The Tulare County Fair, September 16-20, will unveil the Olympic Bobsled roller coaster for the first time – along with the chance to go to the front of the line with a FASTPass wristband. The new roller coaster and the returning “Big Splash” ride, introduced at the 2014 fair, are worth $3.5 million and require […]
What if you discovered that the spring that provides your community’s water was toxic? What if your town was also a resort community that depended on tourism—especially on visitors to your community’s natural spring baths? And what if those in power already suspected this problem, but were pressuring you to keep quiet, since blowing the […]
Agricultural producers rented and farmed 353.8 million acres of farmland, according to the results of the 2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey results released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Of these acres, 80 percent are owned by non-farming landlords. According to the survey results, […]
The City of Tulare’s Mayor David Macedo, Tulare City School District’s Superintendent, Dr. Clare Gist, Tulare Joint Union High School District’s Superintendent, Dr. Sarah Koligian and the Tulare Interim Chief of Police, Wes Hensley, have joined a nationwide effort to celebrate School Attendance Awareness Month in September and have pledged to raise awareness about the […]
More than 125 community members attended CSET’s Drought Resource Center resource fair on August 27. Families received information on drought-related services and programs, and other family resources. Community partner booths included: CalFresh, Family Health Care Network, Covered California, the Employment Development Department, the Tulare County Employment Connection (a proud partner of America’s Job Center of […]
I was most disappointed in Mr. Kasich’s connecting his godliness with the wide use of taxpayers money. Obviously you identify with government work being church work. Doesn’t charity work need to be voluntary to be charity ? I heard that a Baptist group in Texas took in 12,000 young people that swarmed the border and […]
Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) announces its newest Community Health Center has opened in Tulare. Located at 263 S. West St., services offered include comprehensive family medicine for all ages including annual wellness and physical exams, immunizations, chronic disease management, acute care, dental, behavioral health and patient health education. “Family HealthCare Network is proud to be […]
USA Today has named West Hills College Lemoore the top community college in Northern California based on criteria including university transfer rate, student-faculty ratio, affordability and distance education. WHCL was also highlighted as one of the region’s star performers when it comes to distance education, ranking number one overall with an estimated 43% of students […]
Porterville College President Dr. Rosa Carlson and Vice President of Student Services Val Garcia have announced the hiring of Joe Cascio as the college’s new Director of Athletics and Student Programs. Cascio comes to Porterville after serving as Director of Athletics at Long Beach City College. Prior to LBCC, Joe directed the athletic programs at […]
Eagle Mountain Casino is pleased to announce its 15th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament Thursday, October 15 to be held at Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield. There will be four sponsorship options of $350, $2,000, $3,500 and $5,000. Registration begins at 8am and Shotgun starts at 10:30am. An awards banquet and a raffle will follow […]