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Also on today's calendar: Visalia Livestock Market Select Bull Sale and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Week 4 predictions, top games to watch (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — High school football fans in Visalia get a full rundown of Week 4's biggest Tulare County matchups, including games at Visalia Community Stadium and standout performances from local teams. The story highlights El Diamante, Golden West, Mt. Whitney, and Redwood's Visalia-grown quarterback, helping residents plan which Friday night games to catch and what to watch for.
2. Visalia City Council approves 45-day moratorium on data centers (visaliatimesdelta.com) — Visalia residents should know the City Council has enacted a 45‑day moratorium blocking new data center permits while officials study potential impacts on energy, water, noise, and neighborhood quality of life. The pause could later be extended or turned into a permanent ban, and council members say they want Visalia to clearly signal that large commercial data centers may not fit the community's priorities.
3. Should California require cameras in classrooms? Valley parents say yes (visaliatimesdelta.com) — Families in Visalia Unified are pressing the district to consider cameras in special education classrooms after police investigated alleged abuse involving a Highland Elementary teacher. Their campaign, which has drawn thousands of petition signatures, is now part of a wider Central Valley and statewide debate over how to protect nonverbal and disabled students while balancing privacy and legal limits on classroom recording.
4. Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrest of Visalia Man, Seizure of Narcotics and Firearm Cache (ca.gov) — A multi‑agency task force working with Visalia Police arrested a Visalia man after seizing multiple firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, and stolen passports from his home, where a child was also removed from danger. Officials say the suspect, already barred from owning guns and under a child‑abuse protective order, now faces several firearm, child endangerment, and court‑order violation charges.
5. TCAG rolls out Tulare County student art contest (thesungazette.com) — Tulare County students, including those in Visalia, can enter TCAG's Walk & Roll Art Contest this fall for a chance to win a new bicycle by submitting artwork by Oct. 23. Entries can be turned in online, by mail, email, or directly at TCAG's Visalia office, supporting a broader push for safe, healthy ways to walk and roll to school.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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