Kingsburg (United States)

Type: City

Name: Kingsburg (United States)

Latitude: 36.52

Longitude: -119.550003

population: 11,413

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

WW II veteran grand marshal of Swedish Festival parade

Z By Cymone Sandoval Special to The Recorder Hanford Sentinel5 hours ago • By Cymone Sandoval Special to The RecorderThe Swedish Festival is right around the corner, and in addition to celebrating Kingsburg’s Swedish ancestry, it will also be honoring ... [Published Hanford Sentinel - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kingsburg (United States), Marshal, Sandoval (United States), Immigration

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

US Department of Agriculture

Valley beekeepers push for more research

_ California beekeepers, among the nation's leading suppliers of honey, say they are relieved the federal government is finally paying greater attention to the problem of declining bee populations.Bees play a critical role in agriculture, from producing ... [Published Fresno Bee - May 03 2013]

Entities: Pesticide, US Department of Agriculture, Kingsburg (United States), Madera (United States)

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Drug Take-Back Day in Kingsburg

Z By Jenny McGill editor@kingsburgrecorder.com Hanford Sentinel1 hour ago • By Jenny McGill editor@kingsburgrecorder.comThe city of Kingsburg participated in the national Prescription Drug Take-Back Day last Saturday, collecting about 12 pounds of expired ... [Published Hanford Sentinel - May 01 2013]

Entities: Kingsburg (United States), Drugs, SKF AB, Parlier (United States), Orange Cove (United States)

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Honey buyers get sticker shock

Valley's bees lack forage, produce less. Strong demand, an ongoing drought and a dwindling supply of product are contributing to high honey prices in the U.S.Last year, honey prices rose to a record $1.95 a pound for honey sold through cooperatives, private ... [Published Fresno Bee - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Cotton, Kingsburg (United States), Declination, Drought

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Reedley College

Karri Hammerstrom receives Common Threads award

Z By Nadia Pearl Special to The Recorder Hanford Sentinel10 hours ago • By Nadia Pearl Special to The RecorderAfter growing up as a city girl in Orange County, Karri Hammerstrom’s life couldn’t look more different. Now a Kingsburg farmer, she is one ... [Published Hanford Sentinel - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Kingsburg (United States), Agriculture, Cowboy, Reedley College

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Local man charged in international gambling ring

Z Staff Report Hanford Sentinel4 hours ago • Staff ReportA Kingsburg man, Leon Mark Moran II, has been charged along with 33 other people and 23 business of working in an illegal sports bookmaking business that accepted more than $1 billion in illegal ... [Published Hanford Sentinel - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Gambling, Mark Moran, Illegal

First reported Jan 11 2013 - Updated Jan 11 2013 - 1 reports

HomeServices of America, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Fresno, Calif.-Based Guarantee Real Estate

HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, recently announced the acquisition of Guarantee Real Estate, one of central California’s largest and most respected residential real estate brokerage firms.Headquartered in Fresno, Guarantee ... [Published RIS Media - Jan 11 2013]

Entities: HomeServices of America, Fresno (California, United States), Real Estate, Acquisition

Quotes

"It is unbelievable what has been happening," said Mike Tolmachoff, of M & D Honey in Madera. "Last winter we lost about 42% of our bees and the winter before that we lost 66%."

Valley beekeepers push for more research [Published Fresno Bee - May 03 2013]

"I have a friend on the East Coast that told me buyers out there are looking for orange blossom honey and offering up to $3 a pound" said Gene Brandi, a longtime Los Banos-based beekeeper

Honey buyers get sticker shock [Published Fresno Bee - Apr 27 2013]