Tainted Candy Cane Supply Chain Sparks Regional Holiday Shortage

What began as a quiet rumor in corner bodegas earlier this week has now escalated into a full-scale regional holiday crisis. A tainted candy cane supply chain forced emergency recalls, triggering shortages from Walesburg to downtown Cinniapolis and leaving parents, bakers, and peppermint purists scrambling. According to early reports from the City Council, inspectors detected an “off-profile compound” in a shipment of imported bulk peppermint, … Continue reading Tainted Candy Cane Supply Chain Sparks Regional Holiday Shortage

Black Friday Sales Slumps to Historic Low as Walesburg Draws Shoppers Away

The numbers came in just after dawn, carried not by courier nor clerk but by the hollow quiet in the shopping districts themselves. Black Friday, once the unofficial civic holiday in Cinniapolis, a day when parking lots filled before sunrise and shopkeepers brewed coffee strong enough to wake the ghost of Ray Cinniapolis, registered the lowest sales in recorded city history. Merchants across Reunion, Centralis, … Continue reading Black Friday Sales Slumps to Historic Low as Walesburg Draws Shoppers Away

Corn Shortage Squeezes Cinniapolis

Thanksgiving may still be three weeks away, but the sound of panic is rustling through town, and it’s not coming from the local turkeys. Cinniapolitans are facing what local grocers are calling “the tightest corn supply in a generation,” thanks to what many describe as a perfect storm of market cornering, small-town hoarding, and alleged greed radiating out of neighboring Walesburg. At the center of … Continue reading Corn Shortage Squeezes Cinniapolis

Ghost of Ray Cinniapolis Reported Along Lake Sinnissippi as Unexplained Tides Continue

Residents along Lake Sinnissippi are reporting multiple sightings of what they describe as the ghost of Ray Cinniapolis, the city’s namesake industrialist, coinciding with a series of unexplained nighttime tidal waves that have damaged property and eroded several sections of shoreline. Local authorities confirmed that at least four separate wave events have occurred since late September, each between 2:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Multiple witnesses … Continue reading Ghost of Ray Cinniapolis Reported Along Lake Sinnissippi as Unexplained Tides Continue

Lake Sinnissippi Whispers Again: Strange Fish and Fallout Rain

The waves were not the end. Those who thought the great nighttime surges of Lake Sinnissippi would fade into rumor have now been met by fresh signs that the story is only beginning. Fishermen who cast their lines this week along the south shore pulled up creatures that seemed to have come from a dream half-remembered, or a nightmare best forgotten. Their eyes, too large, … Continue reading Lake Sinnissippi Whispers Again: Strange Fish and Fallout Rain

Autumn 2025 Forecast

The last of the cicadas are finishing their August songs, the school band has returned to the football stands, and the CNPS-TV weather team is forecasting Autumn 2025 as the Golden Season due the immense sunlight forecasts keeping temps summer-like while the leaves go from green to gold. Although, Autumn 2025 in Cinniapolis will not arrive in a hurry. Fran Dimple, the CNPS-TV meteorologist who … Continue reading Autumn 2025 Forecast

Mysterious Tidal Waves Crash Shores of Lake Sinnissippi

In the still of the night, Lake Sinnissippi unloaded hours of tidal waves smashing into shores in all directions. Multiple Cinniapolitans posted on CNPS Stream that they were awakened by a boom, followed by large waves flooding the sandy shores. CNPS streamer MilitaryMontyTenFour has reported increased night time activities at HSL base near the southwest coast of Lake Sinnissippi. His last report at 12:47am this … Continue reading Mysterious Tidal Waves Crash Shores of Lake Sinnissippi

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…

No, it’s not! Summer is in full swing! But Thick Pickins is here to cool off Cinniapolitans with limited edition Christmas Ornaments and refreshing savings on all Christmas outdoor decorations today through July 25th!!! Gift yourself savings today, then hide your yuletide pride until December. Or don’t! Show your Christmas Spirit all year long, at an incredible value to boot!! Clear String Lights LED 100 … Continue reading It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…