🌱 Could stolen farm equipment still be hidden near Kerman’s orchards?

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• Could stolen farm equipment still be hidden near Kerman's orchards?

Also on today's calendar: Selma at Kerman and 1 more event.

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📰 News we're reading

• Task Force Reportedly Recovers Over $1 Million in Stolen Farm Equipment (crimevoice.com) — Law enforcement has recovered more than $1 million in stolen farm equipment from orchards and fields in and around Kerman, with all items returned to their owners. Detectives still need help identifying suspects and are urging Kerman-area farmers to check their orchards and equipment inventories, report anything unfamiliar, and share any suspicious activity or surveillance footage with the Sheriff's Agricultural Crimes Task Force.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kerman

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Thursday October 15
• Selma Bears at Kerman →
  Kerman
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Cross Country vs. Golden Bear 5K @ *Sierra Pacific HS* Varsity 10:0
  Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
  8:00 am
• Football vs. Week 7 Kingsburg @ Kerman JV/Varsity 5:00/7:30 pm
  Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Selma at Kerman →
  Kerman High School, 205 South First St, Kerman
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Biola Food Distribution →
  Biola – Food Distribution, 4925 N 7th Ave, Biola
  9:00 am
• Recreation Commission Meeting →
  City of Mendota, 643 Quince St, Mendota
  12:00 pm
• Water Polo @ McLane (4:30 Girls, 5:30 Boys)
  McLane High School, 2727 N Cedar Ave, Fresno
  4:30 pm
• EHS / EL Parent Night
  Enterprise High School Kerman, CA 93630
  5:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball vs. Dinuba @ Kerman JV / Var 5:00 / 6:00
  Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
  5:00 pm
• WF MLL Night
  West Fresno Middle Fresno, CA 93706
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Cross Country vs. Golden Bear 5K @ *Sierra Pacific HS* Varsity 10:0
  Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
  8:00 am
• Glowchella Dance
  Jefferson Middle School Madera, CA 93637
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brand New Home available in Kerman, California for $433,300.
  00. Call Cynthia Gastelum, Realtor for more information. (559) 917-5883. (Nextdoor California - Kearney)

• Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for barista - Store# 80668, 1ST & WHITESBRIDGE in Kerman. Apply here.
• American Farmland Trust posted a job opening for California Water Resource Specialist in San Joaquin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kerman here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Joaquin

• T.W.G. Cigars is a New Crop for the San Joaquin Valley (californiaglobe.com)
• California's San Joaquin Valley needs more doctors. New medical schools are years away (danvillesanramon.com)
• Buchanan, Clovis North lead TRAC girls volleyball standings after league realignment (fresnobee.com)

Fresno

• Fresno grant could help with funding for student field trips (yourcentralvalley.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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