Porterville, CA – January 1, 2024: Ringing in the new year is a little sweeter if you are on the fourth floor of Sierra View Medical Center celebrating the first baby of 2024. Yvette Torres and Chris Munguia are the proud parents of our 2024 New Year’s Baby, Baby Munguia. The facility’s first baby of […]
VISALIA, CA (January 1, 2024) — Kaweah Health is excited to welcome the first baby of 2024. A baby girl named Maya was born at 2:40 a.m., Jan. 1 and is the first baby delivered at Kaweah Health Medical Center in 2024. Maya weighs 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measures 20.25 inches. Kaweah Health’s Family Birthing […]
If you plan to be out celebrating the New Year in Visalia this weekend, please remember to drive responsibly and always designate a sober driver. The Visalia Police Department will have additional officers on New Years Eve, looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI). The additional patrols are intended to reduce the […]
HANFORD, CA – Xavier Avila announced his candidacy for California’s Assembly District 33. A fourth-generation dairy farmer in the Central Valley, Avila has been a strong advocate throughout the region, as a dairyman, dairy farm supplier, and a member of various associations and Boards. The 33rd District covers parts of Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties. […]
Acknowledging the tough economic conditions almond growers have faced in recent years as production costs soared while earnings plummeted, the Almond Board of California maintains that the long-term outlook for the tree nut remains positive, even as the industry struggles through some growing pains. Almond leaders say changing times and shifts in consumer behavior mean […]
At the December 11 meeting for the College of the Sequoias (COS) Board of Trustees, Raymond Macareno was voted as the new President of the Board of Trustees, marking a new chapter in the institution’s leadership. Leveraging tools such as the board agenda and parliamentary procedure, the President collaborates closely with COS’s President/Superintendent Dr. Brent […]
Tickets for the Great Western Gospel Music Fan Festival are on sale, just in time for the holidays. The three-day festival in Visalia, California will bring classic gospel music to the stage May 2-4, 2024. The annual event will be held at the Visalia Convention Center located at 303 E. Acequia Avenue in Visalia’s pedestrian-friendly […]
Applications are now available for the 17th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, presented by E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo®. The scholarship was created to support agriculture education and encourage students from the Central Valley to pursue a career in agriculture. High school seniors from Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Kern counties are eligible […]
Tulare County Library’s annual Winter Reading Challenge: Stories Under the Stars runs from Tuesday, January 2, 2024, through Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The Challenge is for all ages, languages, and reading levels. Children ages 0-5 years are encouraged to read 10 books this winter by themselves or with a parent. Everyone else, Kids, Teens, and […]
Kaweah Health is excited to welcome Dr. Michael K. McLean, cardiothoracic surgeon, and Stanford Medicine faculty member. Dr. McLean is the first of three Stanford Medicine cardiothoracic surgeons who will live and work in Visalia as part of the Kaweah Health Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, working together with the Stanford Medicine Cardiac Surgery Program. Kaweah Health […]