June is Dairy Month in California, and this year California dairy farmers and fluid milk processors are joining together to help local communities by supporting the Great American Milk Drive in the number one dairy state. On a national level, this campaign, in conjunction with Feeding America, provides gallons of nutrient-rich milk for millions of […]
Ruiz 4 Kids, the non-profit community-focused organization affiliated with Ruiz Food Products, Inc. has opened the application process for Teacher Grants for the 2015 school year. The deadline to submit an application is June 15. “Can you imagine visiting a museum in another state without traveling? What about bringing in unique educational tools that not […]
Kings and Tulare County officials met with Gov. Jerry Brown’s Drought Task Force last month to discuss and hear how the state’s present and pending water shortage is affecting local agencies. “This current drought is a dire situation that is going to require serious solutions,” said Mike Ennis, District 5 supervisor. “The impacts of this […]
The American Lung Association has released its “State of the Air 2014” report, ranking the ozone and particlulate pollution levels of U.S. metropolitan areas. As most Tulare and Kings County residents would probably guess, this area didn’t fare well. “The San Joaquin Valley remains home to some of the most polluted air in the United […]
Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) announced that it has selected three high school seniors, two college students and a FHCN employee headed to medical school as the 2014 Anita de la Vega Scholarship recipients. FHCN established the scholarship in 2009 to honor the memory of Anita de la Vega, a clinician with the network for 30 […]
John Hernandez, running for the 21st Congressional District, is confident of a victory in June. He isn’t trying anything flashy during this campaign, just going back to the basics. Referring to his last match-up with Fresno City Council member Xiong Blong he said, “This time it’s a little different but we still think we can […]
Tulare County for Families, a local pro-immigration reform group, delivered over 650 white crosses to Representative Devin Nunes’ office on Tuesday, May 13. The crosses were made to honor 684 people whose remains were found after their attempts to cross the border, and each name was read aloud outside Nunes’ office on a megaphone in […]
Tulare County Supervisors came out with swords drawn during their May 13th meeting. At issue was the imposition of a fine on a Porterville landlord, Monique Yang, for 150 pot plants cultivated on her property by her tenants last September. On September 10, 2013, Yang received a “10-day notice to abate ordinance code violations” from […]
The California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (CSSDAR) is recognizing a representative group that helped with the development and growth of our nation, state and local communities, by placing a DAR Historical Marker at the Chinese School in Hanford on Saturday, June 7. In California, the primary influence of the Chinese began in […]
Registration is now open for Porterville College Foundation’s S.M.A.R.T. Lab (Science, Mathematics and Resource Technology) program. Multiple three-day sessions are being offered June 2-5 or 9-12, July 7-10 or 28-31. These sessions focus on life, physical and earth science for kids, grades 4-6. June sessions will take place from 7:30am to 12:30pm. Cost is $20 […]