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Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Reedley's newest police sergeant, Steven Max Puryear, spoke to the Reedley City Council at its April 14 meeting.
Reedley council OKs Rancho Vista phase 1, Faith House upgrades
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Fire personnel from the Dinuba Fire Depart- ment responded to a structure fire in the 1900 block of Brown Way in Dinuba on the afternoon of April 16. When fire- fighters arrived on the scene they found a black Chevy Tahoe’s engine compartment engulfed in flames as well as a nearby garage and the house’s front side.
According to Dinuba Fire Chief Chad Thomp- son, though the cause of the fire still under investigation, it is be- lieved to have originat- ed in the garage. There was extensive damage to the garage and two bedrooms located above it. Two adults were at the location when the fire started.
Thompson said the damage to the house was not a total loss, but estimated at $70,000.
The fire came just three days after an early morning fire at the Magnolia Market on April 13. That fire, ac- cording to Thompson, began in the attic of the store and is believed to have been an electrical issue. The market sus-
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Reedley City Council unanimously approved the first phase of a subdivision map for the Rancho Vista Estates in east Reedley along with upgrades including a solar pow- er system to the Faith House emergency shel- ter in southwest Reed- ley during its regular meeting on April 14.
Phase one of Rancho Vista — located east of Buttonwillow Avenue and southeast of Spring- field Avenue, will con- sist of the first 96 lots of an eventual 186 single- family residential units on 40.28 gross acres of land. The first phase would be just east of Buttonwillow between Evening Glow Avenue to the north and Duff Avenue to the south. Average size of each lot would be about 6,000
square feet.
The council also ap-
proved three items with the Faith House, located at 1697 W. Huntsman Ave. One was a budget appropriation of nearly $61,000 to buy and in- stall a solar power sys- tem that's expected to significantly lower the estimated $8,000 annual power bill.
The council also ap- proved an amendment to the licensing agree- menttoallow—ona case-by-case basis – up to 60 days for an initial shelter stay for families with a maximum of 180 days.
During the presen- tation portion of the meeting, Reedley Po- lice Chief introduced newly promoted Po- lice Sgt. Steven Max Puryear to the council. With his promotion, Puryear becomes the department's seventh sergeant on staff.
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Firefighters with the Dinuba Fire Department survey the scene on April 16 after flames were extinguished at a structure fire in the 1900 block of Brown Way. Damage from the blaze was estimated at $70,000.
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Fires erupt 3 days apart in Dinuba
tained substantial dam- age to the roof and lost the majority of its prod-
uct but is not considered a total loss.
The restaurant next
door suffered only mi- nor smoke and water damage.
Fresno Pacific moves its 2020 commencement to December
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Two groups of Fresno Pacific University graduates and their friends and families will celebrate commencement together Satur- day, Dec. 12, in a combined spring-
fall 2020 ceremony.
FPU’s May 9 commencement
was postponed, along with most other spring events, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also pushed all instruction online and limited access to all campuses.
Since the university hosts two cer- emonies a year, one each for spring and fall graduates, leaders decided to combine the two on the date al- ready set for the fall ceremony.
The combined ceremony will be held in Fresno's Selland Arena.
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