The Visalia Convention Center hosted the Miss California competition this past weekend, a pageant that challenges the traditional view of beauty with a incredibly diverse group of contestants. On July 1, the pageant assembled 44 contestants representing all body types, ethnicities and abilities. When the top 12 finalists were announced, Miss San Francisco Monroe Lace […]
On June 6, 2013, a small group of people put out the first issue of the revived Valley Voice: news veteran Steve Pastis, journalism student Tony Maldonado, my late husband Joseph Oldenbourg, and me. Included in the first issue was a piece by local historian Terry Ommen, lending some historical insight into Visalia’s newspaper landscape, […]
Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) is hosting multiple in-person listening sessions through the month of June to hear what is important from the community and help shape the future of our district. This is the second round of feedback being collected by VUSD in an effort to build a strategic plan that is supported by […]
Individuals with special needs plus their families and caregivers are invited to enjoy exclusive swim sessions at the Porterville City Pool. The sessions will take place on June 17 and August 1 from 10:30 AM- 12:30 PM and will offer a safe, fun, and judgement-free environment. All ages are welcome and no reservations are required. […]
Despite the return of Tulare Lake – fed now by rivers swollen with meltwater from a record snowpack that could last into late autumn thanks to unusual periods of cool weather – Tulare County is making plans for when Mother Nature is less generous. No Rain in May Things are already returning to the […]
A plea deal could be on the table for three former Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) executives, nearly three years after they were charged with alleged crimes during the time HCCA managed Tulare Regional Medical Center and the Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine. In a Friday hearing, Trevor Holly with the Tulare County District Attorney’s […]
Recent scientific work by the California Bountiful Foundation, the 501(c)(3) science and research arm of the California Farm Bureau, has found that California farmers and ranchers use only 15% of the total water the state receives. These findings, now available on the California Bountiful Foundation website under Research and Studies, offers a data-based analysis of […]
Dr. Yorai “Benny” Benzeevi – former CEO of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) now facing dozens of criminal charges resulting from alleged abuse of power during his tenure – has fired his criminal defense attorneys three years into the case. According to public documents, a request for a substitution of attorneys in the […]
Editors note: A special board meeting has been scheduled Monday, June 5 at 7:00am to address the employee letters at Sierra View, 465 West Putnam Avenue, Porterville, CA – Board Room Two Sierra View employees who work in the Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab submitted anonymous letters claiming a hostile work place. The employees requested that […]
Visalia Unified began the first round of community listening sessions that will help shape the strategic and long-range facilities master plans for the next 5-7 years. The district is collecting feedback from staff, students, parents, and business/community leaders in a structured, anonymous process. The two plans will ultimately help shape the district’s Visalia Unified Forward […]