Renovations to Family HealthCare Network’s Health Center in Porterville, located at 1107 W. Poplar Ave., started on February 17. The project will be completed in three phases, with the first phase scheduled for completion by mid-May. The overall project will take nine months to complete and will add additional exam rooms to the health center […]
The plan to remove non-native trout from some higher elevation lakes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks appears to be heading for approval later this year. The goal of the plan, which was designed by local national park staff, is to restore the original aquatic ecosystems and the populations of the original wildlife, including […]
Last year was a good year for the national job market, maybe not the great year that some people needed, but a good one. The U.S. economy added 2.2 million jobs. Cautious optimism reigned for most of the year. Then the final monthly employment numbers for 2013 were released. The national economy added only 74,000 […]
On Monday, February 10, staff and students were told that after a year’s work, the College of the Sequoias was taken off of ‘show cause’ status and put on ‘warning,’ a much less severe status. The ‘warning’ status is the least serious the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) is able to give; […]
Four years ago, deep in a recession and in the face of prevailing anti-incumbency, Tulare County Supervisor Steve Worthley won re-election by only 109 votes. “There was a tremendous amount of negative publicity,” Worthley said, “primarily engineered by the Visalia Times-Delta. We were in their paper practically every week.” But Worthley also credited his then […]
Visalia Mayor Steve Nelsen often says during city council meetings how compassionate Visalians are, and that was proven once again on Presidents’ Day Weekend. Dr. Nanette Kuswa, owner of Companion Animal Medical Center, assembled a group of volunteers to conduct a free spay and neuter clinic on Sunday, February 16th. In the span of four […]
The California Black Chamber of Commerce honored Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, with its “Bridge Builder” award last month. Aubry Stone, president and CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce presented the award to Assemblywoman Conway at the organization’s annual legislative reception. The California Black Chamber of Commerce selected Conway for the […]
The City of Visalia has been ordered to accept district elections and to hold city council elections in even years beginning in 2016. The judgment was entered by Judge Melinda Reed on February 6, after the city did not contest the case presented to the court. The judgment ends a lawsuit that was filed against […]
First 5 Tulare County’s commissioners last week voted to present ImagineU Children’s Museum with a grant of $126,000 – one of the largest local grants to date for the museum, due to open in 2015. The grant will sponsor the “Ready, Set, Grow” exhibit which will be designed for infants and toddlers, said Cheryl Christman, […]
South Tulare County residents now have another retail option in the unincorporated community of Earlimart. The nation’s newest Dollar General opened its doors at the White River Plaza, located at the northeastern corner of Avenue 56 (Sierra Highway) and CA State Route 99 on Saturday, February 15. The 9,100-square-foot building officially opened to the public […]