Tulare County Sheriff’s Office along with state agencies take down drug trafficking and arms dealing operations linked to Sinaloa Mexican Drug Cartel

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Ashley Schwarm

At 7 a.m. on 3/14/24, 21 teams from state, local and federal agencies served 31 simultaneous search warrants at various homes throughout Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties. These warrants were the result of a nine-month investigation into information the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office received about a large amount of meth that was being transported between Kings […]

Porterville’s grand reopening for the Porterville Skatepark Tomorrow

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Valley Voice Contributor

Thursday, March 14, 2024 beginning at 4:00 PM! The event will be featuring a demonstration by pro skater, Dylan Williams, along with giveaways by Impact Skateshop and Spohn Ranch Skateparks. The Skatepark was closed in late January for planned improvements to replace the existing unimproved portions and is now ready for the community to enjoy. […]

Theatre Company hosting information meeting for upcoming Freaky Friday production

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Valley Voice Contributor

TCOE’s Theatre Company is hosting an informational meeting regarding auditions for the upcoming summer production of Freaky Friday. The meeting will be held Monday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at TCOE’s Planetarium and Science Center (11535 Avenue 264, Visalia, CA 93277) for students to receive additional tips and instructions about the production and auditions. Students […]

Exeter’s CACHE to host film noir cinema series, oil and watercolor duo exhibition

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Valley Voice Contributor

The Center for Art, Culture, and History, Exeter, or CACHE, will be hosting a classic film noir cinema series every first Monday at 6 p.m. April’s movie selection is Detour (1945), starring Tom Neal and Anna Savage. Detour presents the story of Al Roberts (Tom Neal), a pianist in a sleepy New York nightclub. When […]

Sequoia Parks Conservancy announces continued closure of Crystal Cave

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Valley Voice Contributor

Sequoia Parks Conservancy regrets to announce the continued closure of Crystal Cave for the 2024 season. This decision is a result of the damage sustained to the road, trail, and visitor facilities at Crystal Cave during the 2021 KNP Complex wildfire and the extreme winter weather in early 2023. “We understand the disappointment that comes […]

Pistachio sector seeks markets to absorb bigger future crops

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Bob Johnson, California Farm Bureau Federation

California pistachio growers are searching the globe for potential emerging markets to handle anticipated record-shattering crops in the coming years. A market outlook for the surging pistachio sector was offered at the American Pistachio Growers annual conference last week in Monterey. Pistachio shipments to Europe, Asia, Canada and Mexico allowed the sector to avoid overproduction […]

Ruiz Foods opens on-site health center at Dinuba plant

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Valley Voice Contributor

Ruiz Food Products, Inc., the largest frozen Mexican food manufacturer in the United States, today announced the opening of an on-site health center for insured team members and their covered family members at the company’s Dinuba, California plant. This is the third on-site health center that Ruiz Foods has opened to accommodate team members. In […]

Tulare County students compete in spelling bee

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Tulare County Office of Education

The 25th Annual Tulare County Spelling Championship happened at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, March 7 at the Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia. This year, 101 spellers from grades four through eight competed for the opportunity to become the 2024 Tulare County Spelling Champion and advance to the Scripps National Spelling […]

Friant Water Authority and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District file suit against Eastern Tule GSA

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Johnny Amaral, Friant Water Authority

The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have filed a lawsuit against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) in Tulare County Superior Court for breach of a settlement agreement between the parties regarding land subsidence impacts to the Friant-Kern Canal and for intentional interference with AEWSD’s contract with the […]

LWVTC Response to Remarks by Tulare County Supervisor Pete Vander Poel

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Donna Meekel

The League of Women Voters Tulare County (LWVTC) is committed to democracy and fair, informed elections. Because of this, we consider Tulare County Supervisor Pete Vander Poel’s statement quoted in the January 31 print edition of The Sun-Gazette newspaper to be libelous. In that issue it states, ‘“The League of Women Voters has claimed to […]