The Planning Commission makes recommendations to the Visalia City Council concerning land use, building, subdivisions, administers the Zoning Ordinance and handles matters that affect the growth and development of Visalia. The Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Additional work sessions and meetings may be scheduled to address […]
On Friday, February 10, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm, Gotti’s Kitchen, a new restaurant serving Lemoore and the surrounding communities will host a grand opening on the campus of West Hills College Lemoore in the Student Union. “We are so excited Gotti’s Kitchen has found a home on our campus,” said West Hills College Lemoore […]
Visalia, California – DairyExperts, a dairy research, consulting, training, and laboratories facility located at 17721 Road 112 in Tulare, will have an open house with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. The first facility of its kind in the region, DairyExperts is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) that specializes […]
The Board of Directors of the Tulare Local Healthcare District is soliciting letters of interest from District 1 Residents to fill a vacancy on the Board. Board Director Brandon Taylor stepped aside due to a work schedule conflict. Minimum Requirements – To be considered, a candidate must be qualified to vote for the office being […]
Last week, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) was appointed to the House Committee on Appropriations, the committee responsible for funding the federal government and determining how American tax dollars are spent. Congressman Valadao has served on the House Committee on Appropriations since he was first elected to Congress in 2013. Congressman Valadao is also joining […]
California farmers are encouraged by the series of atmospheric river storms that brought near-record rain and snow, filling depleted reservoirs and bolstering the snowpack. Frost Pauli, vineyard manager for Pauli Ranch in Potter Valley in Mendocino County, said he feels optimistic after three intense years of drought. He said the winter storms “have been excellent […]
The County of Tulare was recently awarded $175,000 of grant funding through the 2022 CAL FIRE County Coordinator Southern Region Grant Program by the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC). CFSC’s mission is to be a California leader in community wildfire risk reduction and resiliency. The funding will support CFSC continued mission in partnership with the […]
Tulare County Farm Bureau will award the signature blue corduroy FFA jacket to local students through the Blue Jacket Bonanza program. Launched in 2012, Blue Jacket Bonanza was developed to provide area students involved in FFA, who may not have the financial means, a chance to earn their own uniform jacket. Today many chapters in […]
Walnut farmers are tearing out older trees and less desirable varieties as the price for the nut has plummeted well below the cost of production, causing some growers to rethink walnuts and look for alternative crops. “I’ve seen several younger orchards that have come out already in Fresno, Merced and Madera counties,” said Kings County […]
Thanks to a series of winter storms that quenched the state in December and early January, the California Department of Water Resources last week announced that the State Water Project may deliver 30% of requested supplies. The allocation is up from the initial 5% announced in December. It means that some 1.27 million acre-feet of […]