In a bucolic little corner on the south eastern edge of Porterville exists a piece of Tule River floodplain that has never felt the till of a plow or the heard the hammering of a nail. The place is the Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve (YER.) The reserve is an outdoor classroom for the Porterville public school […]
Silence of the Damned In late spring of 2018 Lemoore’s City Manager, Andi Welsh, was fired. That made Lemoore Police Chief Darryl Smith the interim city manager. Being the interim city manager meant he would be on the committee to hire a new city manager. Lemoore ended up hiring Nathan Olson, and just by coincidence, […]
Silence of the Damned In late spring of 2018 Lemoore’s City Manager, Andi Welsh, was fired. That made Lemoore Police Chief Darryl Smith the interim city manager. Being the interim city manager meant he would be on the committee to hire a new city manager. Lemoore ended up hiring Nathan Olson, and just by coincidence, […]
February 7 & 21: University Preparatory High School Information Nights University Preparatory High School (UPHS) will hold two Information Nights for students interested in attending the school. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at COS Yokut Building, Room 9. RSVP by calling the UPHS Parent Liaison Araceli Alcala (559) 730-2529 or emailing ataracelia@uphsconnect.org.UPHS enrollment packet is available […]
A hearing was held at Kings County Superior Court Thursday, January 31, to consider granting the City of Lemoore a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against City Council Member Holly Blair. The TRO and Preliminary Injunction were requested by Lemoore City Manager Nathan Olson, Police Chief Darrell Smith, and Assistant Police Chief Margarita Ochoa to prevent […]
Are Campaigns Starting to Feel Like Houseguests Who Have Stayed too Long? I hope you have enjoyed your four-week break from the 2018 election because Campaign 2020 has just begun. The Iowa Poll released in December gives a glimpse of who voters are considering for possible challengers to President Trump. Former Vice President Joe Biden […]
City Council Cancels Town Hall Concerning Buying 6th Street Building for Homeless Services Hanford City Council voted January 15 to declare the Bastille and the land surrounding the historic building as surplus. The vote was 5-0. Declaring a property as surplus is the first step in selling it. Barrelhouse Brewing expressed interest in buying the […]
Valley Voice’s Top Ten Stories Online and Facebook Top ten stories from our website for 2018: Former Exeter officer identified as Golden State Killer, Visalia Ransacker suspect Both Tulare police chief & city manager fired in one day Tulare Mayor takes on the Ag community Tulare Councilman Accused of Fraud, Threatening Employees Tulare citizens erupt […]
The following is a Sample Letter provided by US Office of Personnel Management for government employees to use s a guide when working with their creditors, mortgage companies, or landlords. Sample Letter to Landlord Dear (Name of Company or individual with whom you have spoken) This is to confirm our conversation of […]
Evette Bakke likes Kern County In my December 6 Political Fix I misconstrued a comment made by campaign manager Evette Bakke during an election party. When the subject of updates were discussed she said, “Oh, we don’t like Kern.” She did not mean that she didn’t like the candidates or the voters. She meant that […]