Tulare Local Healthcare District will reopen its forensic laboratory Monday. Mineral King Lab was closed on Oct. 28, 2017 by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, the district’s former management partner. While the district’s board voted in October to voluntarily suspend its acute care license — which covers the operation of the Tulare Regional Medical Center — the […]
There is a political race coming up in a few months. My boss, Tim Ward is running for re-election as Tulare County District Attorney. The challenger started his campaign by insulting myself and the staff of our entire office by stating he needs to “clean up” the office. Something Mr Ward has been attacked over […]
Although the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency’s Animal Services division has been serving the county since 2001, its representatives focused on its improvements over the past few years in their report to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. Their presentation also included the 2016-2017 report of the Animal Services Advisory Committee. Nilsa Gonzalez, […]
Today, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) unanimously approved a request by Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) to audit the Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, Tulare Regional Medical Center, and the Tulare Local Health Care District. “This audit is necessary to ensure local bonds intended to support a community hospital were used appropriately, efficiently and effectively,” said Senator […]
“First and foremost the county is strong, possessing great strength in its human and physical capital,” said Tulare County Board of Supervisors Chair Steven Worthley, early in the state of the county address he delivered at the board’s January 23rd meeting. “I believe, we are positioned to increase our strength if we remain true to […]
The Voice has been featured prominently in Tulare Mayor Carlton Jones’ last two interviews on KTIP AM 1450, the Porterville-based news/talk radio station spanning Tulare County. In dial-ins on January 15 and 22, Jones discussed — and took issue with — the Voice‘s coverage of him in Catherine Doe’s Political Fix opinion column that appears in […]
One year after nationwide Women’s Marches in reaction to the inauguration of President Donald Trump, protests have once again sprang up nationwide — including an event in Tulare County. Men, women and children came together at College of Sequoias’ Visalia campus, marching for women’s rights and in opposition to the Trump administration. Early estimates counted […]
In February and March, Kaweah Delta Community Outreach in collaboration with Health Net, will offer an ongoing series of free diabetes classes in Visalia. The series is free and registration is now open by calling 559-624-2415. The free six-week diabetes education class will take place from 10am to 11:30am on Tuesdays at the Health Net […]
Betty Luceigh had a long career as a scientist, always using scientific proven theories. After a few years as a researcher, she taught organic chemistry at UCLA. Then at age 39, she had what she calls an extraordinary vision of the Light of Beauty, which marked a dramatic shift in her spiritual awareness. She has […]
The Lindsay Community Theater presents the 2018 Hot Dog Melodrama Theater. The play is entitled Superheroes Unite and is a spoof of all the superhero movies and television shows that are so popular right now. Show dates are January 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 7:30pm and January 20 at 2pm. Prices are $10 for […]