This cold and flu season, the world also faces COVID-19. To help people prepare and stay well during this time, Kaweah Delta is hosting a free virtual wellness chat on Wednesday, Sept. 30. This seminar will take place from 6-7 p.m. LIVE on Kaweah Delta’s social media channels and will feature the following speakers: Dr. […]
A press release from Kaweah Delta Hospital District Visalia Medical Clinic is now offering rapid testing for people with and without symptoms of COVID-19. The rapid COVID-19 test is available to patients of Visalia Medical Clinic and to individuals who see a provider at: QuickCare, 5400 W. Hillsdale Ave. in Visalia Sequoia Prompt Care, 1110 […]
For the second time this summer the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) Board has attempted to remove a sitting member. In part, a letter to Trustee Vicki Gilson from Chairperson Steve Presant stated, “On Thursday, September 17 2020 the Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to consider whether to declare a vacancy in […]
Voters in the 26th State Assembly District heard boasts, promises and accusations last week, as they got their first side-by-side look at the two candidates seeking their support at the polls this November 3. The Opening Salvo Incumbent Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) and challenger Drew Phelps turned what was intended to be an online meet-the-candidates forum […]
After eight years in the legislature, State Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-32) is ready for at least two more years in Sacramento. First elected in 2012, the same year California voters doubled term limits for lawmakers to 12 years, Salas has gained a reputation as a solid representative. Still, in a deeply red area he faces […]
“We’re seeing a run in real estate like I’ve never seen before and I’ve been in real estate since 1973,” Roy Kendall, a real estate agent, says. The exodus from large cities has finally hit Tulare County. Buyers from areas like Los Angeles and the Bay Area are flooding the local market. Houses and apartments […]
Hanford is applying for an $8.5 million state grant to purchase land for a new city park. The plan is to and partially develop a 43-acre parcel of land behind the bowling alley on East Lacey Boulevard or another site at 9 ¼ and Florinda, said the parks director. The city council recently told Parks […]
As Kaweah Delta continues its efforts to better engage with the community, especially amid COVID-19, it will hold its next town hall on Thursday, Oct. 1. Questions can be submitted now at www.kaweahdelta.org/townhall for the town hall, which will take place online and on Kaweah Delta’s social media channels from 6-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 […]
In collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, Tulare County health officials announced the availability of several COVID-19 mobile testing sites to provide community-based testing in rural and underserved communities of Tulare County. These mobile pop-up testing sites will be available throughout the county in the coming months. Mobile COVID-19 testing kicks off next […]
Today, Assemblymember Rudy Salas, Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee (JLAC), forwarded the State Auditor his request for an emergency audit of the Employment Development Department (EDD), the state agency responsible for providing unemployment insurance benefits to Californians. Assemblymember Salas was joined by a bipartisan group of 39 legislators in calling for an audit ofthe […]