he Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County is proud to announce that Dr. Jean Twenge, acclaimed psychologist, researcher, and best-selling author, will serve as the keynote speaker at the INNOVATORS by Design 2025 Conference, taking place on October 8, 2025, at the Visalia Convention Center. A leading voice in generational psychology, Dr. Twenge will deliver […]
The Visalia Players can’t wait for audiences of all ages to experience The Phantom Tollbooth when it opens this month at The Ice House Theater. The Phantom Tollbooth is the story of a bored boy named Milo, who upon discovering a mysterious package in his bedroom one day, travels into ‘The Lands Beyond’ on a […]
Sierra View Medical Center announces a vacancy on the Sierra View Local Health Care District (SVLHCD) Board of Directors in District 2, which represents central Porterville. Are you ready to serve your community and support local healthcare? The SVLHCD Board of Directors is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the District 2 seat. This important […]
Former Porterville Police Officers, Ana Isabel Moreno and Anthony Luckey, have filed suit in federal court against their former employer, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, racial discrimination, and violations of their constitutional rights. The cases, which name both the City of Porterville and Police Lieutenant Bruce Sokoloff as the primary defendants, have drawn increasing attention in […]
Exhibition Inspired by Edgar Payne’s Sierra Masterpiece Explores Modern Connections to Landscape Painting Lindsay Arts is proud to announce the opening of Light, Land, Legacy, a new exhibition exploring the enduring impact of landscape painting in California, inspired by a historic Sierra Nevada painting by celebrated plein air artist Edgar Payne. The Lindsay Museum and […]
When: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Saturday September 13, 2025 Where: Tule River Parkway parking lot at Jaye Street Come out to enjoy four activities at the Tule River Parkway. This month we celebrate and learn about the diversity of plants and animals which are native to California. Your choices include two art activities, a […]
A Visalia construction company CEO was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he fraudulently obtained more than $4 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds and federally guaranteed small business loans, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, between April and June 2020, Joey Wayne Mackey, 45, of Visalia, submitted fraudulent Paycheck […]
California farmers are in the midst of harvesting an almond crop that may be among the largest on record. Or perhaps yields won’t be so big. A month into harvest, that’s the billion-dollar question. After farming at a loss for as many as five consecutive years, almond growers watched prices climb for much of the […]
Farm labor scarcity is a growing challenge for farmers, particularly in light of the Trump administration’s goals for mass deportations. A new report from the University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics suggests that labor shortages may prompt some California farmers to alter their production and labor management practices by raising wages, changing cultivation […]
When: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Saturday September 13, 2025 Where: Tule River Parkway parking lot at Jaye Street Come out to enjoy four activities at the Tule River Parkway. This month we celebrate and learn about the diversity of plants and animals which are native to California. Your choices include two art activities, a […]