Marijuana dispensaries are no longer something new, but the possibility of conceding for one to open within the city limits of Porterville is coming. In 1996, the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) passed, making it legal within California to use the drug for medical purposes. It was the first state to do so. With that, […]
With the city facing a major deficit with no way to cover the gap, the Lindsay City Council is considering a gamble that could see them clear of red ink. Facing budget shortfalls on the order of $450,000 annually for the foreseeable future, the city has already been forced to send home its workforce two […]
After several months of holding public meetings on the now adopted Ordinances, Tulare County Animal Services staff are releasing their new name as they get down to the business of caring for animals and serving community residents, recruiting adoptive and foster families, reaching out to community partners for a greater level of collaboration, and embarking […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has officially established Step Up as a formal advisory committee. In doing so, the Step Up Committee will solidify the future of the program which seeks to address issues that affect all youth in Tulare County. More specifically, the committee’s focus is to redirect youth from truancy, suspension and […]
A 300,000-square-foot cheese factory finally has the go-ahead for construction in Tulare after clearing a final hurdle in a years-long approval process. At its August 18 meeting, the Tulare City Council OK’d the sale of a 59-acre plot at the corner of Paige Avenue and Enterprise Street, adjacent to the city waste-water treatment plant. Purchasing […]
Jonathan Smith, a longtime resident of Tulare, left his home Tuesday morning, August 25, to cash a check and stop at the hardware store. But a funny thing happened on the way to the bank. His twenty minute errand turned into a seventeen-hour ordeal and he didn’t make it home again until 2:30am the next […]
Residents of Exeter may see a hike in their sewer, water and refuse rates sometime around the end of this year. The proposed increases are needed to keep the city services funding in the black and to cover maintenance of the sewer and water systems, said Daymon Qualls, director of Public Works for the city. […]
Where else could you drive for three-and-a-half hours and still be in Tulare County? That would be Kennedy Meadows, located at about 6,200 feet in the southern Sierra Nevada. Recently made famous in Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, Kennedy Meadows is equipped with several campgrounds, rustic cabins and a lodge with a grocery store and a restaurant, […]
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 […]