Further investigation into the chocolate macaroons that sickened dozens at a bakesale benefitting Little League baseball in Crockett Valley has revealed an ongoing ponzi scheme perpetrated by two recent graduates of Crockett Valley Middle School. The two youths, whose identities have been withheld by police, had been defrauding bakesale investors since a school chess club fundraiser held in September...
Former Crockett Valley mayor Robert “Bobby” Whittle so believed in the rapture predicted for May 21 that he sold his house, quit his job and found a new home for his two beloved Pomeranians, Lyle and Agnes. The house...
Ever since she was in kindergarten, Emily Rachelson dreamed of going to M.I.T. Nearly every step she took, every life choice she made, was to please the admissions department at the most prestigious technical college in the world. She...
Less than a week after Mayor Robert “Bobby” Whittle stepped down for what some people are calling “sanity issues,” the Crockett Valley town hall has been rocked by a new scandal. A highly classified pie chart that somehow escaped...
Mayor Robert “Bobby” Whittle’s announcement that he will step down Monday in order to prepare himself for the “coming rapture” on the 21st of this month has the town council scrambling to appoint an interim replacement. The five-member council...
Charter schools normally spring from concerned and conscientous educators and parents. The newly approved charter school in Crockett Valley was started by a vengeful, homeless crack addict. William Bergren is addicted to crack cocaine. He hasn’t held down a...
The Taste of Crockett Valley continues to grow. The annual food festival, now in its fifth year, has added a new restaurant to the gastronomic lineup. The Thuder Bay Cafe joins Margie’s Cafe, the Build-a-Burrito Grill, Tim’s Donuts, Panda...
Review By Pito Villegas When Crockett Valley High School drama teacher Lydia Speicher announced her intent to adapt the 1981 film Quest for Fire into a musical, nearly everyone laughed, myself included. No one is laughing now, not because...
As it has done the previous six years, the Crockett Valley Chronicle will go on vacation starting April 20. Production will resume May 1, when the possibility of a newsworthy event is expected to increase. “April is always a...
The soda fountain and egg creams are long gone, but after 100 years it’s still business as usual at Whipple’s Variety Store, Crockett Valley’s oldest retailer. After buying their father’s interest in the family livery in 1911, Lefty Whipple...
Crockett Valley High School football coach Clyde Berkshire again rejected the pleas of two female students who want to play football next season. As head coach and chairperson of the Black County Athletics Assoc., Mr. Berkshire’s decision is uncontestable....
Four years ago, Crockett Valley High School cheerleading coach Tina Wedgeworth made a promise to the school, the community and to herself: Her athletes would never again be caught using alcohol or performance enhancing drugs at the state cheerleading...
An electrical fire that destroyed parts of the Scottish Rites Temple last night has most likely forced the cancellation of the Miss Crockett Valley Pageant. The fire, which was caused by faulty wiring in the stage lighting system, was...
