Sparking mandatory evacuations now as it threatens to jump highway 50. Good afternoon, im frank mallicoat. Im michelle griego. Thousands of firefighters are working three major fires in Northern California alone. Flames are tearing through towns burning homes and forcing hundreds of people to flee. Kpix 5s anne makovec with a look at two of the most destructive fires the king fire and boles fire. Reporter starting in El Dorado County where highway 50 reopened to controlled traffic after being closed all night long. Its only 5 contained right now. Hundreds of homes in and around pollock pines, mosquito road and fresh pond were under mandatory evacuation orders overnight. That left more than 2100 people out of their homes because of the king fire and even more were under voluntary evacuation. About 1600 homes are still threatened many of them on the south side of highway 50. The red cross has set up shelters for evacuees. I think now that were gone, its easier. We dont have to sit and wa
WASHINGTON â The Board of Selectmen, meeting Thursday, April 29, honored Frances C. Whitehead with a proclamation designating her 105th birthday, May 2, as Frances C. Whitehead Day.
Ms. Whitehead, a resident of Washington for 81 years, served as a member of Washington Junior Grange, the 4H Sewing Club and the First Congregational Church Bell Choir.
The proclamation said, âThe town of Washington is a better place because of her,â and was presented to her as a group gathered to sing Happy Birthday at her home Saturday.
The board noted the resignation of Diane Dupuis from the Conservation Commission.
They also noted the resignations of Valerie Sedelnick, Howard Rosenfeld and Nick Solley from the Economic Development Committee, thanking the volunteers for their service.