Tulare County’s total taxable property value climbed to $52.95 billion for the 2025/26 fiscal year, reflecting a 6% increase over the prior year, Assessor/Clerk-Recorder Tara K. Freitas, CPA, announced today. The annual assessment roll represents the total net taxable value of all locally assessed real, business and personal property as of January 1, 2025. “Home […]
Find out which candidate will best represent Tulare County at the League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidates’ Forum Wednesday, January 31 at Exeter Veterans Memorial Building, 324 North Kaweah Ave, Exeter. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Forum starts at 6:30 PM. The LWV is a non-partisan organization that neither supports nor opposes any political candidate. […]
You are sitting at the dinner table for Thanksgiving and everyone is sharing stories about their children. Your aunt, the gossipy one with the plastic smile, mentions how her daughter just put a down payment on a new home shortly after landing a big shot job at a private firm. You shift nervously in your […]
There are close to 1,800 total 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) entries in the Tulare County Fair this year. A small niche of those come from the Fernandes family, members of Oakdale 4-H in Tulare. The Fernandes’ are a family of dairy farmers. It is only natural that their children are involved in […]
Some may think that umpiring in the minors is easier than in the major leagues. Others feel it is more difficult. While there is no instant replay, nor umpire review, there are fewer umpires to judge plays at the minor-league level. Jeff Gorman and Chris Graham are a two-man team who umpire the California League […]
The walls of Monte Moore’s home tell stories. The photos, awards and other memorabilia speak tales of his days in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri broadcasting college sports, to his career as a television broadcaster for the Oakland A’s and NBC sports, and on to his radio station-owning days broadcasting local high school games to Tulare […]
It is fair to say that the California drought has affected numerous businesses and people in the South Valley. While Woodlake’s Monrovia Nursery operation has felt some effect, it really has no major complaints due to lack of water. The 650-acre nursery has been affected to some degree, said Reiner Kruger, technical services coach for […]
It was December 31, and my 15-year old daughter, Mercedes, and I arrived at 12-noon sharp for her tarot card reading at the Cosmic Corral in Hanford. Far from being in a spiritual crisis, Mercedes wanted to get a reading because she thought it would be cool. She also had a burning question and hoped […]
A wise man once said that you teach what you need to learn. Michelle Tedrow is the poster child for that saying. After her brother died, she had a spiritual awakening and decided it was her calling to become a medium. She read the best books on the subject and sought out the advice of […]
This is Part II of the series “Speaking to the Dead – Are Mediums Real?” Losing a husband or wife is one of the main reasons that someone will seek out a medium. The following is Valeria’s session with medium Michelle Tedrow. Valeria lost her husband last November, and then the grandmother who raised her […]