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Downey Police cracking down on DUIs
DOWNEY - A DUI and driver's license checkpoint is planned at an undisclosed location in Downey on Friday, Dec. 20, between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. The checkpoint is part of an anti-drunk dri... |
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Fernando Vasquez is new mayor of Downey
DOWNEY -- Fernando Vasquez was sworn-in as the 46th mayor of Downey on Tuesday night, and during his opening remarks announced plans for several community events in 2014, including a "Tour... |
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Gas Co. asks residents to conserve energy
Recent record cold weather across the United States has placed a strain on natural gas supplies. SoCalGas is asking customers to take precautionary steps to conserve natural gas to help en... |
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Police: to prevent burglaries, we must work together
DOWNEY -- Residential burglaries happen everywhere and Downey is not exempt. Burglaries typically leave victims feeling violated and fearful, but can be prevented in many cases. There are ... |
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Warren High teacher named top educator
DOWNEY - Warren High School teacher Glenn Yamasaki has been named one of the top educators in the country for 2013 by the National Society of High School Scholars. Yamasaki was one of ... |
Community
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Downey woman wins $1K giveaway
DOWNEY - The fall season just got a little warmer for Hometown Hardware & Garden customer Jan Dunlap. Dunlap was chosen the winner of the hardware store's $1,000 shopping giveaway last wee... |
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Diana Moser receives Diakonia Award
DOWNEY - Community volunteer Diana Moser received Mayor Mario Guerra's Diakonia Award last week for her decades of volunteerism. According to a city press release, Moser has been involved ... |
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Christmas Parade is Sunday
DOWNEY - The 62nd annual Downey Christmas Parade takes place this Sunday, starting at 1:30 p.m. on Downey Avenue. The parade starts at Downey and Lexington avenues, heads south to 3rd Stre... |
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Features
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Mayor's Corner: Final message from Mayor Guerra
Hi Downey Family and Friends: This will be my final Mayors Corner. I will be passing the mayor's gavel to our Mayor Pro Tem Fernando Vasquez next Tuesday. You are invited to attend Dec. 10 ... |
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Jason Cierpiszewski leads by example
DOWNEY - Jason Cierspiszewski, the recently-installed Lt. Governor of the Kiwanis Club of Downey, played the violin and viola in high school for the Tacoma Youth Symphony and actually enroll... |
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Mayor's Corner: breaking ground on the Promenade
Dear Downey Friends and Family: Happy Thanksgiving! Here in the City of Downey, we have much to be thankful for this year. We're blessed to have a great school district, our own police and ... |
Obituaries
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Michael Axton mourned
DOWNEY - Michael Axton, born in Downey and recently living in Olathe, Kans., died Dec. 2 at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was 76. He is survived by his wife, Karen Jarmer; sons, Mike Jr... |
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John Tolle mourned
DOWNEY - Downey resident John Tolle passed away from Parkinson's disease and old age on Nov. 9. Born Aug. 6, 1915, he grew up in Abingdon, Ill., working many different jobs from an early a... |
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Josephine Eve Tirado
Josephine Eve Tirado peacefully passed away at the age of 92. Survived by her daughter Carol, two granddaughters Mure' and Anissa, one great grandson Sean and her companion of seventeen yea... |
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