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In today's newsletter:
- Pixley toddler injured when gun cleaning goes wrong inside family home
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Tuesday: Hazy sun, with a high of 88 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 96, low: 58.
- Thursday: Scorching sunshine and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• California toddler is shot by adult cleaning a gun (latimes.com subscription) — A 2-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the leg inside a Pixley home Sunday while an adult was cleaning a gun, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded around 11:30 a.m., provided aid until medics arrived, and the child was taken to a hospital as investigators continue gathering information.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday September 29 - Veterans Coffee Social
Veterans Memorial Building, 1771 E. Tulare Avenue, Tulare
8:30 am - Water Polo VR vs Kerman (away)
Granite Hills High School Porterville, CA 93257
5:00 pm - Vortice/Entrepreneur Launch & Leadership Academy
Tulare Chamber of Commerce, 425 E Kern Ave., Tulare
5:30 pm Wednesday September 30 - Early Dismissal
Tulare City Tulare, CA 93274 - Tennis vs Strathmore (JV, VR, away)
Granite Hills High School Porterville, CA 93257
4:00 pm - Volleyball vs Lindsay (FS, JV, VR, away)
Granite Hills High School Porterville, CA 93257
4:30 pm - Business Watch-Fall 2026
Tulare Chamber of Commerce, 425 E Kern Ave, Tulare
8:30 pm Thursday October 1 - Imagine Arts Center Senior Social →
Imagine Art Center, 63 S Main St, Porterville
1:00 pm - Soroptimist International of Tulare: 10th Annual Boot Scoot Cancer
Clock tower at the Tulare Outlets
5:30 pm - Porterville Police Department National Night Out 2026
Centennial Park, 296 N. Main Street, Porterville
6:00 pm Friday October 2 - Football/Volleyball TOURNAMENT @ PVW
Pleasant View Elementary School District Porterville, CA 93257
5:00 pm - Football (11 person) JV vs Lindsay
Granite Hills High School Porterville, CA 93257
5:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is an emergency vehicle on CA-99 S reported...
There is an emergency vehicle on CA-99 S reported at 1:52 PM. "AAA Truck Ahead, Slow Down Move Over" (Nextdoor ) - There is an emergency vehicle on CA-99 N reported...
There is an emergency vehicle on CA-99 N reported at 9:49 PM. "Roadside assistance in progress" (Nextdoor )
- Yogurtland posted a job opening for Store Associate in Pixley. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Pixley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pixley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Delano
- Delano man sentenced to prison for $10 million real estate fraud scheme (sjvsun.com)
- 'Big Priority' In-N-Out Thread vs. Porterville needs affordable food (wordpress.com)
Porterville
- Political Exploitation: Why the Blessings of Liberty Network Is Suddenly Courting Porterville's Laotian Community (Sept 25, 2026) (wordpress.com)
- The Modern Savage, Porterville Police Department, and Zion Lutheran School: A Public Trust Concern (wordpress.com)
- CivicPlus NextRequest Porterville Portal, CPRA Request Detail Report — Master CPRA Tracking Spreadsheet (wordpress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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