The U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved $20 million in funding to fight Huanglongbing (HLB) nationwide upon the recommendation of Valley Congressmen David Valadao and Kevin McCarthy. Congressman Devin Nunes also provided critical support for securing this crucial funding source for the U.S. citrus industry. The funds are a part of the 2014 Fiscal Year Omnibus […]
The Tulare County Democratic Party will host a meet and greet reception for newly appointed Judge Michael Sheltzer on Sunday, Feb. 23 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Lunch Box, 112 W. Court St, Visalia. The event is open to the public and free. Sheltzer, of Visalia, was recently appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to […]
Joseph Wisocki IV, KemperSports general manager at Ridge Creek Dinuba, was named Golf Professional of the Year by the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Northern California Professional Golfers Association. The San Joaquin Valley Chapter consists of more than 100 golf professionals from Visalia to Stockton. “It is with great pleasure that the City of […]
A new reservoir is proposed at McKay Point, near Lemon Cove and Woodlake, to provide new water storage, flood control and potential power generation. The project is a joint venture of property owners Tulare Irrigation District, the Consolidated Peoples Ditch Company and the Visalia & Kaweah Water Company. CEMEX, an aggregates and building materials company […]
Kaweah Delta Health Care District refinanced its 2004 general obligation bonds on January 30, saving district property owners approximately $6.3 million over the next 20 years. The move followed unanimous support of a resolution approved by the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors during its January 6 board meeting. By leveraging Kaweah Delta’s […]
Reaffirming their pledge to put California Jobs First, Assembly Republicans announced a proposal to invest in local transportation infrastructure projects and create up to 108,000 new jobs statewide. “Californians are fed up with the broken promises of high-speed rail and they should have the final say on its future,” said Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, […]
Matthew Johnson encourages his sixth-grade students to be “lifelong givers.” Looks like his class is off to an impressive start. The students, who attend Alice G. Mulcahy Middle School in Tulare, were inspired by the story of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, washerwoman Oseola McCarty, who left the vast majority of her life savings to the University of […]
In a political race that already has more than its fair share of drama, Tulare County District Attorney candidate Ralph Kaelble has the endorsement of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, the Tulare County Corrections Association and police officer associations in Visalia, Exeter, Lindsay and Dinuba. “It is a difficult move to back a challenger against […]
In early December, Virginia Gurrola threw her hat into the ring as a contender for the Fifth District seat on the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. Gurrola, a Porterville city council member, faces off in the June 3 election against two-term incumbent Mike Ennis and recent entry Felipe Martinez, both Porterville residents. If any single […]
Tulare County Board of Supervisors Chairman Pete Vander Poel requested United States flags be flown at half-staff at all Tulare County buildings in remembrance of Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Meyst. “Our thoughts are prayers go out to the family of Jeremy Meyst and all the families who have lost young men who died serving […]