Note from the Editor: According to the Fresno Bee, “Fresno County ranks highest in the country for metro areas where the coronavirus pandemic is spreading the fastest, according to an analysis Monday from the New York Times. The list of metro areas with 50,000 or more residents shows Fresno County’s population of 1 million at the […]
You probably feel like we do, as this crazy year 2020 comes to an end and that’s “Whew, I’m glad that’s over!” We now can look to 2021 with hopeful enthusiasm. The last 10 months have been frustrating, confusing and at times discouraging for all of us. We closed the Hands in the Community office […]
On Monday, Kaweah Delta announced that it will purchase land in the Sequoia Gateway Commerce Center, a development off Highway 99 in Visalia. “While this is a hard time for people to see beyond COVID-19, this is a step toward a brighter future for patient care and improving access to medical care for so many […]
On the first day of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 56, which will overhaul the Employment Development Department (EDD) to speed up and simplify unemployment insurance claims, protect Californians from identity theft, stop rampant fraud of the unemployment insurance system, and hold the department accountable if they do […]
Jade, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever who works on her family’s walnut farm in Tulare County, has earned the Grand Prize in the first California Farm Bureau Farm Dog Contest. The award was announced today during the 102nd California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. Lindsey Swall, an agriculture student at California State University, Fresno, won the […]
Calling for “farmer-led solutions” to issues confronting agriculture, California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson pledged the organization would respond to state government actions on the pandemic, climate change and other policies. Speaking to members via webcast from the Farm Bureau building in Sacramento during the 102nd California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Johansson said farmers and […]
Standing on a stage with four other young women, now dear friends of mine, with only a handful of Exeter residents in the audience was certainly not the traditional means of celebrating the coronation of Miss Exeter 2020. Yet, when my name was announced, the excitement and gratitude sensed for being selected to hold the […]
Joseph Oldenbourg was first and foremost, a very fair, kind, deeply principled and honest family man. Those traits were profoundly evident in the way he oversaw the Valley Voice as its editor. Joseph believed it was his responsibility to do his part to see justice served. He believed in our Citizens for Hospital Accountability cause […]
Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) proudly welcomed Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), the first Republican Latina elected to the California Senate Republican Caucus. Senator Ochoa Bogh represents California 23rd Senate District which covers portions of Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles counties. Senator Ochoa Bogh joined Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) and Senator Scott Wilk […]
A Farmersville couple is fighting back after the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department raided their home and arrested them on December 16, 2019, under the allegation that large quantities of heroin were “transferred” at their residence. “I told them repeatedly that I didn’t have any weapons and I thought, I can get shot right now and […]