Community Services Employment Training (CSET) has announced the launch of a Winter Coat Drive, an initiative aimed at providing coats and jackets to keep south county families warm this winter. Community members are invited to donate new or gently used coats and jackets for both children and adults. As temperatures drop, many local families in […]
Dolores Huerta has declared her endorsement in the battleground seat of CA-22 in California’s Central Valley, supporting educator, school board member and auto shop owner Randy Villegas. “Randy’s community organizing experience has prepared him to be our Central Valley representative in Congress,” says Dolores Huerta. Randy Villegas said: “Nobody knows our Central Valley better than […]
Today, Central Valley business leader and political outsider Kyle Kirkland announced his candidacy for Congress in CA-21. Kyle is the owner of Club One Casino in Fresno, president of the California Gaming Association, founder of the Kirkland Foundation and former chairman of Steinway Musical Instruments, the iconic piano manufacturer. He has spent the last two […]
Don’t miss a thing with Donna’s Calendar of Events!! Theater “The Mousetrap,” Agatha Christie’s spine-tingling thriller about murders at a remote snowed-in country house, runs Nov 7-22 at Encore Theatre, 324 South N St., Tulare. 559 686-1300 or www.encoretulare.org “Murder by the Book” tells the story of Agatha Christie, who learns that every member of […]
A press release from the City of Porterville The City of Porterville is pleased to announce that Bobby Rader was sworn in by Mayor Greg Meister on November 14, 2025, as the Interim Chief of Police for the Porterville Police Department. Chief Rader brings more than 16 years of law enforcement experience, including previous service […]
On October 17, Porterville Assistant Police Chief Dominic Barteau sent out a department wide memo saying, “Chief Castellow will be on medical leave for an undetermined period of time. To ensure continuity of operations I will be assuming the responsibilities of Chief of Police until his return.” On November 4, Captain Joshua Maniss sent out […]
Members of the Visalia City Council found themselves handling a pair of food-scarcity political hot potatoes at the Tuesday night meeting on November 3. Ultimately, the five-person board agreed to put off raising the cost of city-subsitized meals for seniors, while shooting down the idea of financial support for the Visalia Emergency Aid Council (VEAC) […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint a new Tulare Public Cemetery District manager on November 4, replacing the former manager Clara Bernardo. Tulare County took over management of the cemetery district in July of this year. The supervisors appointed County Administrative Officer Jason Britt as acting district manager, and Woodlake Cemetery […]
A Tulare group home for girls and young women aged 11-21 has allegedly been a nexus for reports of fights, underage intoxication, vandalism, and sexual trafficking of minors by minors, according to the City of Tulare. City officials are now trying to shut it down, at least temporarily, after the home was the subject of […]
California voters have overwhelmingly voted to combat President Trump’s partisan gerrymandering, making CA-22 one of the most flippable House seats in the country for the Democratic Party. Educator, auto shop owner and Central Valley native Randy Villegas, a vocal supporter of Prop 50, is the top-fundraising Democratic challenger in the race. With the new district […]