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Kingsburg is committed to leadership that inspires, professionalism that ensures excellence in service, and partnership that fosters community collaboration.

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Animal Control Update

The City of Selma recently terminated its contract with the Second Chance Animal Shelter, which has also led to the termination of the City of Kingsburg's contract with Second Chance. Despite this, the City of Selma has continued to provide animal care services to Kingsburg. 

Staff members from both cities have been working together on a new agreement for services since before the Second Chance contract expired. However, the consideration of a formal agreement has been delayed due to Selma taking control of the facility on January 1st, 2024, completing facility upgrades, hiring staff, and determining a rate structure for providing services to Kingsburg (and potentially Fowler). The discussions have included options related to mobile spay/neuter, microchipping, and animal control officer services. In the meantime, Selma is still accepting animals from Kingsburg.

For Animal control related issues, please call the non-emergency number at 559-897-2931, during both business and non-business hours. Depending upon the situation, the dispatcher will contact the appropriate staff member to assist.

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Fire Chief Update

Last week, Fire Chief Daniel Perkins submitted his resignation to the City of Kingsburg as he plans to take the same position with the City of Hanford. Chief Perkins last day in Kingsburg will be Friday, March 15. We have appreciated Chief Perkins leadership, enthusiasm and expertise in guiding the department since 2019.

The city is actively working to find a permanent replacement, and will seek the services of an interim Fire Chief while the permanent recruitment takes place.

Come Volunteer

The City is currently seeking applications for a single position on the Community Services Commission. The selected candidate will serve until 2026. The Commission convenes approximately 12 times a year and is responsible for providing recommendations to the City Council on projects related to parks and recreation. 

Applications can be filled out online, or hard copies of the form are available at City Hall and can be emailed to City Clerk Abigail Palsgaard.

Bowl Bistro 99

Looking for a spot to grab a quick and fresh meal? Why not check out Bowl Bistro 99 (1327 Draper Street), one of the newest eateries in Kingsburg! Bowl Bistro 99 offers artisan salads and acai bowls made with fresh ingredients. Stop by Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Watch for more businesses joining the Kingsburg community soon!

Next City Council Meeting:

The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 6th, at 6:00 pm in the Council Chamber.

This Week in History



On February 28, 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes. The molecular biologists were aided significantly by the work of another DNA researcher, Rosalind Franklin, although she is not included in the announcement, nor did she share the subsequent Nobel Prize award for it.

Though DNA—short for deoxyribonucleic acid—was discovered in 1869, its crucial role in determining genetic inheritance wasn’t demonstrated until 1943. In the early 1950s, Watson and Crick were only two of many scientists working on figuring out the structure of DNA. California chemist Linus Pauling suggested an incorrect model at the beginning of 1953, prompting Watson and Crick to try and beat Pauling at his own game. 

On the morning of February 28, they determined that the structure of DNA was a double-helix polymer, or a spiral of two DNA strands, each containing a long chain of monomer nucleotides, wound around each other. According to their findings, DNA replicated itself by separating into individual strands, each of which became the template for a new double helix. In his best-selling book, The Double Helix (1968), Watson later claimed that Crick announced the discovery by walking into the nearby Eagle Pub and blurting out that “we had found the secret of life.” The truth wasn’t that far off, as Watson and Crick had solved a fundamental mystery of science–how it was possible for genetic instructions to be held inside organisms and passed from generation to generation.

Watson and Crick’s solution was formally announced on April 25, 1953, following its publication in that month’s issue of Nature magazine. The article revolutionized the study of biology and medicine. Among the developments that followed directly from it were pre-natal screening for disease genes; genetically engineered foods; the ability to identify human remains; the rational design of treatments for diseases such as AIDS; and the accurate testing of physical evidence in order to convict or exonerate criminals. Crick and Watson later had a falling-out over Watson’s book, which Crick felt misrepresented their collaboration and betrayed their friendship. 

A larger controversy arose over the use Watson and Crick made of work done by another DNA researcher, Rosalind Franklin. Colleague Maurice Wilkins showed Watson and Crick Franklin's X-ray photographic work to Watson just before he and Crick made their famous discovery. The imagery established that the DNA molecule existed in a helical conformation. When Crick and Watson won the Nobel Prize in 1962, they shared it with Wilkins. Franklin, who died in 1958 of ovarian cancer and was thus ineligible for the award, never learned of the role her photos played in the historic scientific breakthrough.

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In Kingsburg, we take pride in our uniqueness, rooted in a rich heritage that shapes our identity. Together, we celebrate the past, engage the present, and build a future full of possibilities.