CCCAA State Basketball Championship Goes Online Due to COVID-19 Concerns

The CCCAA State Basketball Championship, set to occur at West Hills College Lemoore between March 12 and March 15 will move forward with some modifications. Due to concerns over COVID-19, the decision has been made to prohibit spectators. No spectators will be allowed for the duration of the tournament. “Based on a recommendation from Kings County Health…

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CHRPD Considers Smoking Ban in Parks

On CHRPD Agenda for March 5 meeting in Huron is NB-2 APPROVAL: Smoking Ordinance in all Parks. This is a proposal to ban smoking in all CHRPD parks and areas under its control. In October, 2019 a ban on smoking in any State Parks went into effect all across California. Quickly following that change, several…

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Bryan’s Quest A Raving Success

When Coalinga residents heard about Bryan, a seven year old boy who needed a blood stem cell transplant, they rolled up their sleeves and showed up at a city-wide effort to find a match. The child was first diagnosed with Leukemia when he was only three, and since then the family has dealt with the…

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Shenanigans At CHRPD?

This article has been removed as requested by Coalinga Huron Recreation and Parks District. It is a personnel matter and cannot be discussed. Since there is no way for a rebuttal, it was agreed that this would be removed at this time. Coalinga Press will provide additional information when and if it becomes available. If…

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Fresno Man Charged with Distribution of Child Pornography

FROM THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF MIMS: The case below is one our detectives worked on.  While the DOJ’s policy is to not release mug shots of suspects or allow us to send out booking photos, I want to alert you that Briggs is publicly listed and pictured on the Megan’s Law website.  Attached is a…

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