The Kingsburg Recorder

Doug Skubitz, former head of Kingsburg District Hospital, was killed Dec. 7 when his car was struck by a vehicle that ran a stop sign at a Highway 41 intersection in Lemoore, authorities said. Skubitz, 46, lived in Fresno and was based in Hanford for his new employer, Adventist Health. He was driving south when the accident occurred about 6 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. Skubitz ... Full Story »

A local family is grieving the loss of their son Richard Hernandez, who was killed in a Fresno robbery Dec. 7. Hernandez, a 27-year old father of two young children, lived in Fresno, but grew up in Kingsburg and attended Selma High. Fresno police are questioning one man and searching for a second in connection with an early morning shooting in central Fresno that left Hernandez, a beverage ... Full Story »

The Kingsburg elementary school board voted unanimously on Dec. 7 to expel the 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing his female classmate in October. However, the boy's lawyers plan to ask a judge to overturn the decision. The boy's sister, Angela Rodriguez, said she was "very disappointed" by the board's decision. She and the lawyers say that the boy acted in self defense. Nevertheless, the boy ... Full Story »

The Kingsburg Police Department won't get one more officer on the streets to fight crime, but will add an administrative position instead -- and that's how the chief wants it. Full Story »

Stray dogs picked up by the city and kept until their owner is found are being attacked while in the city kennel. Full Story »

After months of rehearsals and staging, members of the Kings County 4-H Drama Group are ready to perform their play, "Camel Lot," for the public in Hanford and Kingsburg. "Camel Lot" is a series of musical and comedy characterizations from animated camels which tell the Christmas story and the birth of Christ. Full Story »

Seniors will get their Medicare, Medicaid, Medi-Cal and health care questions answered next week at a meeting at the Selma Senior Center. The "Understanding My Medicare and Health Insurance Coverage" event is set for 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16 The program is free. Full Story »

Selma and the Community Food Bank are having another food giveaway Dec. 10 for families affected by the drought. Full Story »

Police Selma Nov. 30 7:23 a.m. Petty theft report, 1600 block of Nelson Boulevard. Full Story »

Doug Skubitz, former head of Kingsburg District Hospital, was killed Dec. 7 when his car was struck by a vehicle that ran a stop sign at a Highway 41 intersection in Lemoore, authorities said. Skubitz, 46, lived in Fresno and was based in Hanford for his new employer, Adventist Health. He was driving south when the accident occurred about 6 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. Full Story »

Sales tax revenue in 2009 is down in Kingsburg like it is in most cities in the area. City leaders are now waiting to see how shoppers will spend during the holiday season in Kingsburg. If less sales tax revenue is received than was projected in the adopted budget, then adjustments would have to be made and could mean cuts in services. "At this time we are holding our breath for the third ... Full Story »

The Kingsburg City Council passed an emergency ordinance Nov. 18 to keep medical marijuana dispensaries out of the city for now. Kingsburg City Manager Don Pauley said the city had received a request from someone wanting to apply for a business license to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Kingsburg. The emergency ordinance keeps that from happening now. Pauley said that currently the city ... Full Story »

The Fresno County Department of Public Health has scheduled a seasonal flu vaccine clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at the Kingsburg Senior Center, officials announced this week. Full Story »

Each year KCAPS and Young Life host a Thanksgiving food drive in Kingsburg. The two nonprofit organizations leave Kingsburg Supermarket brown paper bags, each bag with a label defining specific food group needs, on the doorsteps of more than 4,000 Kingsburg homes in the hopes that residents will fill the bags with food. The bags were dropped off Nov. 21 and picked up Nov. 25. Young Life Director ... Full Story »

June Hess has Swedish roots in Kingsburg that reach back 120 years. Full Story »

Someone set off an unauthorized firework near the football stadium after Kingsburg High scored its final touchdown at a playoff game on Nov. 27. Kingsburg won 75-0. Full Story »

Friends of the Kingsburg Library again are selling the cookbook, "Foods from the Homelands," which is filled with recipes from a smorgasbord of ethnic groups. Full Story »

Police Selma Nov. 23 9:40 p.m. Assault with a deadly weapon report, Huntsman and Thompson avenues. Full Story »