The City of Hanford swore in two new city council members and conducted a reorganization of the council at its regular city council meeting on December 6. In addition to swearing in Martin Devin and former council member Sue Sorenson, David Ayers was appointed as mayor and Sue Sorenson was appointed as vice-mayor. The council […]
After nearly 20 years, Kaweah Delta’s Exeter Health Clinic is getting a makeover. Formerly the campus of Memorial Hospital at Exeter, which closed its doors in 1998, the Exeter clinic will get a $4.2 million overhaul that includes construction of a dedicated women’s health center. “We’re going to build two buildings on the site, one […]
Upwards of 75 parents, teachers and advocates for social justice marched on November 16 in protest of draft regulations they say fall short of protecting California schoolchildren and staff from exposure to hazardous agricultural pesticides, particularly for Latino schoolchildren who are far more likely to attend the most impacted schools. The 4pm march, led by […]
Dr. Parmod Kumar’s days on the Tulare hospital board may be numbered. During the November 8 election, Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) board incumbents—Chairwoman Sherrie Bell and Linda Gadke, who have been central to several controversies there—were rejected harshly at the polls, losing their seats by a two-to-one margin. Now, a recall of Kumar […]
Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) leaders are going to have to find another way to pay for new construction if they want to keep their doors open, and at least one former detractor says they can do it without asking taxpayers for more money. During a special election in August, voters said no to […]
Some may have found the result surprising, others may have found it expected, but in a more than 50% margin over either of her opponents, Patricia Griswold won the District Area 5 seat for the Visalia Unified School District. “I was, like, shocked” Griswold said. “You don’t ever know. I did a lot of canvassing […]
Election night started out on shaky ground for Tulare County as some polling places ran out of ballots and voters were forced to vote electronically. Other sites around the county were copying ballots for the unexpected huge numbers that showed up. At around 10:15pm voters in parts of Visalia and Lindsay were still waiting to […]
For the second straight season, the Bell Game between Tulare Union and Tulare Western meant the winner would become the East Yosemite League Champion. In this, their 52nd meeting, the Tribe of Tulare Union avenged their loss last year by beating the Mustangs 48-27. The Tribe were able to get on the board first, after […]
Hanford residents have a wide selection of candidates this election. Three candidates are running for Area C. Mark Cole and Martin Devine are challenging incumbent Gary Pannett, who was first elected in 2012. Area B is an open seat that has four candidates. Incumbent Russ Curry and his wife have moved to Henderson, Nevada for […]
The revolving door at Lindsay City Hall continues to spin. The beleaguered Citrus Belt city has a new mayor—needed after the abrupt departure of the old one—but the City Council is still short one member and applications are being taken for a finance director for the second time this year. Kimball Takes Charge Just two […]