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🌱 Could stolen farm equipment still be hidden near Kerman’s orchards?
Coming up: Selma Bears at Kerman on the Kerman Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- 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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- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 61.
- Saturday: Sweltering heat with hazy sun, with a high of 102 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 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. 
📸 Around Kerman
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kerman
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★ Featured events ★
- Selma Bears at Kerman →
Kerman
6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
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Other local events
- 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 - Selma at Kerman →
Kerman High School, 205 South First St, Kerman
6:00 pm
Friday October 2
Thursday October 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - 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
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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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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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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