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Sheriff Asks For Help

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Reward Increased to $5,000 in 2016 Suspicious Death Case Family members of victim, Vidal Zepeda, have given a $3,000 donation to Valley Crime Stoppers. This raises the existing reward of $2,000 to a total of $5,000. At 9:00 am on Monday, February 22nd, 2016, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a body being…

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Hospital Forges New Hope

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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By Mary Blyth Jones – Coalinga Press Coalinga residents have been concerned about the state of Coalinga Regional Medical Center, their only hospital since it closed in 2018 and declared bankruptcy. When American Advanced Management Group agreed to take over the facility, investing into its renovation and reopening, some Coalingans were relieved while others remained skeptical…

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Border Patrol Panic

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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It would be an over statement to say that there was any mass panic, but there were a few ruffling feathers over the massive presence of a handful of border patrol vehicles in town (Coalinga) on Friday. This is only a preliminary report, without a lot of details included. But to put people’s minds at…

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Lemoore’s Holly Blair Arrested on Multiple Charges

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Holly Blair (married to CHS graduate Paul Blair) who is a Lemoore Councilmember was arrested just after 2:30 p.m. today. For unknown reasons, Blair drove through the parking area use by Lemoore Police Department at high speeds and later evaded officers as they drove after her in pursuit, according to a press release from the…

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Kings River CLOSED

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Effective immediately, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is closing the Kings River from Pine Flat Dam to the Tulare and Kings County lines. Sheriff Margaret Mims has made this order in the best interest of public safety. This closure is permitted under the authority of Penal Code 409.5(a) and Fresno County Ordinance 13.32.080. The decision has been made…

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