It was a full house at Hanford’s City Council meeting on September 1. The crowd was a mix of angry residents over the actions of their mayor and the council considering selling part of Hidden Valley Park. The meeting started with Mayor Russ Curry apologizing to the council and community for reading four letters into […]
A crowd of angry city employees and citizens filled the chambers of the Lindsay City Council to overflowing on August 25, as workers came to air their upset over a hastily enacted furlough program and the city’s residents reacted with dismay to the possibility of paying more for city services. Facing a cash-flow crisis following […]
Tulare County residents will be driving more like their European counterparts next spring, when a trio of roundabouts now under construction make their debuts in Farmersville and Woodlake. In Woodlake, drivers can expect delays through the autumn and winter months at Naranjo Boulevard and Valencia Avenue while work continues at the city’s busiest intersection. Construction […]
At the Central Valley Tea Party meeting on August 20, a special guest speaker attended–Assemblyman Devon Mathis. Mathis took the time to review the several bills he has introduced which are in the process of going through the legislature. Most of his bills concentrate on the drought because, as he said, “I haven’t paid attention […]
Eagle Mountain Casino is pleased to announce its 15th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament Thursday, October 15 to be held at Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield. There will be four sponsorship options of $350, $2,000, $3,500 and $5,000. Registration begins at 8am and Shotgun starts at 10:30am. An awards banquet and a raffle will follow […]
At the August 25 Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the board voted to open escrow for the purchase of the Cigna building on Akers and Tulare Avenue and across from the Lifestyles Gym. The sales price for the two-story, 180,679-square-foot building is $16.97 million. The county intends to make this a cash deal. Cigna […]
There are close to 1,800 total 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) entries in the Tulare County Fair this year. A small niche of those come from the Fernandes family, members of Oakdale 4-H in Tulare. The Fernandes’ are a family of dairy farmers. It is only natural that their children are involved in […]
The consequences of the drought is not just felt by those residents whose wells have gone dry, but also by those small communities that have become a reliable source of water for them. Jack Flores, a resident of an unincorporated community called Village Gardens west of Porterville, approached the Porterville City Council and the Tulare […]
Despite excellent results from a voluntary water conservation program already in place, harsher measures and stiffer fines could be on the way for water users in Lindsay. At a meeting of the City Council on August 11, the foundation was laid for adding two sections to the city’s plan to conserve water. The effort is […]
As if the drought weren’t bad enough, water users in and around Visalia may soon be paying more at the tap. California Water Service, in paperwork filed with the state’s Public Utility Commission, is proposing a series of rate increases starting in 2017 that would see its customers paying $6.79 more each month by 2019. […]