🌱 How a new gas station and restaurants could reshape Manning and Academy

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• How a new gas station and restaurants could reshape Manning and Academy

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and not as hot, with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 91, low: 59.
• Friday: Hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 94 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Public Notices 5/11/2026 (thebusinessjournal.com) — Parlier residents are invited to a May 21 City Council hearing on a proposed gas station, convenience store, and restaurants at Manning and South Academy, including a zoning text change to allow sit‑down dining in the General Commercial zone. The same notice section also lists county court, probate, business filings, and regional bid opportunities that may affect local property owners, contractors, and families handling estates.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Reedley: Reedley Library Reading Circle
  Reedley Branch Library Public Area
  10:00 am
• Early Release for Elem/Late Start for Mid & High Sch
  Sanger Unified Sanger, CA 93657
  12:00 pm
• SHS ELAC & SSC Meeting - Dining Hall
  Selma Unified Selma, CA 93662
  4:30 pm
• Garfield SSC/ELAC Meeting
  Selma Unified Selma, CA 93662
  5:00 pm
• AVID Celebration
  Kingsburg High Kingsburg, CA 93631
  6:00 pm
• 8th Dance Tickets on Sale
  ALMS (Abraham Lincoln Middle School) Selma, CA 93662
  8:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• CAASPP Testing
  Heartland Educational Center Selma, CA 93662
• Roosevelt Open House
  Kingsburg Elementary Charter Kingsburg, CA 93631
  5:30 pm
• Selma High Scholarship Night
  Selma Unified Selma High Dining Hall
  6:30 pm
• Spring Band Concert
  Kingsburg High Kingsburg, CA 93631
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Class Officer Election
  Kingsburg High Kingsburg, CA 93631
  8:00 am
• RIDE Foundation Session 4
  Heartland Educational Center 24768 E Kings Canyon Rd, Reedley, CA 93654, USA
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of lockdown at Fresno High School, California.
  11:25AM on May 11: Fresno High School is on lockdown again, according to a Nextdoor user. (Nextdoor )

• Fortrex Solutions posted a job opening for Food Safety Team Member – General Labor (Night) in Parlier. Apply here.
• JC Penney posted a job opening for Custodial Associate - Garden Vinyard Plaza in Selma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parlier here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Selma

• These are the safest hospitals in Fresno area, report says. Is yours on the list? (fresnobee.com)
• Bobby Cox's Hall of Fame journey to Cooperstown started as a 19-year-old catcher in Reno (nevadasportsnet.com)
• A Plus Garage Doors Inc. Highlights Garage Door Energy Efficiency Impact (thecharlottegazette.com)

Reedley

• BASEBALL: Reedley rebounds against Exeter in regular-season finale (midvalleytimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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