Police blotter 6-20-14

Resident Warning: Scammers impersonating government and utility employees as well as lotto representatives have been calling local seniors, claiming they need immediate payment over the phone via PayPal, Green Dot or MoneyGram. It is not common practice for the IRS,...

Readers comments 6-20-14

Golden State property on Mills [Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Golden State Water Company customer service with a copy forwarded to the COURIER for publication. —KD] Dear Golden State Water: Today, Wednesday, June 18, you hired out or...

William ‘Tom’ McGeachy

Artist, woodworker, loving husband and father William Thomas “Tom” McGeachy, a former Claremont resident, died in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 12, 2014. He was 63. Born in Bozeman, Montana in 1950, he attended Montana State University. In 1977, he married...

Roger Humes

Systems analyst, musician and poet, Cardinals fan Roger Blaine Humes of Claremont lost his battle with cancer on June 13, 2014. He was 61. Mr. Humes was born to the late Jake Blaine Humes and Frances Kathryn (Kirchner) Humes on August 14, 1952 in Keokuk, Iowa. He...

Phyllis Kerr Yowell

Literature professor, loving wife, world traveler Phyllis Kerr Yowell, a longtime resident of Claremont Manor, died peacefully on May 31, 2014 in the kind and skillful care of the Manor staff. She was 97. She was born on February 25, 1917 to William and Ethel Kerr in...