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Local juvenile shot while sitting in parked car

A 16 year-old juvenile from Corcoran was shot Saturday, February 24, 2024, at approximately 6:51 p.m. According to the Corcoran Police Department, Officers were dispatched to the area of Sherman and Chittenden Avenues regarding reports of shots fired in the area....

Juvenile arrested for murder

A 17 year old male juvenile has been arrested in Texas and charged with the murder of 53 year old Richard Hernandez of Corcoran. According to the Corcoran Police Department Friday, January 5 at approximately 7:58 p.m., Corcoran Police Officers were dispatched to an...

Man suffers serious injuries after hit and run

The Corcoran Police Department is looking for help from the public to find who hit a local man and left him lying in the roadway with serious head injuries. Last Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at approximately 10:47 p.m., Corcoran police officers responded to the...

Theresa Cisneros appointed to Corcoran School Board

The Corcoran Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees held a public forum last Thursday to hold public interviews of the four candidates applying for the Area 4 Trustee position. Berenice Alvarez was the Area 4 trustee but had recently moved out of the district...

Raymond Lerma Memorial update

Raymond Lerma Memorial Update By Corcoran City Manager Greg Gatzka This coming January will mark four years since the unexpected passing of former Corcoran city council member and educator Raymond Lerma.  Undoubtedly, his contributions touched the lives of many...

Bret Harte registration, health fair

Bret Harte Elementary will hold a Registration and Health Fair for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. The event will be held Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Bret Harte Cafeteria. The fair is for students who were born between Sept. 2,...

Guzman gets full ride to Minot State

Jakob Guzman of Corcoran is heading to North Dakota Jan. 2 where he will play for the Minot State Beavers. Guzman earned a full-ride scholarship to play football at Division II Minot State University which is located in Minot, North Dakota. Jakob is a 2019 graduate of...

Man shot to death

The Corcoran Police Department is asking for help from the public in a homicide case that is currently under investigation. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 at approximately 7:48 p.m. the Corcoran Police Department was called to the intersection of Whitley and Josephine...

Chamber annual banquet Feb. 7

The Corcoran Chamber of Commerce has announced their top citizens of 2023 who will be honored at the annual banquet Wednesday, Feb.7. The 2023 Man of the Year is Jason Shaw, the Woman of the Year is Lisa Shaw and the Jr. Citizen of the Year is Kandice Hernandez. The...

CPD investigating homicide

The Corcoran Police department is currently investigating the second homicide the city has seen in the last month. While the homicide which occurred Jan. 5 may be the first homicide of the New Year it is the second man murdered in Corcoran. Last Friday, January 5 at...

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Alice Meik and Brock Rogers are CHS Athletes of the Year

Alice Meik and Brock Rogers are CHS Athletes of the Year

Friday evening Corcoran High School held their annual Athlete of the Year banquet. The event honors top overall athletes, class athletes and scholar athletes of the year for Corcoran High School. Winners in each category are chosen by CHS coaches.

CHS ends year with multiple ESL titles

CHS ends year with multiple ESL titles

The Corcoran High School Panthers ended the final season of sport this past week and capped the year with three spring season Varsity East Sequoia League Titles, finishing the school year with six varsity league championships in the 17 sports that CHS participates in annually.

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Chamber honors

The annual Corcoran Chamber of Commerce banquet is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28. The event will be held at the RAC gymnasium and will honor this year’s winners who include Man of the Year Jim Razor, Woman of the Year Linda Sharp, Jr. Citizen of the Year Jana Rowe and Organization of the Year the Corcoran 4-H Club.

Chamber seeking nominations

The Corcoran Chamber of Commerce is looking for nominations for its man, woman and Jr. citizen, commercial improvement and organization of the year.

Weisacre’s Used Books

Weisacre’s Used Books

Leo Weiskircher was a special guest of the Corcoran Rotary Club last Thursday, reporting to the organization in the Business to Business section of the luncheon meeting. He talked about Weisacre’s Used Books, which he has operated in Corcoran since 2004. Weiskircher noted that he carries all types of books, from popular novels to children’s books. His store can also provide out-of-print books and rare volumes that come his way. The store also plans a children’s reading hour on Saturdays, once a month. On his racks of thousands of books are plenty of science fiction, mystery, biography and animal volumes. Both paperbacks and hardback books are available.

Obituaries

Mychal Jason Granado

Mass services were held Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church for Mychal Jayson Granado. Granado was born August 5, 1994 and entered the gates of heaven Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022. Mychal had a larger than life...

Sally Anne Standridge

Our dear mother, Sally Anne Standridge, sadly lost her battle with cancer and gained her heavenly wings on 12/22/22 at the age of 59. She passed with her daughters by her side. She was a wonderful woman and mother who lit up a room with her smile....

Bertha Alicia Cisneros

Bertha Alicia Cisneros is a maternal angel who completed a true full circle of life. Bertha was born on Saturday, September 20, 1947, in Lomas Villas De Ixtlahuacan de Los Membrillos, Jalisco, Mexico, went home to be with her lord and savior Jesus...

Gilberto C. Ontiveros

Gilberto C. Ontiveros was born in Sinaloa, Mexico on February 18, 1941 to Mateo Ontiveros and Manuela Camacho Ontiveros. He passed away September 16, 2022 in Corcoran.Gilberto married Mary E. Renteria on April 20, 1972. He was a heavy equipment...

James Edward Cole

Services were held Friday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. in The Church of Light for James Edward Cole, 69, who died Sept. 3.James was born June 15, 1953.Survivors include five brothers, Ernest Cole, Edward Cole, Bobby Cole and Randy Cole, all of Corcoran and...

Eligio “Rick” Bocanegra-Burnias

Eligio “Rick” Bocanegra-Burnias went to meet Our Lord on the 31st of August 2022 at the age of 82.He is survived by his wife, Ruth Valdez Burnias and his five children, Ruth Rodriguez, Angela Navrozally (spouse Moeen), Eligio "Ricky" Burnias Jr....

Danny Burden Sr.

Danny Burden Sr. passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of August 14, 2022 in Grabill, Indiana. He was born on October 30, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Danny came to California as a young boy where his family eventually settled in...

Mary Teresa Gabrielson

Mary Teresa Gabrielson passed away at her home on July 20, 2022 at the age of 78.Mary was born on August 28, 1943 to Nick and Ruth Gabrielson of Corcoran, California and is predeceased by her brother John Gabrielson and sister Ruth Fuller both from...

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