The District is relaunching the Clean Air Rooms program providing Valley residents in many communities with FREE single-room air purifiers. The program’s primary objective is to mitigate the adverse health effects of wildfire smoke on Valley residents, focusing on the most vulnerable populations within the District. Eligible first-time applicants residing within the boundaries of the […]
Join the Mineral King Preservation Society (MKPS) on June 15th and June 17th as we lead up to the unveiling of a new outdoor mining exhibit at the Three Rivers Historical Museum. In June 2018, the MKPS received a circa 1870 relic of our industrial mining past on loan from Sequoia and Kings Canyon Nation […]
A plea deal could be on the table for three former Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) executives, nearly three years after they were charged with alleged crimes during the time HCCA managed Tulare Regional Medical Center and the Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine. In a Friday hearing, Trevor Holly with the Tulare County District Attorney’s […]
Residents and businesses are encouraged to return used and unused sandbags during the special Sandbag Return event being held Saturday, June 10th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the City of Visalia Corporation Yard. “We’ve weathered the storm, literally,” shared Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director. “It’s imperative that residents understand sandbags don’t go in […]
Michael Maher, a law enforcement and military veteran, is thrilled to announce an endorsement from the Fresno County Republican Party for his campaign for Congress. In a statement, the Chairwoman of the Fresno County Republican Party, Elizabeth Kolstad, wrote, “Too many decades in Washington have left Democrat Jim Costa out of touch with the people […]
The Carnegie Museum of Kings County’s second annual Kick off Your Summer Car Show will be held on June 3rd. The Carnegie Museum of Kings County’s second annual Kick Off Your Summer Car Show will be held in historic downtown Hanford this Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The car show will […]
Dr. Yorai “Benny” Benzeevi – former CEO of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) now facing dozens of criminal charges resulting from alleged abuse of power during his tenure – has fired his criminal defense attorneys three years into the case. According to public documents, a request for a substitution of attorneys in the […]
Editors note: A special board meeting has been scheduled Monday, June 5 at 7:00am to address the employee letters at Sierra View, 465 West Putnam Avenue, Porterville, CA – Board Room Two Sierra View employees who work in the Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab submitted anonymous letters claiming a hostile work place. The employees requested that […]
Access only from Kings Canyon National Park via Hwy 180 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif – The Giant Forest area of Sequoia National Park, home to the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world (by volume), will reopen to the public on Friday, June 2. This area closed in early March […]
McAuliff Street, south of the St. Johns River bridge, will experience traffic delays now through mid-June as the County of Tulare performs roadwork on Road 144. Roadwork is underway now north of the bridge, extending to Avenue 328, as crews grind and repave Road 144. “Roadwork will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., […]