The city is seeking candidates who live in Northwest Hanford (District A) to apply for the council seat held by departing Councilmember John Draxler. So far two candidates have emerged for the District A seat—former long-term Council Member David Ayers who was defeated by Draxler in the last election and Todd Cotta, a retired sheriff, […]
Mayor Francisco Ramirez announced at Tuesday’s May 4 Hanford City Council meeting that he will add an agenda item for the May 18 meeting to rezone the Hidden Valley Park extension property from low density residential back to public facilities. The move, long-sought by advocates of an expanded Hidden Valley Park, was endorsed by Council […]
Every day and every hour, since May 25, 2020, the world’s attention has been consumed by the unjust killing of George Floyd while the ravages and death toll of COVID-19 stealthily and disproportionately continues to kill people of color. In fact, the numbers in several states have worsened and the disproportionality has exponentially increased. As […]
To better reflect the breadth of services it offers to elevate the health and well-being of residents in Tulare and Kings counties, Kaweah Delta became Kaweah Health on Saturday, May 1. The largest acute care hospital, and the only trauma center between Bakersfield and Fresno, announced that the rebranding includes a new name, a new […]
Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) has removed the emergency-use tents outside of the Emergency Department (ED) and is updating the visitor policy for ED patients in alignment with new state guidelines and recommendations. The number of COVID-19 cases has been at an all-time low for several weeks and, beginning May 1, 2021, the ED will […]
On Saturday, the defending California League Champion Visalia Rawhide announced its roster for the 2021 season. All 29 players are new faces to Visalia. Six of those players are named in MLBpipeline.com Dbacks Top 30 list-LHP Blake Walston at #8, 3B/OF A.J. Vukovich at #13, OF Wilderd Patino at #20, LHP Liam Norris at #27, […]
Kaweah Health’s Tulare Clinic is now open and working to increase access to care in one of the most clinically-underserved counties in California. Primary and walk-in care is available to patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Tulare Clinic at 1000 N. Mooney Boulevard in Tulare. The clinic is accepting […]
A Press Release from the Tulare County Board of Supervisors The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has adopted a resolution proclaiming the existence of a Local Emergency due to severe drought conditions as the current water year is the third driest on record in California and is predicted to become the driest, barring significant precipitation […]
A press release from Tulare County Public Health Tulare County Public Health is organizing and sponsoring a variety of community-based vaccination clinics in rural and underserved communities of Tulare County. Anyone age 16 and older is eligible to get vaccinated at these community vaccination clinics, no appointment necessary. Individuals age 16 and older are able […]
A press release from the City of Visalia Visalia officials have been working closely with state agencies on cleanup projects along State Route (SR) 198, and coordination continues. “We understand that there are citizen concerns regarding Highway 198 in terms of trash and debris and the presence of those camping on the embankment,” shared Mayor […]