Mid Valley Times

Mid Valley Times is a weekly newspaper that serves the communities of Reedley, Sanger, Dinuba, Parlier, Fowler, Orosi, and nearby regions. It is published every Thursday by Mid-Valley Publishing Inc., a privately owned organization.

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Reedley budget workshops maintain fiscal prudence

2 days ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

REEDLEY – As cities, counties and the state face budget deficits heading into the new fiscal year, Reedley’s city management has assured its residents that their city is not in the same boat, and they intend to remain above water. Throughout two special meetings on May 13 and May 27, the Reedley City Council reviewed the proposed budget and discussed how it is balancing its need to provide services with its need to be fiscally cautious.
Molly Schnur-Salimbene ready to go with the flow

4 days ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

FRESNO COUNTY – As the first full-time executive director of the Kings River Conservancy, Molly Schnur-Salimbene is ready to go with the flow — of the river, of field trips with elementary schoolers, of new grant opportunities and of whatever else floats her way. Schnur-Salimbene, who is not just the first full-time executive director, but the first full-time employee of the Kings River Conservancy (KRC) in the organization’s 20-year history, took on the position in April.
Dinuba welcomes El Don Restaurant to downtown

5 days ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

DINUBA – Dozens of community members and the Dinuba Chamber of Commerce came out to L Street in downtown Dinuba to get a taste of the newest addition to the city’s dining scene. El Don, a Mexican and Japanese fusion restaurant by Don Sanchez, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 31, and had so many people hoping to try out the restaurant that just 20 minutes into opening, there was already a 40 minute wait.
Workshop brings planning know-how to Sanger entrepreneurs

6 days ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

SANGER – Executive summary, service line, unique value proposition, lean canvas — elements of business planning that, to the business outsider or new entrepreneur, may just sound like random words thrown together that have nothing to do with selling coffee or fixing cars. For the budding entrepreneur or hopeful business owner who attended the Business Planning Workshop at the Sanger Community Center on May 28, however, those phrases have at least some clearer meaning.
Dinuba sees fund balances bounce into the positives

6 days ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

DINUBA – Just as it saw with its general fund and specialized funds, the city of Dinuba is ending the 2024-25 fiscal year with more revenue in its enterprise funds than it originally anticipated. This puts Dinuba in a stable position as it prepares its budget for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year that begins on July 1, according to the second budget workshop held by the Dinuba City Council on May 27.
General plan update shapes vision for Kingsburg's future

1 week ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

KINGSBURG – For anyone wondering why their city decided to expand more to the east or allow new business development in one corner of town but not another, look to the general plan. The general plan is, just as the name suggests, a comprehensive, long-term planning document that lays out how land in a city will be used, thinking years or even decades into the future. In Kingsburg, the city’s last comprehensive update to its plan was in 1992 — more than 30 years ago.
Kingsburg residents to absorb water rate increases

1 week ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

KINGSBURG – Two hundred eighteen protest ballots submitted by Kingsburg water utility customers were not enough to halt the passage of water rate increases, which – now that they’ve been approved – are taking effect in July. More than 2,000 customers would have needed to submit protest ballots in order to stop the Kingsburg City Council from approving the rate increases during a public hearing on May 21.
Sen. Schiff engages with local ag issues

1 week ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

FRESNO COUNTY – Under the hot-but-not-too-hot Central Valley sun, surrounded by acres upon acres of fruit-bearing fields, United States Sen. Adam Schiff sampled freshly picked blueberries grown by a local, third-generation farmer. Schiff was visiting Marthedal Farms about five miles south of Fresno on May 24, where he learned from owner Jon Marthedal about the work that goes into producing more than 400 acres of grapes and 180 acres of blueberries.
Local track athletes compete at Valley

1 week ago | midvalleytimes.com | Kason Clark

CLOVIS – This past Saturday, May 24, high school track and field programs from across the Central Valley gathered at Buchanan High School to compete in the CIF Central Section Masters Championships. Against the best of the best in the Valley, several local athletes performed well to make their schools proud. For Immanuel High School, Alexandra Schartmann took second in the 400-meter sprint with a time of 55.61 seconds. She also finished fourth in the 200 with a time of 24.64 seconds.
Redcats rip apart Tehachapi in D III Semifinal

1 week ago | midvalleytimes.com | Serena Bettis

FOWLER – It should come as no surprise that the Fowler Redcats just know how to win. In fact, Tehachapi found out the hard way how powerful a focused Redcats team really is. Breaking out their full arsenal of timely offense, stout pitching and fundamentally sound defense, No.1 seed Fowler punished No. 5 seed Tehachapi 10-1 in their CIF Central Section D III Semifinal game at the Fowler Varsity Field on May 23.