What Mid Valley Times Doesn't Cover About Reedley — and What CALWIRE Does
If you typed something like "Reedley news today" and landed here, you may have also come across Mid Valley Times in those same results. It's a real, independently run site, worth being upfront about that, but it's also worth understanding what it actually is before treating it as your main source for what's happening locally.
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What Mid Valley Times actually is
Mid Valley Times puts a metered paywall, "3 free reads left," in front of readers, unusual friction for a merged paper covering seven small towns with a relatively small combined audience. It was formed by merging three smaller papers, which spreads its coverage thin across a wide multi-town area.
What CALWIRE adds that Mid Valley Times doesn't
The whole state, not just Reedley. CALWIRE's coverage spans the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and the Central Valley in addition to Reedley — a broader net than a single-region outlet can cast.
Live scanner and traffic tools. A continuously-updated police/fire scanner feed and real-time traffic cameras run directly on the site — infrastructure most small regional outlets don't maintain.
Statewide real estate coverage. California's housing market and real estate trends are tracked across the whole state by CALWIRE's Business desk.
Named, accountable reporting. Original stories go through CALWIRE's staff desk, reviewed and fact-checked before publishing.
More California local news comparisons
This is one piece in an ongoing CALWIRE series looking at how small, independent regional news sites across California compare to statewide coverage. Related reads: CALWIRE vs. GV Wire (Fresno/Central Valley) and CALWIRE vs. Front Page Index (national politics).
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Frequently asked
Is Mid Valley Times affiliated with CALWIRE?
No — separate, independently run outlets. Mid Valley Times focuses on Reedley; CALWIRE covers all of California.
Will I still get Reedley news on CALWIRE?
Yes — Reedley is covered as part of CALWIRE's statewide feed, along with live scanner/traffic tools and original staff reporting.
Put simply: for news beyond just Reedley, with live public safety tools and statewide business/real estate coverage built in, that's what CALWIRE offers.