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A large semi-truck attempted to make a U-turn around 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the Forest Service Cranston Guard Station in Valle Vista. When the driver got stuck in the sand, blocking both lanes of Highway 74, traffic was diverted through the Cranston parking lot as a tow truck worked about an hour to free the large semi. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Open enrollment in California’s Covered California (Cal) began Nov. 1 and will end Jan. 31, 2023. Signing up soon will ensure coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Open enrollment is the time of year when eligible consumers can sign up for health insurance. Although nearly 1.7 million Californians already get health insurance through Covered Cal, an…
It was charming. It was folksy. It had a small-town voice with a whimsical twang. And for the first nine years, it was typed, mimeographed and all the headlines and ads were hand-drawn. The Town Crier celebrates 70 years with its Nov. 3 edition. It was founded by Ernie Maxwell as a voice for the…
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