Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) was given a third consecutive ‘B’ from the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes SVMC’s continued efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. “Patient safety is always a top priority for us and we’ve consistently been working towards gaining […]
Lemoore City Councilwoman Holly Blair was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Lemoore police on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment, resisting arrest, and reckless driving. Blair was elected to represent Lemoore’s District E in 2016. Lemoore Police Chief Darrell Smith, during a press conference, stated that Blair drove her SUV into the rear […]
This article has been updated to match the version printed in the June 6 Valley Voice. Gerardo Ramos, former assistant groundskeeper for the Tulare Public Cemetery, is requesting an investigation into his lack of compensation for vacation, sick, and overtime pay. But when Ramos and his legal counsel, Luis Lopez, showed up to the regular […]
Selling and growing recreational cannabis may be legal in California, but counties all over the state are struggling with new laws regarding the cultivation of industrial hemp. Tulare County is just the latest in a slew of local governments to put a temporary moratorium on the growing of hemp. A 45-day moratorium was initially passed […]
On May 23rd, a Tulare City Council ad hoc committee met to discuss a multifaceted plan developed to alleviate homelessness in Tulare. Guest speaker and director of Kings-Tulare Homeless Alliance, Machael Smith, discussed potential funding. The biggest chunk of funding will come from the state with a potential $250 million up for grabs for the […]
By Visalia Rawhide | May 20, 2019 11:20 PM Approval from Visalia City Council at last night’s Council meeting made it official – Rawhide Ballpark & Recreation Park will be the new home of the City of Visalia fireworks show to celebrate Independence Day! This event is in partnership between the City of Visalia, KJUG […]
By the end of the two-day Life Hope Centers health clinic this weekend at Adventist Health Tulare, more than 350 patients had received free health-care services, including vision checks, dental treatments and basic health screenings. A small but mighty army of volunteer doctors, optometrists, dentists and technicians saw patients under a massive tent on the […]
Leaders of the Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) want better feedback from the people they serve and more of it, and they’ve formed a small army of advocates to help them. In the wake of the failure of Measure H–a $327 million bond initiative intended to fund expansion of Kaweah Delta Medical Center–those responsible […]
Despite an appeal made to the Visalia Planning Commission to stop St. Paul’s Warming Center from opening, the center operated for 65 days and sheltered hundreds of homeless for the 2018/2019 winter. In January of this year the city council voted to donate $10,000 to the warming center. The center also received a $35,000 grant […]
A group of Visalia activists is turning prom night into an opportunity to help solve Tulare County’s staggering teen pregnancy problem. As hundreds of teenagers gathered in their finery at the Visalia Convention Center the night of May 11, many of them were greeted by volunteers from ACT for Women and Children bearing giveaway “safety […]