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Brush fire threatens home northeast of Clovis
One home was threatened by a grass fire that burned one acre of land northeast of Clovis on Sunday evening, fire officials said. Fresno County Fire and Cal Fire responded to the blaze just before 6:30 p.m. at 13000 Tollhouse Road east of Highway 168 and Academy Avenue, Cal Fire spokesman Ryan Michaels said. Flames [...]
Place your vote for California’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer!
Nominations are posted for California’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer. The recognition is part of the annual Salute to Senior Service program which honors the contributions of area seniors age 65 and older. The highest vote-getter will be recognized as California’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer and be considered for national honors. Online voting continues until Tuesday, April 30. [...]
Fresno gets health benefit call center worth 500 jobs
Covered California, the California health benefit exchange formed to provide insurance options under the federal Affordable Care Act, announced Thursday that Fresno will be the site of a call center expected to provide almost 500 jobs. The center is expected to open in the fall, but no specific location has been named. The state is [...]
Fresno County firefighter collect money to Fill the Boot
Engineer Tim Gehret accepts a donation from a motorist while conducting the Fill the Boot fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the corner of Herndon and Fowler in Clovis, Wednesday. Firefighters from Fresno County Fire Station 85 at Sunnyside and Nees were at all corners of the intersection carrying on the fundraiser. The firefighters [...]
Alzheimer’s Awareness Walk & Run in Visalia: April 13
The Senior Living Network would like to extend a special thanks to all who participated in their 5th annual Walk/Run in Fresno. With more than 150 walkers and $15,000 raised, the event was a successful venture in the fight to help local families deal with the physical and emotional toils of Alzheimer’s disease. If you [...]
Fresno Unified improves graduation rate, still below state average
Fresno Unified high school graduation rates, the focus of community criticism and impetus for a dropout task force, are continuing to climb, although not all schools had a gain, according to the state Department of Education. The four-year graduation rate for Fresno Unified reached 74.6% in 2011-12, an increase of 1.2% over the 2010-11 rate [...]
