Instruction at Fresno Pacific University will continue online instruction for the spring 2021 semester—and put its December 2020 commencement on wheels. University leaders had been preparing for some form of hybrid model for students in traditional undergraduate programs on the main campus, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno., when Fresno County returned to the purple tier […]
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) has selected two Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group’s projects to receive awards in their California 2021 Engineering Excellence Award competition. The McMullin On-Farm Flood Capture and Recharge project was selected for a merit award while the Main Canal Reservoir for the Modesto Irrigation District (MID) was honored with […]
Registration is now open for the Fifth Annual Tech Rodeo, a full day of virtual learning for educators, administrators, and coaches to meet the needs of students in all grade levels and content areas. Registration is also open for the virtual Student Tech Showdown, a technology-based competition first held at Tech Rodeo in January 2020. […]
Hands in the Community announces the 11th Annual Virtual Dinner/Silent Auction in Visalia, Ca. HNC’s Annual Dinner and Auction is “virtual” this year, and it’s open now on Bidpal. You can purchase your dinner tickets (meal provided by Sue Sa’s Creative Catering) and start your bidding today. This year’s event will feature a scrumptious dinner […]
The Tulare County Farm Bureau has announced “Tulare County Agriculture: Changing the World” as the theme of its annual Student Calendar Art Contest. The Farm Bureau’s Education Committee will select 14 winning entries and numerous honorable mention works to be featured in the full-color, 12-month calendar. The calendar will be printed and distributed to Tulare […]
St. Aloysius School’s Virtual Christmas Program Spreads Joy to Military Family The Ramos family has four children, three of which attend St. Aloysius School in Tulare, Calif. Their father, Sergeant Alejandro Ramos, was deployed to Afghanistan for a year-long tour of duty right around the time COVID-19 started rearing its ugly head in March. While […]
Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Surge in Tulare County and Throughout California. A Press Release from Tulare County Health and Human Resources The COVID-19 virus continues to spread at alarming rates throughout Tulare County as local hospitals surge with COVID-19 positive patients needing to be hospitalized for the respiratory illness. Public Health officials urge residents […]
Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Circle J-Norris Ranch, Dalia Gonzalez unpacks her watercolors, brushes, paper, and supplies to begin work on four large pieces that will be teaching tools for future visitors. Dalia is the first ever artist-in-residence at Circle J-Norris Ranch. Beginning this month and continuing through June working one to two days each […]
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) has been advised of a Family Emergency Imposter Scam involving scammers posing as a relative or friend contacting individuals by telephone urging them to wire money immediately to authorize their release from Airport custody. FAT airport personnel, FAT federal or airline partners do not detain travelers in exchange for wire […]
Monday, Assemblymember Salas (D-Bakersfield) applauded the awarding of $1,165,644 in grants for the Kings River Conservation District Channel Improvement Project. The California Department of Conservation (DOC) distributed this funding in first-of-their-kind grants for watershed restoration and conservation projects on the Kings River.“It is exciting to see new funding come to Kings County water projects to […]