Ringing in the new year is a little sweeter if you are on the fourth floor of Sierra View Medical Center celebrating the first baby of 2025. Samantha Garcia and Andres Guerra are the proud parents of our 2025 New Year’s Baby, Baby Amia. The facility’s first baby of 2025 was delivered just minutes after […]
Right at Home is excited to announce it has officially opened its location in Visalia to provide in-home care and assistance to community seniors and adults with disabilities. “We know that more people want to age in their homes,” said Ravi Sandhu, owner of Right at Home Visalia. “We are very proud to bring our […]
California Water Service (Cal Water) has begun construction to install treatment on two Visalia wells to meet the state’s new water quality standard for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Construction is scheduled to be completed in February and March 2025, respectively, well in advance of the five-year deadline that utilities were given by the […]
The Valley Air District took action today to accept over $8.9 million in additional U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) funding to deploy 26 zero-emission, battery-electric Class 6 and 7 trucks and associated charging infrastructure. “Grant funds such as these highlight the District’s commitment to supporting Valley businesses and agencies in the transition to zero-emission […]
Air quality affects everybody, and the state of the air in the southern San Joaquin Valley holds dire consequences for everyone who lives here. How bad is it? Levels of microscopic particles in the air, levels of ozone, methane and other gases and the constant spewing of noxious compounds into the atmosphere make this among […]
Litterbugs and careless RV owners beware! Tossing your trash on the ground or storing a vehicle – such as an RV, trailer or boat – on a public street will soon carry a $1,000 fine. ‘Quality of Life’ and Safety Leads to Code Changes The changes to three chapters of the Visalia Municipal Code […]
Five nonpayment lawsuits were filed against Toor Farming this year, and after The Valley Voice broke the story on November 6, three of them were dropped by the companies who sued Toor Farming – presumably because the farming company paid its debts or set up arrangements to do so. Beekeeper Robby Robinson told the Voice […]
A Tulare County judge denied an initial attempt to legally prohibit abortion services at FPA Women’s Health in Tulare, part of a chain of clinics providing abortion and family planning services throughout California. The clinic opened October 1 at 1068 N. Cherry inside the Tulare Medical Center, a complex of doctors’ offices and businesses near […]
Tickets are now available for the planetarium’s A Holiday Celestial Spectacular on December 19. The evening will feature four showings of the dazzling planetarium program, “Aurora Lights of Wonder.” Visitors will enjoy music by the University Preparatory High School handbell choir, singers from a variety of Tulare County high schools, family games, and photos with […]
Lemoore College proudly hosts the 2024 3C2A Wrestling State Championships at the Golden Eagle Arena on December 13 and 14, 2024. The event will feature the best wrestlers from across the State with nine Lemoore College wrestlers earning spots in the state championships. The Golden Eagle Arena will host two days of intense competition, during which […]