The Tule River Tribal Council gained two new members and lost two incumbents during voting held Saturday at the Tule River Indian Reservation. Joining the council from a slate of 26 candidates are Gary Santos and James Diaz. Departing after the weekend election was Joyce Carothers, who served as the council’s treasurer. Councilwoman Heather Turan […]
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux was able to fulfill one more of his campaign promises with the introduction of the first Pathways Scholarship recipients. During his campaign, Boudreaux along Kim Oviatt, president of the Sence Foundation, discussed creating a scholarship program to keep youth in the county who want to pursue a career in law […]
The sudden departure of SeaPort Airlines and its service has left Visalians in a holding pattern about the future of air service for Tulare County. SeaPort ended its service to the five California airports it served on Friday, as well as its Kansas routes, without warning. The closures came as a huge surprise to everyone, […]
A dysfunctional, financially embarrassed Lindsay City Council is finally getting some therapy, or at least part of it is, and no one should envy Lindsay Interim City Manager Bill Zigler his job. If all went as planned, the majority of the Lindsay City Council sat down Tuesday morning with a facilitator, who also happens to […]
At the January 5 Hanford City Council study session, Hanford Carnegie MuseumCurator Patricia Dickerson and Museum Director Rob Van Wagoner made a proposal for the museum to restart the Hanford’s Visitor Center. Van Wagoner said,”The enhanced visitor program would require $80,000 of funding this year to cover startup costs for the center.” Van Wagoner said […]
When the first of the US Navy’s new stealth destroyers put out to sea for its shakedown cruise last month, it was ironically fitting the warship bore the name of Tulare native son Elmo “Bud” Zumwalt Jr. Zumwalt and the class of guided missile destroyers named in his honor have much in common–each mark sea […]
Without warning to its passengers or Visalia city staff, SeaPort Airlines discontinued service from Visalia to Burbank and Sacramento on Friday. More than that, the company has ceased all operations within the state. In fact, a flight leaving from Sacramento at 12:31pm Friday scheduled to fly to Visalia was diverted to Burbank, landing there at […]
Lately Exeter has seen a lot of dirt being pushed around and walls going up near the corner of Visalia Road and Belmont Avenue. A little more than a year ago, the Dollar General went up and opened next to Burger King. Now walls are going up on the corner for a new home to […]
Pacific Western Bank and Rural LISC have announced a $1 million loan to Self-Help Enterprises as part of a collaborative effort to alleviate drought conditions in the San Joaquin Valley. Located in Visalia, Calif., Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) will use the funds to provide low- income residents with permanent solutions including low-interest loans to drill a […]
At the January 4 Visalia City Council work session council members voted 5-0 awarding an $11 million-bid to build the Visalia Emergency Communication Center (VECC). The winning bid went to Oral E. Micham Inc., a construction firm out of Woodlake. Two construction firms’ bids came in lower than Oral E. Micham’s. Both firms ended up […]