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Regional homebuilder sells its 2,000th residence
Accident busts fire hydrant
Reedley Library has bookmobile service
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Reedley-area book lov- ers finally have a chance to check out reading materials at the branch library, which has been closed since before the COVID-19 virus struck.
A bookmobile with the Fresno County Library sys- tem had its first day of ser- vice at the library site on June 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. The building has been closed for more than three months because of environmental testing on the ventilation sys- tem at the site, according to library officials. No reopening date is confirmed.
The county library system began its summer programs on June 9. The Sanger and Or- ange Cove branches are two of eight in the county system serving free lunches as part of the programs.
For more information on the summer reading program, call (559) 600-7323 or go online to fresnolibrary.org/summer.
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San Joaquin Valley Homes reached a mile- stone after selling its 2,000th home after sev- en years in the home- building business.
The home was pur- chased by Victor and Nancy Chavez at Vis- ta Robles in Dinuba. In celebration of the achievement, SJV Homes presented the family with a check for $2,000.
In addition, to mark the 2,000th home mile- stone, SJV Homes is donating $20,000 to
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tions of California’s Emergency Zero Dollar Bail Rule 4.
Her court date is scheduled for Thurs- day, Aug. 6.
In early May 2020, deputies took a report from staff at Lone Star Elementary School, which is part of the Sanger Unified School District. The campus is located at 2617 S. Fowler Ave. in Fresno.
Staff developed in- formation that Parent- Teacher Association (PTA) Treasurer Sandy Rojas had embezzled money.
Property crimes detectives took over the investigation and discovered Rojas stole $27,000 from the PTA’s
Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation.
“We feel it is impor- tant to give back to the communities where we live and build,” stated Joel Leal, founder and president. “Kaweah Delta supports many surrounding cities and we especially wanted to recognize the medi- cal personnel who have worked hard the last couple of months help- ing people with the COVID-19 virus. The Valley is our home and we want to do our part to help it thrive and grow.”
bank account and spent it on her person- al expenses.
Rojas had served as the treasurer since July 2017.
The money put into the PTA account came from parents, students and teachers. These funds were donated and raised to provide for the children at Lone Star Elementary.
Anyone with addi- tional information that can help with this in- vestigation is asked to contact Detective Ru- dy Tafoya at (559) 600- 8060 or Crime Stop- pers at (559) 498-7867, or go online to www. valleycrimestoppers. org. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. You may ref- erence case #20-4774.
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A single-vehicle accident during lunch hour on June 15 sent water gushing onto Reed Avenue near the River Walk shopping center in Reedley. According to Reedley police, the driver of a white van was headed to a doctor's appoint- ment and passed out behind the wheel. The van veered off southbound Reed, knocked over a fire hydrant and then struck a power pole. The driver and a passenger were transported for treatment after reporting pain, police said.
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up five members but is made up of public safety chiefs and staff members.
After each candidate goes through the interview process this week, each panel will provide rec- ommendations for candidates they feel should move on to the next phase – an interview with Chapa. As City Manager, Chapa will have the final say in determining the
city’s next Chief of Police.
Each candidate must also pass a background process through the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training.
The process for hiring a new
Police Chief in Sanger began in January with the announcement of the retirement of then Chief of Police Silver Rodriguez. Soon after Rodriguez’s retirement, the city of Sanger hired Interim Po- lice Chief Gerald Galvin, who has more than 35 years of experience
as a police chief.
Coinciding with Rodriguez’s
retirement was a restructuring of the city’s police department that entailed replacing the cap- tain position with that of two lieu- tenants. The decision, which re- ceived a split vote by the council, received pushback from some of the community but those in favor of the move, including Rodriguez, argued the realignment was nec- essary to make the department more efficient.
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