Major leadership changes occurred recently in two of the city’s most important departments. Long-time public works director and engineer John Doyel resigned effective August 26. Workload and the lack of staffing in the department played a role in his resignation, the Visalia-Hanford-Lemoore Future has learned. Doyel is on vacation and could not be reached for […]
The 3rd Annual California Youth Ag Expo is set to be held August 3-7, 2022, in Tulare, California at the International Agri-Center®. This livestock show gives California 4-H and FFA exhibitors the opportunity to showcase and compete against one another with their beef, dairy, sheep, goats, and hogs in the most elite show the west […]
A press release from Tulare County Health and Human Services Tulare County Public Health has confirmed a human case of St. Louis Encephalitis (SLEV) in a Tulare County resident. An additional five cases are currently under investigation and may result in either illness due to SLEV or West Nile Virus. Public health officials urge residents […]
A press release from Rudy Salas for Congress A new poll in the race for California’s 22nd Congressional District shows incumbent Republican David Valadao trailing Democrat Assemblyman Rudy Salas by eight points and earning only 35% of the vote – a dangerous position for any incumbent. The poll was conducted by David Binder Research and […]
Sequoia Riverlands Trust (SRT) continuously seeks to increase the effectiveness and diversity of its Board of Directors. The Visalia-based SRT is recruiting three additional members for approval at its annual meeting in December 2022. Sequoia Riverlands Trust is a Land Trust Alliance accredited regional nonprofit land trust serving the Southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin […]
A press release by Villegas for VUSD Dr. Randy Villegas has officially pulled papers and will be on the ballot this November, running to represent Visalia Unified School District area 6. The son of immigrants from Mexico, Dr. Randy Villegas was raised in the Central Valley and is proud to call Visalia home. A product […]
Of the 920,000 Californians served by failing water systems, the majority are in the Central Valley. Nearly 240 water systems have been failing for three years or more, and more than 150 have been failing for five years. This a statement made July 26 from the State Auditor followed by an immediate response from State […]
The State Water Resources Control Board, in coordination with Tulare County, advises caution for anyone who boats, fishes or swims in the Kaweah River, where potentially toxic algal mats were recently discovered. Because children and dogs are most susceptible to serious health impacts, it is recommended they avoid touching any suspicious-looking algal material found in the […]
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and the Tulare County District Attorney’s office have been accused of giving preferential treatment to two major political donors, Casey and Morris Tharp, owners of EM Tharp Inc. EM Tharp Inc. is a family owned trucking business operating in Porterville since 1935. Kevin Rooney, of the Hammerschmidt Law Corporation, represents […]
Demolition last year of Visalia’s first apartment building, the Odell-Mor, kicked off efforts to change the city’s municipal code so Visalia won’t lose even more parts of its history. The Visalia City Council directed the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee to revise the Historic Preservation District Ordinance to protect historic structures and sites from future destruction […]