Tulare County supervisors have approved their own raises, increasing their salaries by 4.25% and an additional 2% cost of living increase. Their yearly salary increased from $101,776 to $108,224. In accordance with County Ordinance, the TCBOS receives an increase in salary when the four elected county officials receive a similar increase. The four elected officials […]
Visalia Medical Clinic will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a health festival from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 24. The public event, to be held at the clinic at 5400 W. Hillsdale, will feature free glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure tests, and children are encouraged to bring their bike and helmet to participate […]
Officials with the Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) today confirmed rumors that TRMC and, by extension, its partner Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) have laid off a small number of staff at the hospital. The news comes on the heels of a similarly timed, but otherwise unrelated lawsuit, alleging the hospital violated the California Public Records […]
A new lawsuit alleges the Tulare Local Healthcare District, Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, and others associated with the two entities are violating the California Public Records Act. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by Deanne Martin-Soares and Emily Yenigues against the TLHCD, HCCA, and Does 1-100, details what Soares and Yenigues claim are violations of the California Public […]
Local tax payers are seeing their investment grow with the development of the new Vocational Education-Career Technology Center at Farmersville High School. Ground was broken on the project in March, and it is right on track and should be ready for use come January. “This is realization of a dream of this community,” said Principal […]
Supporters of Trump/Pence campaign came out with signs and cheers on a late sunny Saturday morning, greeting drivers traveling on Hwy 198, both Eastbound and Westbound. The supporters took up a position on the walking bridge over highway 198 in Visalia, and set up signs. For about three hours, they received honks, cheers, waves and […]
Over the last decade, 9-1-1 calls in Visalia have risen dramatically, with police responding to 145,000 calls last year alone. Firefighter equipment has aged and both police and fire staffing levels have stayed the same despite increased demands from a growing population. City streets and roads are deteriorating due to lack of funding for ongoing […]
It was standing room only during Congressman Devin Nunes’ Water Forum August 31 at the International Agri-Center. More than 400 people sat at attention while Nunes outlined a grim future for agriculture if Central Valley legislators don’t act together to change federal laws affecting the California water conveyance system. Nunes told the crowd on several […]
The 70th Annual Fatima Celebration honoring Our Lady of Fatima will be held October 1 and 2, with rosary and mass being said throughout September 26-30, beginning at 7:00, at St Aloysius Church in Tulare. This year’s Fatima Queen is Faith Nunes, a 15 year old sophomore at Mission Oak High School, and the daughter […]
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today unanimously voted to adopt an investigative report on Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to China and then Russia after stealing 1.5 million classified documents. The result of a two-year inquiry, the report describes Snowden’s background, likely motivations, and methods of theft, as […]