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and residents were allowed to re- enter their homes.
Some of those areas included Lodge Road beginning in the west from the intersection of Lodge Road and Auberry Road as well as the area east at the Sierra Hills Baptist Church.
“Our focus right now is to get the power regenerated in some of these areas, there’s been a lot of work done on the roads and around the structures and we want to start getting that all in place so we can bring people back in to their homes as soon as pos- sible,” Ramey said.
“We also don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, we don’t want to put people back out if this weather changes and the fire ac- tivity picks up.”
A full list of evacuation or- der and warning changes can be found at nifc.maps.arcgis.com.
The website provides an inter- active map for residents to check
KR Conservancy's
'Moonlight Over
the River' Sept. 26
is an online event
Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Mid Valley TiMes
MVT Staff Report
Tulare County Sheriff detec- tives are continuing the investi- gation of murder last month in Dinuba, despite the arrest of a 32-year-old Cutler man in connec- tion to the crime.
Antonio Mendoza Chavez was booked in the Tulare County Sher- iff’s Office Pre-Trial facility on homicide charges in the death of 51-year-old Alfredo Carranza,
who was found shot to death in his Dinuba home on Aug. 14.
Detectives in-
vestigating the
crime determined
that Chavez was
responsible for
the shooting, and
attempted to ap-
prehend him while he was driv- ing in the Orosi area. Chavez re-
fused to stop, and led detectives on a pursuit into the Orange Cove area before he was taken into custody.
Detectives are not releasing information regarding a motive to the murder, and said the case remains an active investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Steve San- chez or detective Joshua Lowry with TCSO at (559) 733-6218.
Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
A solitary Cal Fire firefighter walked up toward Shaver Lake on Highway 168 on Sept. 13. Crews continue to fight the massive blaze, which was 16 percent contained and had burned 220,025 acres as of the morning of Sept. 15.
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The Kings River Conservancy will host its annual "Moonlight over the River" on Sat- urday, Sept. 26 with a new twist. The year- ly fundraiser will be streaming online begin- ning at 6:30 p.m. Dinner pick-up will be held im- mediately preceding the online streaming event from 4 to 6 p.m. at Thorburn Access Park.
The event will con- tinue to feature a des- sert auction where guests can bid on des- serts and pick up their winnings when they pick up dinner. The auc- tion has already started and will end on Friday, Sept. 18.
A silent auction be- gan on Sept. 16 and will run through Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon. People can bid on the auction items without purchas- ing dinner tickets by going online to charity- auction.bid/KRC.
The silent auction features items such as large and small paint- ings and prints, gift bas- kets, gift cards, books, adventure experiences, and more.
“We are so excited to be able to offer this event to the community and raise some much-
needed funds for the Conservancy,” said Sue Buckley, vice president of the Kings River Con- servancy.
The online event will feature live music, video clips of the work of the Kings River Con- servancy, testimonials from board members and supporters of the Kings River, along with a vision of the future.
All proceeds from the event go tobenefit the Kings River Con- servancy’s ongoing projects such as trail maintenance and public safety education.
The Kings River Conservancy is a non- profit organization dedicated to protect, enhance and educate people about the Kings River practices along the river corridor from Pine Flat Dam to High- way 99. They participate in functions such as in- vasive species removal, a trout incubator house to release trout into the river, adding warden patrols and maintain- ing safe public access points along the river.
For ticket informa- tion, to purchase tickets or get more information about the event, contact the Kings River Conser- vancy at (559) 787-9500 or go online to kingsriv- erconservancy.org.
on the status of their property. Ramey said that at the moment crews still have a massive fire on their hands with a lot of ground
that still needs to be covered. “We don’t want to get too ex-
tended and have too many things going, so we’re taking it slow and making it precise,” he said. “We want to make sure it’s a safe en- vironment for the people coming back into their homes.”
Cutler man accused in Aug. 14 Dinuba homicide
Alfredo Carranza
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contestant’s talent por- tion was prerecorded this week. Contestants will have the opportuni- ty to present their plat-
forms at the beginning of the pageant. That will be followed by a screen- ing of their recorded talents and will then con- clude with the impromp- tu questions.
The pageant will con-
clude with the crowning of this year’s Miss Di- nuba.
Competing for this year’s title are Julianna Tuttle, Karen Ceballos, Maggie Dicochea, Ma- rina Velasquez, Natalie
Gonzalez, Samantha Ca- maquin, Sienna Gonzalez and Tyra Adair.
Saturday night’s pag- eant can be viewed via live stream on Dinuba High School’s Youtube channel (D.E.T.V Emps).
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