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A full-service 99 Cent Only store is coming to Hanford. The store, which will fill the old Monte Mart building in the shopping center at Lacey Boulevard and 11th Avenue, is set to open Aug.

Local students pursuing a degree through Chapman University College no longer have to share classrooms with the students of Pioneer Middle School, or any other school.

All students at Armona Elementary School and Parkview Middle School will now benefit from the Armona Union Elementary School District's recent decision regarding Title 1 funds.

Local students are likely to have a new alternative education opportunity beginning in the fall of 2009.

California's Department of Education released Wednesday the newest data available for high school dropout rates.

Friends and family of three Hanford teens killed in an overnight car accident on Tuesday, will hold a series of car washes to raise money for funeral costs.

An early morning accident in rural Kings County claimed the lives of 3 teens who graduated from Hanford West High School just this past Wednesday.

In the South Valley, there's concern not just about homes but entire communities that have been on the decline for decades.

A South Valley teen was arrested on Tuesday for suspected arson. According to the Kings County Fire Department the 17-year-old juvenile intentionally set fire to a car Monday night on Ada St. via KMPH-TV Fresno

“Amazingly the women were all alive”

California Highway Patrol/Special to The Madera Tribune A 71-year-old man was killed Tuesday when the car he was driving, a Toyota Corolla, above, veered into the wrong lane on state Route 41 and crashed head ... via Madera Tribune

A 70-year-old Oakhurst man was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 41 north of Avenue 12 in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol said. via Fresno Bee

“That speaks highly to the efforts that are put forward by local teachers”

Across the top of the name tag of every school district superintendent and board member read the words, "We make a difference." For many who gathered Monday evening at the Kings County School Boards Association ... via Twin City Times

“The challenge is going to be working with the city and the citizens to accomplish it”

After more than 30 years with Kings County Fire, Gary Rocha took a leap of faith and has accepted the position as Kingsburg's new fire chief. via Kingsburg Recorder

“We don't want to make millions of everything. We want to make thousands of things”

By Seth Nidever snidever@HanfordSentinel.com Hanford is known for a lot of things: Dairies, a famous ice cream parlor, uniquely aromatic H20 and a small-town atmosphere. via Twin City Times

By Shannon Milliken smilliken@HanfordSentinel.com Administrative changes, controversial trips across the country, and new schools were among the most memorable local education events this year. via Twin City Times

“The general plans calls for a traffic pattern change there”

The Lemoore Planning Commission gave the go ahead for a new apartment complex to be built on the south side of Hanford-Armona Road east of Cinnamon Avenue. via Lemoore Advance

“When they buy these things, they buy them to cherish them”

Carlos Cordova's creations aren't in a typical bike shop. Then again, there's nothing typical about the tricked-out rigs that Cordova sells from an industrial space near Highway 198 in Armona. via Twin City Times

“We ran a successful zone for years. We had a successful audit ... There's no reason we wouldn't be competitive.”

The application is in. Its fate is still up in the air. But Kings County is hopeful that it will get another designation for an enterprise zone -- a state-sanctioned program designed to spur local economic ... via Twin City Times

A Kings County man was arrested Sunday night following a carjacking incident in which authorities say he was lured into custody by the victim. via Fresno Bee

Nikolas A. Nicely: Air Force Airman Nikolas A. Nicely has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. via Twin City Times