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• Lodi Moose Lodge proposes move to Acampo

• Flooding in S.J. courthouse has caused over $200,000 in damages; cost could rise

• San Joaquin Delta College Board of Trustees extends president's term

• Baseball bat beating case goes to jury

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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Regional Roundup

City readies for $7.5 million sewage line repair

The city of Lodi will begin repairing more than 4 miles of its main sewage pipeline Monday.

After decades of handling countless gallons of effluent and its resulting hydrogen sulfide, the concrete pipe has fallen into disrepair, said Jeff Hood, the city's spokesman.

"It's a 40-year-old pipe and it's outlived its lifespan," he added.

Estimates put the project at $7.5 million.

The city was aware of corrosion along the pipe, but not the extent of the wear, until recent months, Hood said.

The California Water Quality Control Board received a complaint last December about "significant leaks" from two collection pipes, and ordered the city to investigate and remedy the matter.

Emergency repairs were made, though no sewage appeared to have leaked from the pipes following a city evaluation, Hood said.

He noted the corrosion formed on top of the pipes, where noxious gases had worn away the concrete.

He said sewage was not "jumping out of the pipes."

Hood noted the city will draw from its $31 million in bonds sold last November to upgrade the White Slough wastewater plant.

The city had faced up to $1,000 in fines per day if it had not responded to the water board's requests.

Hood said the city recently sent a report to the board regarding the matter.

More than 22,000 feet of durable plastic piping will be installed inside the concrete pipeline. That work — which is expected to be completed this summer — will run from about a half mile west of Lower Sacramento Road, below Kettleman Lane, west to treatment plant.

Man dies in solo-vehicle crash off Interstate 5

A pick-up truck driver lost control in the rain Tuesday night and died after his truck ran off Interstate 5 near Thornton.

Eric M. Nordman, 31, of Foster City, was driving south just past the Sacramento County line on wet roads, California Highway Patrol Officer Adrian Quintero said.

Nordman, who was in the fast lane, lost control of his 2004 Chevrolet 1500 and spun across the slow lane, Quintero said. The truck began to roll over as it hit the shoulder and went down the dirt embankment. It rotated and came to rest facing east.

Nordman, who was wearing a seat belt, received major facial trauma, Quintero said, and was pronounced dead at 11:39 p.m. at San Joaquin General Hospital.

Two witnesses estimated Nordman's speed at 65 or 70 mph, which Quintero said was a likely crash factor because speeds should be reduced if rain and other conditions warrant it.

Investigators did not know if drugs or alcohol were involved and are awaiting toxicology tests.