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Clovis West High Student is Only Recipient of Prestigious National DAR Good Citizens Scholarship Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 23:05

FRESNO - Clovis West High School senior Elizabeth Lanier was notified yesterday by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) that she was the national winner of the DAR Good Citizens scholarship contest which encourages and rewards the qualities of good citizenship. She will receive $5,000 a year for four years of college.

As part of the scholarship application process, Elizabeth was asked to explain how she demonstrated, to an outstanding degree, the qualities of a good citizen including dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.

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Peter Ficklin Recieves Honors for Local Wine & Lifetime Achievement Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 22:47

MADERA WINETRAIL THIS WEEKEND

MADERA
- Ficklin Vineyards will receive California State Fair’s 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award for wine industry leadership and contributions to the advancement of California enology and viticulture. This prestigious accolade will be presented in July at the California State Fair Gala at Cal Expo in Sacramento. For the last 17 years pioneering figures in the wine business have been bestowed with this respected award.

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Randall Anderson Sentenced on Residential Burglary Print E-mail
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Monday, 07 May 2012 11:19
MADERA - On Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 Randall Anderson, 60, of Coarsegold was sentenced on 3 felony charges, according to Michael R. Keitz, District Attorney for Madera County.
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CHP Officer Shot While Monitoring Traffic Print E-mail
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Monday, 07 May 2012 07:26

BAKERSFIELD - The California Highway Patrol is on the look out for three individuals in an SUV that opened gunfire at one of their own. Sunday evening a CHP officers was stopped on the westbound shoulder of State Route 178 operating a radar unit and monitoring traffic.

The suspect driving a blue SUV slowed, made a u-turn, crossed the double yellow lines, then re-entered the westbound lanes, traveling the wrong way towards the officer. As the suspect closed in on the officer the left rear passenger fired multiple shots at the officer. The officer, who was struck in the hand and chest, drew his service weapon and returned fire.

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Vehicle Returned to 90-Year Old Victim: Citizen Tips Result in the Arrest of 3 Print E-mail
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Friday, 04 May 2012 11:31
FRESNO - Last month a male suspect followed a 90-year-old female into the Save Mart store at First and Bullard. While she was shopping, he stole her purse from her cart, and then used her car keys to steal her vehicle from the store’s parking lot. Det. Daniel Godwin of the Northeast District Investigations Unit worked with the victim, the store, and the media to broadcast information on this case.

Information received from several citizen tips led Det. Godwin to contact a local parole agent, who confirmed that a wanted parolee named Henry Sahagun was the suspect seen on a video committing the crime.
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