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• Maria Elena Serna resigns from Delta College board

• Big rig hits, kills sea lion on Interstate 5 west of Lodi

• Lodi sixth-grader Bryan Caravana wins city spelling bee

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February 9th, 2010

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• Man who sparked counterfeit case pleads guilty

• Local businessman will visit Haiti to look for family

• Man who claimed to be Yosemite Sam pleads guilty to meth charge

• David Harmer seeks Republican congressional nod

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February 8th, 2010

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February 6th, 2010

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February 5th, 2010

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• Things looking up for state's real estate

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February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

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• 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

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

• 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

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February 2nd, 2010

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• Correction

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Big rig hits, kills sea lion on Interstate 5 west of Lodi

A wayward sea lion was struck by a big rig and killed on Interstate 5 west of Lodi early Monday morning.

California Highway Patrol Officer Adrian Quintero said the driver of the truck said he heard a loud thump as he was driving south on the interstate about a half mile north of Turner Road.

"He thought he may have hit a cow," Quintero said.

The driver, Larry Manry, 56, of Los Molinos, stopped his truck and pulled over and quickly realized he had actually hit a sea lion. Several other drivers also called CHP about the animal at around 5:30 a.m.

Quintero said CHP had to contact the California Department of Transportation, which dispatched a crew of four workers and a piece of heavy equipment, to remove the carcass from the road.

The cleanup closed the right lane of southbound I-5 until 6:48 a.m. While it's not unheard of for marine mammals to make their way inland from the Bay through the Delta, Quintero said it's rather unusual for the Lodi/Stockton area.

"It's very rare for our area for something like this to happen," he said. "The animal may have been disorientated or confused."

After CalTrans cleared the carcass from the roadway, Quintero said the agency was going to work with the Marine Mammal Center of Marin County to dispose of the remains.

Quintero said the animal was struck while crossing the interstate. The impact dented the front bumper of the truck. Quintero said Manry was not cited.