At least two baseball diamonds will be ready for play at the Tule River Tribe’s Hyder Ranch Sports Park before summer’s end, and a new affordable housing project should soon be underway. While tribal officials had hoped to have the new diamonds — intended for adult use — open before the end of June, it […]
A proposed cooperative effort between the Visalia Medical Clinic and the Kaweah Delta Health Care District could soon help attract new physicians to the area, and give them incentive to remain here once they arrive. Under the umbrella of the soon-to-be established Kaweah Delta Medical Foundation, VMC will become “a clear path to practice opportunities” […]
In response to the State Water Resource Control Board declaring that Visalia has to cut its water usage by 32 percent, Visalia updated their water ordinance at their June 15 meeting. The changes go into effect immediately. Cal Water suggested that Visalia cut its watering days to twice a week for 12 months. This would […]
The Visalia City Council held a public hearing Monday, June 1 to discuss allowing chickens in standard residential areas. This hearing comes on the heels of a Visalia City Planning Commission where the ordinance was rejected in its current form. The commission did not reject the idea outright, but felt the ordinance should require coops […]
Due to the cooler temperatures in May, along with some precipitation, and the abundance of rainfall in the central, southern part of the country, some scientists are already predicting a wetter winter than normal for California. But it is just too early to tell, said Jim Dudley, U.S. Weather Service forecaster in Hanford. There are […]
In a 4-3 split decision, the Hanford Planning Commission will not recommend changes to zoning regulations for motels, hotels and inns that would have allowed food service and meeting rooms at new facilities constructed outside the downtown area. The vote, made at a May 26 meeting, goes against a staff recommendation from the city’s Community […]
There may be trouble on the Tulare County Republican Central Committee. Or, there might not be. It depends on who you ask. “There’s always things like that you get on any central committee,” said Committee member Dennis Smith, who expressed surprise at the suggestion all was not well among members of the Committee. “I’m not […]
After the April 2 and May 7 Valley Voice articles concerning Mooney Grove, complaints about the park have continued. Pam Mayo decided to take her foster child to Mooney Grove and ended up regretting her decision. “I am a CASA, a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children,” she said. “The judge orders a CASA […]
Expand and refit, or go out of business. That’s the choices faced by the Kaweah Delta Medical Center. In 1994, the magnitude-6.7 Northridge Earthquake shook Southern California, leaving devastation in its wake. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed were 11 of the area’s hospitals, rendering them unable to care for the wounded, as well as […]
The California drought has affected many things here in the South Valley. But it will not take away the traditional fun at the lake for Memorial Day! “Our lake is doing really well,” said Phil Deffenbaugh, park manager at Lake Kaweah. ”As of a week ago, we still had more water than a year ago.” […]