Roadwork continues on rural Highway 41
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FRESNO — Caltrans will continue partial road closure and one-way traffic control for ongoing construction on Highway 41 between highways 33 and 46 in rural Kings and Kern counties. This daytime partial closure and lane reduction is necessary to allow Caltrans crews to enhance erosion control and stabilize slopped rock slide areas.
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Soroptimist banquet to honor women
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HANFORD — Soroptimist International of Hanford will hold its annual “Women of Excellence Awards Banquet” on March 16 at Glad Tidings Church Social Hall, 750 E. Grangeville Blvd., Hanford.
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Two county schools on state’s low-achieve list
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Two Kings County schools were named on a preliminary list of 188 public schools deemed as continually the lowest achieving in the state that was released Monday by the California Department of Education.
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Race for the star: Robinson announces run for sheriff, incumbent Jordan declares candidacy
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Sheriff’s Office hopeful Dave Robinson has officially declared his candidacy in the upcoming election for Kings County sheriff, and now the man he’s challenging for the office has taken the first step in a bid for re-election.
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If you have almonds, you need bees
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Drivers zooming past Jason Fagundes’ almond orchard at the corner of Seventh and Elder avenues might experience them as a splat on the windshield or a buzzing swarm around
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Somber day in Reedley
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REEDLEY — A police officer killed in a shootout last month was hailed Monday as a public servant who put the safety of his country and community ahead of his own.
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Corcoran schools impress
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When California School Boards Association President Frank Pugh walked into the main room of the new Corcoran Technology Learning Center he was definitely impressed.
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Braving the market: New restaurants take on a tough Hanford economy
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Luna Restaurant, Nashville’s Bar and Grill, Daisy Rey’s Country Kitchen, The Broken Bit. Their owners are among the brave ones, the people who looked recession in they eye and dared it to stop them from succeeding.
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Home Garden community center reopens
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Mayra Villanueva, a mother of two, has lived in Home Garden for five years and appreciated the presence of a family resource center where she could get connected to the social services she needed.
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Supervisors consider solar farm agreements
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Western Kings County near Avenal could become home to a large-scale solar farm. The County Board of Supervisors is expected to take the first step toward processing an application by developers this week.
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