Bertolino Appointed Tulare County Public Defender

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors announced that Lisa Bertolino has been appointed to permanently fill the public defender position. Bertolino was appointed interim public defender in December, following Michael Sheltzer’s appointment by Governor Jerry Brown to serve a judgeship in Tulare County Superior Court. “Based on her experience within the department, the board is […]

Dairy Producers Begin Search for Royalty

The local dairy industry is now accepting applications from young women wishing to compete for the District 7 Dairy Princess crown. The winner will represent the dairy industry in District 7 (Kings County) as a spokeswoman, and will also represent the California dairy industry in appearances at schools, fairs, industry meetings, service clubs, parades and […]

Water Storage is Key to Region’s Future

Tulare Irrigation District has proposed a new reservoir at McKay Point, near Lemon Cove and Woodlake, to provide new water storage, flood control and more efficient distribution of water for agriculture. The McKay Point project, proposed to be located north of the separation of the Kaweah and St. Johns rivers, is a joint venture of […]

Tulare County EDC Responds

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors recently decided to pull its funding to the Tulare County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The vote was 4-1, with Supervisor Pete Vander Poel the lone vote against this move. Comments made by the other four Supervisors called into question the performance of Board of Directors of the EDC and […]

Re: Two for the Road

Mr. Oldenbourg, Just read From the Publisher’s Desk column in the March 6th edition of the Valley Voice. Just want you to know that I support Sheriff Boudreaux and will vote for him. The very fact that he had a gun raffle shows that he is in touch with the citizens of Tulare County, except […]