Porterville College in conjunction with America’s Job Center of California will hold its Fourth Annual Job Fair from 9am-2pm, Tuesday, May 3 in the Porterville College Gymnasium, 100 East College Avenue in Porterville. Priority service will be observed from 9-9:30am for military veterans and their families. More than 60 hiring vendors have already signed up […]
For more information on the proposed bond measure, please click here for an updated story. The Tulare Local Health Care District will hold a Special Board meeting at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016 to decide on a bond measure to complete the Tulare Regional Medical Center tower. The special meeting will be held […]
On April 11, during Cafe 210’s monthly community forum the legalization of marijuana was hotly debated. On the panel were Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, Tulare County Office of Education’s Craig Wheaton, Operating Manager of CannaCan Help Wes Hardin, CannaCan Help’s attorney Doug Hurt, and Lt. Steve Phillips of the Visalia Police Department. The purpose of the […]
Even though ballots for Measure H were mailed out April 4, the arguments for and against the bond are still heating up. Registered voters in the Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) are being asked to vote on a general obligation bond for $327 million to build a new hospital. Ballots are due on May […]
In a tentative ruling on April 18, the Honorable Bret Hillman ruled against the county and denied the County of Tulare and individual defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The defendants in this case are the County of Tulare, Tim Lutz, Health and Human Resources fiscal operations manager, Animal Control employees Paula Mendoza, Yessica Ozuna and Motor Pool former […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux welcomed five new employees to the Tulare County Sheriff Office this week including the new Sheriff’s Pilot, Michelle Simoes. She will fly the Sheriff’s airplane that will arrive in May. Her desire to fly was sparked when her younger sister won a free introductory flight lesson. Simoes said she thought she would […]
Various documents mentioned in the article below are available to view, download, and print by clicking here. In an agreement largely kept concealed since it was signed in May of 2014, the Directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) have granted an exclusive right to buy all its assets — including Tulare Regional […]
Paul Moore has first-hand experience working with troubled children. He has worked as a therapist and spent several years as a CASA advocate. Now he is taking the reins of CASA Tulare County when Marilyn Barr retires as executive director at the end of June. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) speaks up for the innocent […]
On April 14 California Competes Tax Credit Committee approved an $11 million dollar tax credit to Nordstrom if the company decides to locate its new distribution center in either Fresno or Visalia. The vote by the tax credit committee is considered a sealing of the deal for California’s getting the distribution center. Visalia mayor Steve […]
The Ambassador of Colombia to the United States was Congressman Nunes’ special guest to Tulare County March 29 and 30. Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzon was appointed to his current post eight months ago, but had met Nunes years before through the US Intelligence Committee. Pinzon was the former Deputy Secretary of Defense of Colombia and […]