Rising fuel prices, truck driver shortages, and a tightening labor supply have collided to create the perfect storm for higher food prices, leaving both Central Valley consumers and business owners scrambling to keep up. With no relief in sight, everyone’s feeling squeezed. “It’s not just one thing,” says Thomas Riddle, managing director of transportation of […]
Adventist Health is expanding access to advanced, minimally invasive surgical care in the Central Valley with the addition of a second da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system in Hanford. The system will be housed at Adventist Health’s Kerr Outpatient Center, complementing the existing da Vinci Xi at Adventist Health Hanford. “Expanding access to advanced technology outside […]
The Center for Art, Culture, and History—Exeter (CACHE) will be hosting its second annual reception for the student art exhibit titled Future Artists of Exeter. It will be held on Wednesday, May 20, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. CACHE has been working with local art teachers Amy Smith of Lincoln and Rocky Hill Elementary […]
It all started with Karina Sparks’s father. More than 20 years ago, he began working with the Winters Joint Unified School District to provide students with the oranges he’d long been growing on their Yolo County family farm. “It was like a pioneer thing, because nobody was doing it,” Sparks said. She took up the […]
Dear Editor, Right now, somewhere in Tulare County, a new mother is sitting in a quiet room, baby finally asleep and she is not sleeping. She is staring at the ceiling, wondering why she doesn’t feel the joy everyone told her she would feel. She is wondering if something is wrong with her. She wants […]
For the second time in a row, all six eligible Adventist Health hospitals in Central California have earned “A” Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A”, “B”, “C”, “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused on preventing medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections. The hospitals that achieved the top grade include: Adventist Health Selma […]
r.Today, the DCCC announced that Dr. Jasmeet Bains has been added to its highly competitive ‘Red to Blue’ program, solidifying that Dr. Bains is the strongest candidate to defeat David Valadao in California’s 22nd Congressional District and flip this must-win seat. With deep roots in the Central Valley and a proven record of delivering results, […]
The College of the Sequoias Training Resource Center is launching its Smart Automation & Robotics (SAR) Training Program this June and July 2026, offering a comprehensive series of hands-on courses designed to prepare technicians for high-demand careers in advanced manufacturing and industrial automation. Hosted at the Training Resource Center in Visalia, the SAR program features four stackable […]
Cornerstone Animal Center is now open inside the Visalia PetSmart at 4240 S. Mooney Blvd, 93277, offering affordable preventive veterinary care, including spay and neuter, core vaccinations, microchipping, and parasite prevention, to Central Valley pet owners. The clinic occupies a dedicated space inside the PetSmart store through a five-year free lease provided by PetSmart Veterinary Services and with foundational […]
Salt + Light is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2026 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo. Salt + Light is one of more than one hundred nonprofits that will be honored by their state senators and assembly members for their outstanding contributions to the communities they serve. Salt […]