By Tricia Stever Blattler, Executive Director of Tulare County Farm Bureau and volunteer with a local dog rescue and interacts with animal shelters all over the Central Valley. I serve on the Tulare County Animal Services Advisory Committee, and we met in early August to hear updates about the work of the shelter, the statistics […]
The National Guard Bureau and Department of the Air Force held an informational meeting August 10 at the Portuguese Hall in Lemoore about the proposal to locate the F-35A Lightning II and the F-15EX at the Naval Air Station Lemoore (NAS). The National Guard Bureau proposes to beddown one squadron of F-15EX aircraft at two […]
At its meeting on August 2, 2022, the Porterville City Council approved the development of an approximate 12-acre multi-sport complex in Downtown Porterville. What is currently referred to as the Heritage Sports Complex will be located south of Olive Avenue, adjacent to the Rails to Trails Parkway, also referred to as the Santa Fe Byway. […]
The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Charlie Abee, CAIS, of the College of the Sequoias, is a recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Education Award, sponsored by Hunter Industries. This award recognizes an outstanding educator who teaches irrigation, water management and/or water conservation in affiliation with a two- or four-year institution and has […]
California farmers and ranchers affected by a third consecutive year of drought and related emergency curtailments of water deliveries have planted fewer acres, fallowed fields or reduced livestock herds to make it through the season. Siskiyou County rancher Ryan Walker, president of the county’s Farm Bureau, said farmers affected by emergency water curtailments—readopted in July […]
The Fresno City Council’s action to award a construction contract for the East Apron Reconfiguration project at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) provides the aircraft circulation and parking space for FAT’s upcoming major terminal expansion which will accommodate current and future growth forecasted to increase 18 percent from 2022 through 2030. Branded FATforward, this historic […]
The Visalia Fox Theatre is proud to announce Newcomer Country singer, FRANK RAY presented by Perico Productions, will be performing live on Saturday, November 12th, 2022! The show will be at 8:00PM and the doors will open at 7:00PM. TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH @ 10AM! To purchase tickets please visit […]
On Tuesday, August 16th 2022, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved contracts allocating $3 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to improve clean water access for residents in the community of Tipton. In the process of determining how to best utilize ARPA funds to improve infrastructure in Tulare County, the topic of […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture and store more water while investing in infrastructure to avert catastrophic impacts of an anticipated loss of another 10% in California water supplies by 2040. Newsom’s water plan seeks to create storage space for up to 4 million acre-feet of […]
Since the 2012-13 school year, the Step Up Youth Challenge has been a vehicle for students to create impactful projects at their schools and in their communities. Often working alongside community agencies, dozens of middle and high school teams have participated over the years to develop projects that address a wide range of issues – […]