After ten months of research and discussion, the Visalia City Council gave a green light to putting a sales tax measure on the November ballot. The vote was five-0 during their work session February 1st. But not all council members were in favor of raising taxes. Council member Warren Gubler said that he is never […]
The sudden departure of SeaPort Airlines and its service has left Visalians in a holding pattern about the future of air service for Tulare County. SeaPort ended its service to the five California airports it served on Friday, as well as its Kansas routes, without warning. The closures came as a huge surprise to everyone, […]
A dysfunctional, financially embarrassed Lindsay City Council is finally getting some therapy, or at least part of it is, and no one should envy Lindsay Interim City Manager Bill Zigler his job. If all went as planned, the majority of the Lindsay City Council sat down Tuesday morning with a facilitator, who also happens to […]
At the January 5 Hanford City Council study session, Hanford Carnegie MuseumCurator Patricia Dickerson and Museum Director Rob Van Wagoner made a proposal for the museum to restart the Hanford’s Visitor Center. Van Wagoner said,”The enhanced visitor program would require $80,000 of funding this year to cover startup costs for the center.” Van Wagoner said […]
When the first of the US Navy’s new stealth destroyers put out to sea for its shakedown cruise last month, it was ironically fitting the warship bore the name of Tulare native son Elmo “Bud” Zumwalt Jr. Zumwalt and the class of guided missile destroyers named in his honor have much in common–each mark sea […]
Without warning to its passengers or Visalia city staff, SeaPort Airlines discontinued service from Visalia to Burbank and Sacramento on Friday. More than that, the company has ceased all operations within the state. In fact, a flight leaving from Sacramento at 12:31pm Friday scheduled to fly to Visalia was diverted to Burbank, landing there at […]
At the January 4 Visalia City Council work session council members voted 5-0 awarding an $11 million-bid to build the Visalia Emergency Communication Center (VECC). The winning bid went to Oral E. Micham Inc., a construction firm out of Woodlake. Two construction firms’ bids came in lower than Oral E. Micham’s. Both firms ended up […]
On December 18, Sherrie Kuns-Fehlman filed a complaint against her former employer, The Grace Homes. The charges are discrimination, harassment and retaliation resulting in termination. Her suit claims that The Grace Homes, “Denied a work environment free of discrimination and/or retaliation” that ended in her losing her job. The complaint revolves around the actions of […]
For many it is a stop for gas between Visalia and Fresno. For some it is a destination to shop for road trip munchies on the way up north. But, for 700 Tulare County residents, Traver is the place they call home. And their home has seen a lot of improvements lately, thanks to county […]
At the December 5 Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting Chairman Steve Worthley handed over the gavel to Supervisor Mike Ennis. In his short farewell speech he outlined some of the highlights of 2015. Worthley emphasized the financial health of the county in that property tax assessments went up by $1.5 billion and the county […]