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Clovis PD needs Help Identifying Burglary Suspect

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Golden Eagles dominate defensively, cruise to win over Kimball

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With a new season, new opportunities arrive for teams to leave a stamp on Central Section basketball history. But, in...

Clovis Community College gives back to their students for #GivingTuesday

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December 3, 2019 is #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving. At Clovis Community College, President Lori Bennett is encouraging...

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Clovis Girls Defeat Frontier 4-0 In Harold S. Young Tourney

Gabriel Camarillo -
The excitement in the fresh morning air was palpable at Clovis High on Saturday, as Day 2 of the Harold S. Young soccer tournament opened with the host Cougars...
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Clovis Boys Show Promise In Loss to De La Salle

Gabriel Camarillo -
As the old British saying goes “Keep Calm and Carry On.” Those are words the Clovis boys soccer team...
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Broncos’ revenge tour off to fast start with win over Memorial

Michael Ford -
After losing the Valley championship game last season to San Luis Obispo, the Clovis North Broncos girls soccer team...
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Golden Eagles dominate defensively, cruise to win over Kimball

Michael Ford -
With a new season, new opportunities arrive for teams to leave a stamp on Central Section basketball history. But, in...
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Goodbye, Coach: Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford Announces Resignation

Gabriel Camarillo -
Jeff Tedford is something you would call a shooting star: he made wishes come true - then disappeared suddenly...
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Clovis North Broncos top Tulare Union 3-0

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In a solid offensive showing, the Clovis North Boys soccer team defeated Tulare Union 3-0 on Thursday, Dec. 5....

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Clovis Girls Defeat Frontier 4-0 In Harold S. Young Tourney

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Clovis Boys Show Promise In Loss to De La Salle

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Broncos’ revenge tour off to fast start with win over Memorial

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Golden Eagles dominate defensively, cruise to win over Kimball

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Goodbye, Coach: Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford Announces Resignation

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Clovis North Broncos top Tulare Union 3-0

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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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Clovis Cougars vs. Salinas Cowboys WK 4 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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The Price of Freedom
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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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Clovis Matters - City of Clovis Survey
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Crime

Phone Scams on the Rise, What to Watch For

Sarah Soghomonian -
The number of people falling victim to phone scams is on the rise and the Clovis Police Department is warning residents to be alert.  “We’ve seen an uptake in the last few months,” said Detective Drew Mosher, a 20 year veteran with the police department. “I think we can have...
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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

Valley First Credit Union Brings New Technology to Clovis Area

Business Haley McKell -
The brand new Valley First Credit Union is now open. The new location is on Herndon and Willow in the Clovis Commons shopping center....

Clovis PD plans to have extra patrol during the Holiday Shopping season

Business CR Staff -
Many retailers in the City of Clovis plan to open their doors for Black Friday shoppers even earlier this year on Thanksgiving evening. Clovis Police...

Planning Commission Approves Indoor Playground, 24-hour Permit for Crunch Fitness

Business Haley McKell -
The City of Clovis Planning Commission had a meeting on November 21. During the meeting a request was made to approve 24-hour operations at the...

Michelangelo’s Pizzeria and Make-A-Wish Team up to Make Dreams Come True

Business Haley McKell -
Just like a genie in a bottle Michelangelo's Pizzeria and Make-A-Wish foundation help make not one, but two children's wishes come true. The locally owned...

Arts & Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Draws Hundreds Despite Rainy Weather

Ron Camacho -
It would take more than a little rain to stop the people of Clovis from kicking off the holiday season Dec. 2 at the...
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One Enchanted Evening Charms Old Town

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Held annually on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, "One Enchanted Evening" worked its magic on November 21, 2019, from 5-8 p.m.  One of the most anticipated...

“Denim and Diamonds” Goes Festive for December

Arts & Entertainment Carole Grosch -
The Annual Soroptimist International Clovis Denim and Diamonds Dinner and Auction will be putting on a holiday face for its Thursday, December 5, 2019...

Clovis Children’s Electric Christmas Parade: A Celebration of Lights

Arts & Entertainment Carole Grosch -
Christmas lights are a favorite of the season, so if you are a fan, be sure to catch the Clovis Children's Electric Christmas Parade...

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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Health

Health

Sensory-Friendly Santa Experience Comes To Sierra Vista Mall

Ron Camacho -
Children with special needs will get the chance to take a photo with Santa Claus Dec. 8 at the Sierra Vista Mall from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.  The experience, known as the Santa Cares program, is held in partnership with Autism Speaks. Santa Cares events are held in malls across...
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Education

Town Hall Meeting Discusses ways to Beat Bullying

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A town hall meeting was held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) auditorium in Clovis. Hosted by KMPH Fox26 News, the meeting tackled the subject of bullying in and out of schools. The meeting was also streamed live with a panel of three...
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Food

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

Haley McKell -
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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Crime

Clovis PD needs Help Identifying Burglary Suspect

Crime CR Staff -
The Clovis Police Dept. needs help in identifying a suspect wanted for attempted burglary. On November 5, the suspect trespassed into the backyard of a...
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Clovis PD still looking for clues in Drive-by shooting incident

Crime CR Staff -
The Clovis Police Dept. is still looking for clues after a drive-by shooting incident late Monday evening on December 2. A total of eight...

Clovis Police Ask For Help in Finding Wallet Thief

Crime CR Staff -
Clovis police are looking for a woman who wracked up $3,000 in charges from a card she stole out of another woman’s purse outside...

Vehicle Theft Cases on the Rise According to Clovis PD

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With the holiday shopping season here, theft cases are on the rise. In the last two weeks alone, 40 cases of theft from vehicles...

Holiday Spirit Alive In Clovis

Crime CR Staff -
Last night at a shopping center in Clovis, a young Clovis resident had his bicycle stolen. Tarah Welbourne, another community member and shopper at the...

Clovis History

Clovis History

Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Doctors from 1893-1941

Peg Bos -
We begin this article by describing the average life of US citizens approximately 110 years ago. The average life expectancy for men was 47...
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1906 Clovis Tribune

Clovis History Peg Bos -
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,...

Let’s Talk Clovis: Remembering our 59 Clovis Gold Star Heroes

Clovis History Peg Bos -
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”

Clovis History Peg Bos -
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...

Agriculture

Ag News

Ag at Large: Agriculture Counties Host Sunshine, Power

Don Curlee -
California’s wide open spaces, where billions of dollars of agricultural crops grow every year, might be destined to produce on an even larger scale...
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Ag at large: The splendid fungus maintains its appeal

Ag News Don Curlee -
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...

Ag at large: Dogs detect scent of citrus disease

Ag News Don Curlee -
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

Ag News Don Curlee -
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...

Shaver Lake Fishing Report

Shaver Lake Fishing Report

Shaver Lake Fishing Report: Great Week of Fishing

Dick Nichols -
Another beautiful week at Shaver Lake found a few boats on the lake. It was couples’ week, with Clovis residents Robert and Maria Hernandez...
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Shaver Lake Fishing Report: Good Weekend of Fishing, Multiple Limits on Kokes and Trout

Shaver Lake Fishing Report Dick Nichols -
In our last edition, I mentioned that on the day the next edition came out, which was October 30, kokanee fishermen could still catch kokanee in Rock Heaven Cove. Well, Manny and Jared Romero from Clovis proved that to be correct on the following Sunday. The Romero’s went straight...

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...

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