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City of Clovis to host Annual Canned Food Drive – Sculpturing Contest

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City staff members along with the Planning and Development Services Dept. is hosting their annual canned food drive. With the donated items, multiple teams are to assemble and build unique...
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Sports

CIF State Playoffs: Golden Eagles advances after 13-6 win over St. Francis

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The Clovis West Girls Water polo advanced through the first round of the CIF state playoffs on Tuesday night....
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Clovis West Wins State Water Polo Playoff Opener

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Coming off a tough loss in the Valley championship game to Buchanan Saturday, the Clovis West boys water polo...
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Away for the Holidays? Clovis PD is Offering Free House Checks

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The Clovis Police Dept. is offering residents free house checks. Patrol volunteers will check a resident's home who are...
Arts & Entertainment

Old Town Clovis gears up for One Enchanted Evening

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Old Town Clovis kicks off the holiday season with their annual event, One Enchanted Evening on Thursday, Nov. 21...
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Player of the Week: November 11 – 17

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CIF State Playoffs: Golden Eagles advances after 13-6 win over St. Francis

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Clovis West Wins State Water Polo Playoff Opener

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Player of the Week: November 11 – 17

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Clovis High Girls Water Polo defeats Clovis West for Third Consecutive Title

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Legacy defended: Buchanan wins fourth straight Central Section title

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Buchanan advances to Semi-Finals after crushing win over Bakersfield

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Central vs Clovis Game Recap HL
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CTE Crossover Demonstration
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CCC Highlights
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National Walk to School Day in Clovis
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Clovis East vs. SJ Memorial WK 5 GAME RECAP
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California 9-11 Memorial Ceremony
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2019 California 9-11 Memorial ceremony
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Ron Sundquist - One Mural, One Man, A Clovis Legacy
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Clovis Police Retirement Ceremony
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FLAG DAY 2019
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Flag Day - Clovis Councilmember Vong Mouanoutoua Full Speech
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(Highlight Video) Town Hall Meeting - Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
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CEHS Badminton CIF Champions
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Clovis Community College 2018 RECAP
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Clovis Veterans Memorial District 2018 Recap
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2018 International Village
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Taking it to the Streets 2018
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Clovis Matters - Meet Clovis Police Officer Kay Simpson
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Education

Action is Key for Clovis North Principal

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Clovis North’s mission statement and overall goal is “to build a unified campus that inspires students to maximize their performance in mind, body and spirit.” But Broncos Principal Joshua Shapiro puts those words into action.  “My gut reaction is to ask, why not? I enjoy being amongst the staff, students and...
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Faces of Clovis

Faces of Clovis: Donelle Kellom – Clovis Elementary Principal

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Full Name:  Donelle Kellom Place of Birth:  Fresno, CA Occupation:  Clovis Elementary Principal What got you into this line of work? I always knew that I wanted to...
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Faces of Clovis: Pamela Ann Hoffhous – Principal, Reagan Elementary School

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Full Name: Pamela Ann Hoffhous Place of Birth: Fresno, Ca Occupation: Principal, Reagan Elementary School (Clovis Unified) Duties: I oversee the safety on our campus as well...

Faces of Clovis: Tim Randall – Teacher/Clovis West Football Coach

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Full Name: Timothy Randall Place of Birth: Hanford, California Occupation: Teacher/Coach Duties: Teach physical education and coach the Clovis West football team. What got you into this line of work? Going into my...

Faces of Clovis: Steven Pagani – Gateway High School Principal

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Full Name: Steven T. Pagani Place of Birth: Glendale, California Occupation: Principal, Gateway High School Duties: To improve the lives of Gateway students in the areas of...

Business

Measure A bond Will Ensure Benefits to Schools and the Community

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Following the boards unanimous decision to approve a $408 million facility bond election, Clovis Unified School Board Superintendent Eimear O’Farrell, Vice President Chris Casado...

Canadian-based Start-up wins Top Prize at Entrepreneurship Forum in Clovis

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The Clovis Veterans Memorial District hosted the annual Central Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and a lot was on the...

New Fair Trade Store Opens on Pollasky

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Inside the Dewitt breezeway on Pollasky Ave in Clovis, you will find the Tagua Fair Trade store run by Debbie Tingley. This little shop sells...

Dick’s Sporting Goods Turns Back on Gun Sales

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Five million dollars in gun supplies was recently destroyed by Dick’s Sporting Goods and CEO David Stack says the arms are now scrap metal.  Stack’s...

Arts & Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

Old Town Clovis gears up for One Enchanted Evening

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Old Town Clovis kicks off the holiday season with their annual event, One Enchanted Evening on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 5 p.m. to 8...
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Sierra Vista Mall’s Jingle Jam in the Park is back

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The second annual Jingle Jam in the Park is set for Saturday, Nov. 23 from 6 p.m - 8 p.m. at Sierra Vista Mall. The...

Dinner Theatre Receives Enthusiastic Response in Old Town

Arts & Entertainment Carole Grosch -
CenterStage Clovis presented their debut dinner theatre cabaret show, Broadway Then & Now, to a sold-out crowd on November 7, 2019, at DiCicco's Italian...

Best of the Best Car Show to benefit local nonprofit

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Over 150 cars and motorcycles gathered at the Sierra Vista Mall on Saturday for the 2019 Best of the Best car and motorcycle show....

Micheal Bublé Coming to Save Mart Center

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Michael Bublé has announced 27 new North American tour dates in 2020 following the phenomenal global success of his An Evening With Michael Bublé...

Food

Health

Food

Recall Issued from Wawona Frozen Foods for Potential Health Risk in Frozen Raspberries

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Wawona Frozen Foods has issued a recall on frozen raspberries and frozen berry mixes containing raspberries on October 30, 2019. The berries were only sold at Aldi Grocery Store in Clovis and Raley’s Family of Fine Stores.  The raspberries were recalled due to having potential of being contaminated with Hepatitis...
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Education

Clovis Teacher Battles Cancer, Runs New York City Marathon

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Ten years ago Joel Stetler would have never imagined standing in front of an assembly room full of elementary school students and faculty with tears running down his face, but it happened. Stetler, 36, teaches 3rd grade at Lincoln Elementary. He’s not your typical teacher. The Colorado native and father of...
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Health

Magnolia Crossing Raises the Bar for Assisted Senior Living

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"More Than A Place To Live, A Place To Belong" Opened in February 2018, Magnolia Crossing set itself apart by providing outstanding care and housing for seniors of all income groups, including seniors in the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Program and the Assisted Living Waiver Program. The philosophy of Magnolia Crossing makes...
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Health

Clovis Steps Up for Down Syndrome

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Starting bright and early Saturday, Oct. 19, and continuing well into the afternoon, the Down Syndrome Association of Central California (DSACC) held their annual Step Up for Down Syndrome event. Over 1,100 people came out to the Clovis Rodeo Grounds to participate and show their support. The DSACC is a...
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Crime

Clovis PD offers safe Exchange Zone for the Holidays (video)

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(Video courtesy of the Clovis Police Department) With the holidays around the corner, Clovis PD is encouraging the community to utilize their Exchange Zone (EZ)....
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Phone Scam Victim Breaks the Silence

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A Clovis woman who was conned out of her life savings sat down with the Clovis Roundup for an interview. The victim, who doesn't...

Music instruments stolen from Dry Creek Park

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As of Tuesday, Nov. 12, it has been reported that two xylophones from Dry Creek Park has been stolen. Located on the corner of Clovis...

Scam Alert: Costco’s $75 coupon is a Scam

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An image of Costco giving away a $75 voucher has been circulating social media this week. To receive the voucher, users are to click...

Scam Alert: 91-Year-Old Clovis Resident Scammed out of $70,000

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A phone scam targeting seniors across the country claimed a victim in Clovis.  In October, a 91-year-old Clovis woman received a phone call from someone...

Clovis History

Clovis History

Let’s Talk Clovis: 1906 Clovis Tribune

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H.W. McCormick was editor of the weekly Clovis Tribune newspaper. Subscriptions were $1.50 yearly, six months .75 or three months .50 (in advance). “Birth,...
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Remembering our 59 Clovis Gold Star Heroes

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Many of our early Clovis pioneers were Veterans of our Civil War (1861-1865). They were true patriots. They established a tradition that our 59...

Let’s Talk Clovis: 1962 “The Perfect Prank,” 1,400 CHS Students, “Play Hooky”

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1962 was the year that 1,400 Clovis High School students committed “The Perfect Prank” (play hooky) on their dedicated Principal Robert Theiler and his...

Let’s Talk Clovis: 1962 Cavalcade Quotations of Clovis High Faculty

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The 1962 “Spirited Cavalcade Staff” (Terry Riordan, Editor-in-Chief) requested the Clovis High School faculty (1,400 students, 60 teachers) to share their favorite classroom saying....

Agriculture

Ag News

Ag at large: The splendid fungus maintains its appeal

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California is only the nation’s second largest mushroom producing state, and the reason it is not number one may be that we don’t have...
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Ag at large: Dogs detect scent of citrus disease

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A few well-trained dogs have been recruited in the industry-wide effort to track movements of the Asian citrus psyllid, noted carrier of a disease...

Ag at Large: Central Valley is Sheep Country

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Sheep production is one of California’s low-profile agricultural industries, prominent in four Central Valley counties, but that’s enough to place the state right behind...

Fresno County the Nation’s Top Agricultural Producer

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Fresno County is the nation’s top agricultural county, according to the Tulare County’s Crop and Livestock Report.  The figures, released Tuesday, show Fresno County’s Ag...

Shaver Lake Fishing Report

Shaver Lake Fishing Report

Shaver Lake Fishing Report: Good Weekend of Fishing, Multiple Limits on Kokes and Trout

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In our last edition, I mentioned that on the day the next edition came out, which was October 30, kokanee fishermen could still catch...
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Shaver Lake Fishing Report: Fellow Shaver Guide Limits on Kokanee in Latest Trip

Shaver Lake Fishing Report Dick Nichols -
Shaver’s fall colors are abundant right now. The crisp fall temperatures and colors are symbolic of Shaver’s change in season. Welcome fall, my favorite time of the year. While it may be beautiful up here, the fishing has really declined. My latest trip on the last Saturday of September, I...

Shaver Lake Fishing Report: Fair to Terrible Fishing The Past Weeks

Shaver Lake Fishing Report Dick Nichols -
We closed our 2019 charter season on the last Saturday of September. A grandfather, uncle and dad, taking their seven year old out for his birthday. He was the only fisherman that day and making it a happy day for his family was very important. It had been slow fishing...

Shaver Lake Fishing Report: Good Trout Fishing early Summer Forecasted for 2020 Season

Shaver Lake Fishing Report Dick Nichols -
What a fantastic year of fishing it has been at  Shaver Lake, but the last two weeks of my season have not gone well. On September 4th, we picked up multiple limits of kokanee. After that it went down to eight fish, then seven fish and three to five...

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