Tulare County employees, represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Tulare County management are engaged in heated negotiations. If the two sides cannot agree on a contract by June 30th, the represented employees will have the option to call a strike. The SEIU is asking for a three-year contract with an 8.74% raise. Their […]
For a few days after the June 3rd primary, Tulare County Supervisor Mike Ennis managed to fend off three District 5 challengers and stay just above the required 50% plus one vote to avoid a runoff. But after the final count tallied last Friday, June 13th, Ennis came up short by only 21 votes. Porterville […]
The “Foster Parent of the Year” and “Exemplary Service by a Foster Parent” awards were presented on May 28 at the annual recognition dinner hosted by Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA). Ursula Schneider of Visalia was presented with the “Foster Parent of the Year” award in recognition of her commitment to serving […]
The first operational helipad in Tulare County surpassed the number of landings anticipated in its first year, with nearly a third of those bringing patients to Kaweah Delta Medical Center for life-saving care. Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s helipad received 183 helicopter landings in its first year, 51 of which brought patients to the hospital for […]
Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) has launched new functionalities within its online patient portal, My Health/Mi Salud. The enhanced portal functions will further support FHCN’s patients’ ability to stay connected with their healthcare team via the Internet. Through the portal, FHCN patients are able to electronically: request and keep track of appointments, access and view lab […]
To fight an epidemic of obesity and its life-threatening complications in Dinuba and surrounding communities, the City of Dinuba and the Network Leaders on the Move/ Tulare County Partnership has come up with a strong weapon: a farmers’ market loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables. The market’s grand opening, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, will […]
A newly constructed compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, built by Trillium CNG, is now operating at the Roche Oil, Inc.’s Pacific Pride Cardlock at 1120 E. Paige Ave. in Tulare. The station is located on the south side of Tulare on Exit 85 off Interstate 99. An open house was held at the station […]
Tulare County is doing its part to save water during California’s historic drought by turning off sprinklers, focusing on planting drought-resistant plants, and seeking ways to improve irrigation efficiency at its parks and grounds. Officials with the Tulare County Parks & Grounds division reported at a Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting that since the […]
Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare, responded to the landmark ruling handed down by the Los Angeles County Superior Court last week in the Vergara case, which challenged teacher tenure laws on the grounds that they discriminate against students in predominantly low-income and minority communities. “Today’s ruling is perhaps the biggest civil rights victory in […]
The City of Visalia was awarded a total of $670,044 in Urban Greening grants from the California Strategic Growth Council. The city was awarded a $466,544 grant for the St. Johns River Riparian Corridor Restoration Project to develop new community space with the conversion of commercial use to parkland with bike path connectors to other […]