Small Tulare County cities are continuing to look at ways to increase revenue and cut costs to try to balance their annual budgets. Farmersville Seeking Sales Tax Increase & Cannabis Business Tax In Farmersville, the city council has voted to place two tax measures on the November ballot. One for a ½ cent sales tax […]
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 recount of Tulare’s July 11 recall election has finished, Tulare County Registrar of Voters Michelle Baldwin has confirmed. The result? Not a single vote’s changed, Baldwin said. Those that came out to vote in Dr. Parmod Kumar’s district on July 11 voted overwhelmingly to recall him and elect Senovia Gutierrez as his replacement. Those results […]
Tucoemas has revamped, refined and refreshed the company vision over the last year. Under the leadership of Brice A. Yocum CEO, the credit union is moving forward. The culture remains service focused on local members. New resources have been committed to this process, and products added for members, staff and the community. “At Tucoemas, we […]
A scheduled recount of the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s July 11 election has been postponed to August 1. The delay comes after the recount fee – an estimated $2,620 according to the Tulare County Registrar of Voters’ office – was not paid in time for the recount to take place on July 31. The recount […]
Assemblyman Devon Mathis has a new chief of staff, legislative veteran Sam Cannon. Cannon was born in Kern County and was raised in Fresno. Cannon met Mathis three years ago while working for the Committee on Rules while training new assembly members. Cannon has worked for the California legislature for 18 years. After his stint […]
The new majority on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors crossed off the first part of their to-do list tonight. But hospital administrators state that the meeting wasn’t a meeting — just a gathering of two board members, and a “newly elected, not yet certified” board member. Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica, and Senovia […]
Dr. Parmod Kumar has claimed, through an attorney, that the Tulare Local Healthcare District violated the Brown Act in swearing in Senovia Gutierrez on Tuesday. Because a majority of the board — Linda Wilbourn, Kevin Northcraft, and Mike Jamaica — were in attendance, Kumar’s attorney claims that her swearing in ceremony was a violation of […]
Dr. Parmod Kumar has requested a recount of Tulare’s July 11 special election, the Tulare County Registrar of Voters has confirmed. The election, held to determine whether Kumar should be recalled from his post on the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors and, if so, choosing his successor, was certified on July 20. The […]