The Kingsburg Recorder

Two years ago -- as Danis Badiou faced cancer surgery in the Bay Area -- the Kingsburg Cancer Volunteers quietly offered him a gas card. It was to help him pay for the many trips he was making from his home in Kingsburg to the Veterans Administration hospital in Palo Alto. "I didn't ask for it, but I was very grateful," said Badiou, 66. He had never heard of the group, a nonprofit that has ... Full Story »

The Kingsburg Police Department received a $46,000 grant to keep streets safer, which paid for a new BMW police motorcycle and a new radar gun. The grant, funded through the California Office of Traffic Safety, will also help to pay for overtime for officers working special traffic enforcement activities. The grant was awarded to Kingsburg Oct. 1. The department has applied for the grant in the ... Full Story »

The Kingsburg City Council approved an updated personnel manual for the city, the financial audit of the last fiscal year and a traffic circle for the downtown area at its Oct. 21 meeting. Kathy Pickrell, human resources coordinator for Kingsburg, presented the new personnel manual to council members. The last one was updated in 1989. She said the big changes in the personnel policies include ... Full Story »

Police Selma Oct. 22 7:33 a.m. Vandalism report, 1000 block of Mill Street. Full Story »