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Balloon Fight Leads To BB’s Fired

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at about 1:45 PM what should have been harmless fun turned into a shocking attack in anger. It was lunch time and some students from Coalinga High School were at Keck Park engaged in a water balloon fight. The water balloon fight got more involved, and balloons were being lobbed…

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Coalinga Active Transportation Plan

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The City of Coalinga accepted a study and report prepared by Allied Planning an Design in March of 2017. The plans and project proposed in that report are now being implemented. Residents who have questions about this project may find answers in this report.

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Coalinga Selects Chief Garza

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“After a lengthy process to find Coalinga’s next Police Chief, I am excited to announce that Jose Garza has been selected,” wrote Coalinga City Manager Marissa Trejo on Monday morning. His transition from Interim Police Chief to full-time Police Chief will be effective today, February 28, 2022. Chief Garza has over 40 years of law…

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Bust On Hachman Street

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Search Warrant Yields Firearm and Narcotic Sales Materials On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at about 7 AM, Officers from the Coalinga Police Department, with the assistance of the Crisis Response Team from the Pleasant Valley and Avenal State Prisons executed a search warrant in the 400 block of South Hachman Street in Coalinga. The search…

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Students Struck By Vehicles Two Incidents on Separate Days December 3, 2021 • Sunset Street On Friday, December 3, 2021, Coalinga police officers were dispatched to the emergency room at the Coalinga Regional Medical Center for a report of a child struck by a vehicle. The investigation revealed the child was being dropped off for…

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