If it weren’t for Clint Ashcraft, Daici Avilla and Alfredo Velasco, Lindsay’s McDermont Field House might well have closed at the beginning of the year. Renovated from an old packing house starting in 2006, the facility opened during the recession – and has yet to see a profit. Avilla and Velasco have been employed by […]
On September 22, 2017, a Tulare County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in a previously undisclosed case involving Tulare Mayor Carlton Jones and a former friend of his. Jones’ former friend was tried by a jury for violating a Criminal Restraining Order (CRO) prohibiting him from coming within 100 yards of Mayor Jones and […]
For the first time Sierra View Medical District will serve outside of Porterville. Strathmore is, however, within the district’s coverage area, and the community is currently without any type of healthcare facility. Sierra View, through its operational funds, has purchased 2.4 acres to be the official home for its Rural Health Clinic at Highway 65 […]
Two South Valley cities are looking for new city managers in the New Year. On top of that, one of those is also looking for a new police chief. Farmersville’s city manager, John Jansons, moved to manage a Northern California city in October. Exeter’s city manager, Randy Groom, has been hired as city manager for […]
As one of the last hold-outs in Tulare and Kings County, the Porterville City Council settled a lawsuit to convert from at-large to district elections. The lawsuit was brought by two Latino residents of Porterville who were represented by the Visalia Law Firm of Melo and Sarsfield. The suit was filed on December 5 and […]
Hanford and Porterville each have two new, fresh faces leading their Chambers of Commerce. “My goal is to rebuild the passion for the Hanford Chamber of Commerce,” said its new director, Joey Joslin. Joslin was appointed December 1; he was initially approached by the chamber’s longtime executive director Mike Bertaina in June of 2017 to […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District officially supports State Sen. Jean Fuller’s (16th District) request for an audit of the district’s prior bond expenditures after a 3-2 vote following significant discussion. The board also received an update on the reopening of Tulare Regional Medical Center — the hospital still needs funding before a reopening date […]
Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) is facing new allegations of odd behavior in the nation’s capital and new opponents who want to unseat him at home in the wake of a House Ethics Committee investigation. ‘Hand-Me-Up’ With the primary election still months away, a host of candidates is coming forward with plans to unseat the long-time […]
Cattleman Jack Lavers is the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the 26th Assembly District. Visalia Mayor Warren Gubler and incumbent Devon Mathis are the other two Republican contenders. Lavers runs a family business in Glennville with his wife of seven years and their daughter. As a member of the […]
An attorney for the Tulare Police Chief says the city’s mayor overstepped his legal bounds and is demanding immediate action by city council. Chief Wes Hensley has been on paid administrative leave for 80 days – and he appears tired of it. In a letter from Hensley’s attorney, Michael Lampe, to the city attorney, Heather […]