Joey Chestnut can scarf down 74 hotdogs in 10 minutes. I’m thinking of doing something more practical. Today is July 11, 7-11. And the store with the same name, 7-Eleven, is giving away free Slurpees. It is the convenience-store chain's 91st birthday. The small-sized slush drink will be available at the...
Carr for Kids: Superstar QB Helps Open Clovis Clinic
Derek Carr paid another visit to a place of great importance in his life — Valley Children’s Hospital. After lifting the spirits of children at the Madera County facility, he helped with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new pediatric clinic in Clovis on Friday. Carr told the familiar story to Central...
How Much Will Clovis New Home Prices Increase With Fee Hike?
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the Clovis City Council's vote Monday night.) As Clovis grows, so do fees for new developments. The Clovis City Council approved increasing developer impact fees Monday night (July 2), following four hours of discussion. All five council members voted in favor...
Pharmacy School Grads Will Boost Our Valley Communities
Lauren Park graduated from USC. She was born and raised in Southern California, which she loves with all her heart. Intent on becoming a pharmacist, Park sent out multiple applications and got the thumbs-up from schools in Massachusetts and Ohio. Curious about team-based learning and wanting to remain close to...
How Clovis Thinks Big Without Creating Big Problems
Residential growth doesn't pay for itself, we are told time and again. Especially in California, the experts say, pointing to a state tax system that limits property taxes courtesy of Proposition 13 and has failed to acknowledge the economy's shift from retail sales, which are taxed, to services, which aren't...
Clovis Won't 'Sell Soul' to Lure Big Companies, Mayor Says
Health and education continue to lead Clovis' growth. “That is an area which we’ve seen some new job creation,” Mayor Bob Whalen said. That will be one of the messages delivered by Whalen at the annual Mayor’s Breakfast Thursday (May 10). Education, Health Provide Growth Model “We continue to have...
Poor Academic Performance Is Kepler Charter School's Undoing
The front page of a Fresno Unified fact-finding report bluntly lays out its recommendation: “Deny the Kepler Neighborhood School Charter Renewal Petition request. The charter school has not met the standards and criteria set forth in Education Code.” Fresno Unified trustees agreed with that finding Wednesday night, voting 5-2 not...
Fresno Protests Planned at GOP Sanctuary State Law Meeting
Protesters vow to show up tonight (May 7) at a Republican meeting to discuss Senate Bill 54, the “California Values Act” that some call the “Sanctuary State” law. According to a Los Angeles Times story last week, the Fresno County Republican Party is hosting the meeting with county officials to...
County Hired Convicted Murderer in 2015. Dictos Says Hires Now Must Pass Background Checks.
Fresno County Assessor-Recorder Paul Dictos says he does not want another Tony Amundson situation. Amundson is an appraiser working for Dictos. Amundson has murder and assault convictions in his long-ago past that went unnoticed because no one bothered to ask before he was hired in 2015. They came to light...
Will 'Pineapple Express' Bring Flooded Streets Again?
As an "atmospheric river" storm from the eastern Pacific moves into the Central Valley today, forecasts are predicting "substantial precipitation" for the area. The storm system, also called a "Pineapple Express," could grow as large as 400 miles across the southern and central parts of California. The National Weather Service...