California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson today applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom for vetoing Assembly Bill 616. The legislation would have allowed yearlong mail-in card-check campaigns for unionizing instead of a secret ballot election. “The California Farm Bureau is proud of our farmers, ranchers and farm workers who stood up and spoke out against AB 616 […]
A press release from Tulare County Health and Human Services The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency announces that five human cases of West Nile Virus have been detected and reported in Tulare County. Public health officials urge residents to take precautions against mosquito bites, as mosquito samples positive for West Nile Virus have […]
Press release from the National Park Service and Tulare County Sheriff Large portions of Kings Canyon National Park have now been closed due to KNP Complex Fire activity, with further closures expected. Also, Sheriff Boudreaux has issued an evacuation warning for the Wilsonia area of Kings Canyon National Park in Tulare County. The closure includes: […]
For the seventh year, the Visalia Chamber of Commerce will host Oktoberfest at Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch in Visalia, California on Friday, September 24th. This annual community festival will bring live bands, food samples from local restaurants, as well as the much anticipated beer and wine tastings. Oktoberfest is hosted by the Visalia Chamber of […]
Main Street Hanford and Michelob Ultra present the 20th Annual Blues and Roots Festival in downtown Hanford. The festival will be held on Saturday, September 18th from 5:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. under the stars, in beautiful Civic Park. Make sure you bring your dancing shoes as well as your blankets or lawn chairs for […]
The history of the U.S. Navy’s largest master jet base will be celebrated in an exhibition presented by the Carnegie Museum of Kings County from Sept. 25-Oct. 24. Naval Air Station Lemoore is the premiere training center for the carrier-based strike fighter squadrons of the Pacific Fleet. Commissioned in 1961, it is home base for […]
College of the Sequoias (COS), Pharmacy Technician Program was approved and accredited in August 2021 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). This prestigious accreditation for the Pharmacy Technician Program at COS was established over a three-year process and places the program as one of 22 programs in California to be accredited. The COS […]
California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers are curtailed or cut off entirely, leaving them to hope that Mother Nature brings winter rain and snowpack to rescue them next year. But, until then, irrigation districts in several Central Valley farm communities are going to court, challenging the […]
Following the success of Porterville’s Vaccine Roundup in August, community members receiving a first or second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine at the Sierra View Medical Center-Imperial Ambulance Community Vaccination Clinic will once again receive a $100 gift card to a local Porterville business if they receive either dose of the vaccine on September […]
Sequoia Union in Lemon Cove will be holding their annual Carnival Saturday, October 2nd, from 5:30-9:00 p.m. Sequoia Union Elementary is located in the foothills tucked beneath Kaweah Lake and Sierra Mountains at 23958 AVE. 324, Lemon Cove. For decades the parents and staff, along with the generous help of the community, have held a […]