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Stanislaus County family rescues fox cub stuck in gardening wire

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STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — A Stanislaus County family stepped up Wednesday to help a fox in need.

The Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center shared some photos of an injured fox Wednesday. The family has been trying to save the fox cub for months after discovering it had become entangled in gardening wire.

Because the fox cub was growing, its body grew around the wire, wildlife officials said.

Thankfully, the family was finally able to capture the cub and take it to the wildlife center.

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Voter assistance centers open Saturday

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With the conclusion of balloting for the Nov. 3 presidential election just days away, voter assistance centers throughout Stanislaus County - including Newman - will open their doors Saturday

Election officials encourage voters to mail or deliver their ballots early rather than waiting until the Election Day deadline.

Many already have, according to Donna Linder, Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters.

She said that 87,639 ballots had been received as of Friday - nearly 42,000 more than had been received at the same point in the 2016 presidential election. Stanislaus County had 279,638 registered voters as of Saturday, she told Mattos Newspapers.

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Pumpkins, Polio Information Featured At Area Fundraiser

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There were plenty of pumpkins to choose from on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Vella Farms in nearby Modesto, with the ongoing pumpkin patch there also hosting a visit by the Salida Rotary for World Polio Day.

The double duty event raised awareness of the Rotary Club’s work in polio eradication efforts and also gave youngsters the chance to paint pumpkins for the Halloween holiday. Visiting the pumpkin patch and finding the right one for painting and taking home was 8-year-old Jacob Platts of Riverbank, who was there with his mom, Kristin. She serves as president of the Riverbank Historical Society and said they were enjoying the chance to get out in the fresh air and support a good cause.

Proceeds of the day were earmarked for three charities: the Children’s Crisis Center of Stanislaus County, VIPS – Visually Impaired Persons Support, and the Salida Rotary.

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Turlock Police officers to start wearing body cameras Thursday

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TURLOCK, Calif. — It's been a long time coming, and finally, the Turlock Police Department's officers will be able to start wearing body cameras on Thursday.

In an announcement on Facebook, Turlock's interim Chief Miguel Pacheco said police officers would start wearing Axon body cameras to record interactions with people in the city.

"We ask for your understanding as we begin with the implementation of this new technology into our daily procedures," Pacheco said. "These body cameras are yet another tool our officers will use during their investigations and to further our transparency within our community."
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Turlock continues to suffer public safety staffing shortages

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As voters in Turlock consider whether or not to pass a sales tax measure to bolster dwindling City revenue sources, the City’s public safety departments are reaching critical staff shortage levels.

Turlock’s public safety agencies - the police and fire departments and dispatch - are struggling with a shortage of staff and obstacles in hiring and retaining staff, like higher pay and better benefit packages in other towns, are proving to be difficult to surmount. The Police and Fire unions both support the sales tax measure as a means to provide much-needed funding to staff the City’s public safety departments.

In the last week the Turlock Fire Department saw four experienced firefighters - three engineers and one captain - leave for probationary positions with the Alameda Fire Department. Interim Turlock Fire Chief Gary Carlson said he knows of two other fire engineers who are expected to leave for a neighboring department.

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Coyotes Cup of Kindness still serving through pandemic

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After two successful years serving coffee, tea and more to the Denair Unified School District campus community and beyond, the 2020-2021 school year looks a little bit different for Coyotes Cup of Kindness.

Since starting the mobile coffee cart in the fall of 2018, Denair High School paraprofessional Destiny Silva has become accustomed to a crew of highly capable and extremely motivated special education students taking the reins to the business each morning, helping customers with their orders, counting change, preparing drinks and more. These days, however, the cart is a lonelier place as she is its sole worker.

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10 years of Cars and Coffee

Like many fathers and daughters Garry and Jazlyn Tucker spend time on a shared hobby. On Saturday, they both got

Coronavirus update, Oct. 26: Stanislaus County maintaining high levels of infection

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The number of positive coronavirus test results released Sunday remained on the high side, with the current five-day total the highest Stanislaus County has seen in two weeks.

On Sunday, the county reported 57 more cases, maintaining a level above what was seen as drop in cases in mid-October.

The last five days have seen 276 reported cases. The five days before that, there were 194 cases and the five days before that 158.

Sunday’s positivity rate was 9.55%, only the fifth time it’s been above 9% in the last 15 days.

On the upside, the number of deaths in Stanislaus County remained at 396 for the second straight day, and the number of patients with confirmed cases in the five Stanislaus County hospitals fell by five, down to 43. The number of available adult intensive care unit beds grew to 15, up from 12 the day before.

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Junior Golf Association of Northern California: Turlock’s Van Gaalen, 15, has 76 at Silverado, sweeps awards

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Clark Van Gaalen wasn’t about to let a sore right wrist, which he injured about a week ago, stop him from playing at Silverado Resort and Spa.

“I love coming to Silverado,” said Van Gaalen, who is from Turlock in Stanislaus County. “It’s always in great shape. The set-up is always really nice.”

In early July, Van Gaalen won both the boys’ 14-15 age-group division and overall titles at the Johnny Miller “Champ” Junior Championship, a two-day, 36-hole Junior Golf Association of Northern California premier points event at Silverado. He surged right to the top of the leaderboard, shooting a 3-under-par 69 on the South Course and followed that up with a 2-over 74 on the North Course, completing the tournament with a 1-under 143 total.

At the time, it was his sixth age-group win and fourth overall victory of the year.
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Local Highway Roadwork On Highways 4, 49, And 120

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Caltrans has work scheduled this week that will delay travel in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. Caltrans has also been taking advantage of the climate, with District 10 Maintenance crews busy replacing snow poles and related equipment on State Route 108/Sonora Pass in Tuolumne County. Snow poles are set on the sides of the roadway and help motorists stay alert to the edge of the road during heavy snowfall.

Utility work on Highway 4 between Lashkoff Place and Lower Moran Road will limit traffic to one-way and create delays of ten minutes. The work is scheduled between 6 AM and 6 PM Monday through Friday.

On Highway 4 from the Stanislaus/Calaveras County Line to Eastbound Highway 49 in Angels Camp there will be a moving closure of one of the two lanes for road striping. The work is scheduled Monday through Thursday from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. About seven miles further down Highway 4 there will be a paving operation on the left shoulder from Anrey Court to Pennsylvania Gulch. The paving is scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday from 7AM to 5 PM.

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