Voting to Protect Medicaid a Deciding Factor for CA-22 Voters Across Party Lines

A new poll of Rep. David Valadao’s Central Valley, California congressional district (CA-22) finds that protecting health care is a decisive issue for voters There is an expected budget vote Tuesday where Valadao is seen as having to make a critical choice between healthcare for constituents over tax cuts for billionaires. Key Takeaways: Two in […]

Donna’s Calendar of Events

Community Theater “Tinker Bell” by The Enchanted Playhouse tells the story of Peter Pan from Tink’s point of view. Runs Feb. 14-16 and 21-23 at the Rotary Theatre, 330 S. Dollner. Google: Enchanted Playhouse Theater Company “Little Shop of Horrors,” a musical about a hapless florist raising a plant that feeds on human blood, is […]

District Attorney introduces office’s first electronic detection canine

District Attorney Tim Ward is pleased to introduce Tor, TCDA’s first electronic detection K9. Tor was welcomed at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Visalia. Tor, a two-year-old black labrador retriever, is an inaugural graduate of the United States Secret Service (USSS) National Computer Forensic Institute (NCFI) program for electronic detection K9’s. The TCDA Bureau […]

Kaweah Health celebrates recognition by Healthgrades as top hospital for spinal surgery

Kaweah Health Medical Center celebrated being named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery™ 2024-2025 by Healthgrades on Tuesday, Feb. 4. More than 4,500 hospitals were evaluated nationwide, and Kaweah Health was one of 21 California hospitals chosen. Each year, Kaweah Health performs about 500 spine procedures. Through collaboration with spine surgeons Dr. […]

State to revisit ban on driverless tractors

New technologies have transformed the world during the past half-century. Agriculture has been no exception, with the emergence of aerial drones, autonomous tractors and other equipment changing the way crops are planted, cared for and harvested. One thing that hasn’t changed since 1977, however, is a regulation from California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, […]