt.
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VACAVILLE — Trustees of the Vacaville School District have approved a contract to assist a student who is hard of hearing – even though the necessary personnel are not yet available. The contract with Interpreting and Consulting Services Inc. is not to exceed $203,000 for the 2021-22 school year. The contract, which was approved Thursday, will provide American Sign Language interpretation for a student in the school district who is hard of hearing. But this doesn’t come without some compli-
cations, according to Assistant Superintendent Sasha Begell, because at this time the company does not have the two certified interpreters to be in the classrooms for the school day. Children with delayed skills or other disabilities are able to be eligible for special services that provide individualized education programs in public schools, free of charge to families, due to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Parents can work with educators to develop a plan called the IndiEducation vidualized Program to help children succeed in school. This student does not
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Fairfield Code Enforcement Officer Elizabeth Dalby thanks a resident for dropping off unused prescription medications at a Take-Back event in front of the Fairfield Police Department, Saturday.
“Thanks to the person letting me borrow the belt. She probably doesn’t want me to share that she has it so she shall remain anonymous,” Slape wrote. She wrote on her Facebook page Friday: “I saw my first skeleton groupie! A neighbor parked her car, got out and took photos. She says she takes photos of each display and sends them to her family in TX (Texas).” The “Halloween House” on Pintail Drive in Suisun City has a very tall skeleton overseeing a frightening scene complete with zombies, a small graveyard
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