A press Release from Congress member Kevin McCarthy The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has greatly interrupted our lives, the economy, and life as we know it over the past few weeks. Students and graduates of colleges and universities in particular are feeling the impacts of widespread school closures, transitioning to online courses and remote learning, and looming […]
City and County agencies are working together to ensure the health and safety of all Tulare County residents. Local parks and recreational areas throughout Tulare County and within the Cities of Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Farmersville and Woodlake will be closed to the public over the Easter holiday weekend in order to prevent the spread of […]
Bishop Ronald Abbott, spiritual leader of Abundant Life Church in Tulare, passed away this morning at age 72 from COVID – 19 at Kaweah Delta hospital. Because of the no visitors policy his family was not able to be with him when he passed. The nursing staff taking care of Abbott in the ICU facilitated […]
This Thursday, Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21), will host a telebriefing conference call with local Small Business Administration (SBA) officials in order to help small businesses in 21st Congressional District of California navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, the SBA started offering low interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans to California small businesses suffering substantial […]
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine today updated its numbers and again reduced the number of projected deaths and number of days before the country flattens the curve. The University of Washington now predicts the United States will peak April 12 instead of the previously projected […]
The University of Washington’s Institute of Health has updated its numbers concerning the impact of COVID- 19 on the nation and California, and it is very good news. The University of Washington’s COVID-19 projections, assuming full social distancing through May, is predicting the number of cases nationally will peak April 15. The peak was previously […]
The Board of Directors of the 24th District Agricultural Association/Tulare County Fair has announced the appointment of Dena Rizzardo as the fairground’s new Chief Executive Officer. Rizzardo has spent the past 20 years in the banking industry as a profession and has been involved in the fair industry for 30 years, beginning as a junior […]
Now more than ever blood donations are needed to ensure an adequate supply for Central Valley residents. As the coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve, blood donation appointments have been cancelled, creating a severe shortage of donated blood which could jeopardize the lives of thousands of hospital patients. But Visalians are answering the call. According to […]
A local parks advocacy group, Saveourparkland93230, mailed a revised initiative to the City of Hanford on March 30. The initiative is to save the 18 undeveloped acres of Hidden Valley Park from being sold and turned into single family housing. Initiative sponsors are Mark and Patricia Pratter and Louis Martinez, a former city councilman. The […]
Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) campuses will remain closed through at least May 1 due to COVID-19, after district trustees voted to extend the current cessation of in-person classes. Should conditions improve so that infection rates are steady and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shelter-at-home order is lifted, the trustees empowered Superintendent Dr. Tamara Ravalin to reopen […]