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Creepy clowns a concern this Halloween
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The Turlock Police Department urges Halloween revelers to stay away from "creepy clown" costumes and activities. - photo by Photo Contributed
With Halloween approaching both the Turlock Unified School District and the Turlock Police Department are keeping a watchful eye out for any “creepy clowns” or other suspicious incidents that seemed aimed at scaring the city’s younger residents. The police department did respond to one incident Wednesday regarding a man wearing a mask in Christoffersen Park, near Dennis Earl Elementary, but had no confirmed “creepy clown” sightings since earlier this month. The Wednesday incident began around 11:45 a.m. with a person reporting a suspicious person at Christoffersen Park.
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Drake Milligan rocks, tractor pulling roars and temps rise as 114th Stanislaus County Fair starts
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StanCoFair influencers Jocelyn McKay and Kristina Cornejo and their kids enjoy the opening day of the fair (CANDY PADILLA/The Journal).
A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 107th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it's not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn't too far off.
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