Two credit card skimming devices were found inside gas pumps at the Valero gas station in Kettleman City. On August 1, 2017, The Kings County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a representative of the Fresno Educational Employee Credit Union fraud division. The credit union representative reported three EECU customers had fraudulent purchases made on […]
The Kings Mosquito Abatement District is reporting its first detection of Aedes aegypti in Kings County – three adult mosquitoes have been collected from the City of Corcoran. This mosquito is not native to California, but has established itself in Fresno, Clovis, Madera, and throughout portions of Southern California. Aedes aegypti is a small, dark […]
The County of Tulare is experiencing increased flows in the Kings River. As the Sierra Nevada snowpack continues to melt, additional water is being released from Pine Flat dam causing minor flooding at lower elevations along the Kings River in Tulare County. Additional water releases have been announced for overnight on Thursday, June 22, 2017 […]
The June, 2016 ballot initiative was close – it was really close. But, the implementation of Measure K, a ¼-cent sales tax countywide that would be used for public safety issue fell short, barely. By less than 1% of the two-third majority vote, the measure didn’t make it. In other words, Kings County voted 66.29% […]
After a record year in 2014, ag prices in Kings County took a beating last year, decreasing in value by more than 18%. “A lot of that has to do with commodity prices,” explained Kings County Ag Commissioner Tim Niswander, who presented the 2015 Agricultural Crop Report to the county board of supervisors at its […]
After staying in third place since the June 7th primary, Emilio Huerta, candidate for the 21st Congressional District, finally pulled ahead of Fowler Mayor Pro Tem Daniel Parra. Rep. David Valadao continues his dominating lead with 55.7% of the vote while Huerta now has 22.8% and Parra has 21.5%. Huerta and Parra are battling for second […]
Measure K, the proposed public safety tax, suffered a tough loss during the June 7 primary while both incumbents retained their Kings County Supervisor seats. Measure K needed two-thirds of the vote to pass but just missed the mark by receiving 66.35%. The measure came within 40 or 50 votes of its goal. A few […]
The Kings County Board of Supervisors voted in February of 2015 to put Measure K on the June 7 primary ballot. The measure would raise the county’s sales tax by a quarter of a cent. Two thirds of the voters need to vote “yes” for the measure to pass. Beside the county supervisors, the city […]
Incumbent Richard Valle and longtime Corcoran business owner, Debra Kwast, are running for Kings County Supervisor District 2, which covers Corcoran, Kettleman City, and Avenal. The district also includes Home Garden, the residential enclave south of the Kings County Fairgrounds. Though not a partisan office, these supervisorial candidates hail from opposite sides of the political […]
Vying for District 5, which encompasses the northeastern corner of the county, is former Kings County District Attorney Greg Strickland and incumbent Richard Fagundes. Stickland dropped a bombshell on the election when he announced that if elected he would work without pay. “I am not going to take a salary,” declared Strickland. If he wins […]