On May 9, 2023, Eagle Mountain Casino begins a new chapter and opens the doors to its new property, located at 1850 West Street, off Highway 65 next to the Porterville Fairgrounds in Porterville, CA. Eagle Mountain Casino’s story humbly began in June of 1996 when the casino opened its doors with a few mobile […]
As the historic snowpack in the Sierra Nevada begins to melt, the City of Porterville would like to remind the public to choose “life over recreation.” With the weather warming up, residents may be tempted to enter the Tule River to cool off by spending time in or near the River and canals. With the […]
Imagine Art Center will celebrate the grand opening of its new location and rebranding with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony performed by the Porterville Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 20th, 2023 at 5:30 pm. The new Center is located at 63 South Main Street, Porterville, Ca. Their business hours are Wednesday-Saturday from 3-7pm with Rentals […]
Due to the recent storm events and the water levels rising in Success Lake to the point the water is running over the spillway at Schafer Dam, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has issued an Evacuation Order for all residences, businesses, and structures, on both sides of the Tule River, from Richard L. Schafer Dam at Lake […]
Due to recent storms Eagle Mountain Casino is closed until further notice Recent storm activity has caused extensive flooding and damage on the road to the Tule River Reservation. As a result, all roads entering the Tule River Reservation are currently closed. The Tule River Tribe and Office of Emergency Management are working to evacuate […]
The City of Porterville would like to invite the community to attend the annual Wall of Fame Ceremony. The ceremony will be taking place on Friday, March 10, 2023, beginning at 12:00pm at Centennial Park. The honorees being inducted into this year’s Wall of Fame include Don Dowling, David Gong, Cameron J. Hamilton, Maria C. […]
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, seven teams of volunteers canvassed the city to survey each unhoused person who wished to participate in the Annual Point In Time (PIT) Count. Every year, agencies nationwide undertake a PIT Count to assess the number of individuals experiencing homelessness, including in the city of Porterville. Locally, the census is […]
At its meeting on January 17, 2023, the Porterville City Council unanimously approved to support the County of Tulare’s request to provisionally use City water to serve homes across Tulare County on temporary household tanks. Due to a road closure caused by flooding on Avenue 368 in Visalia, contract water haulers for Self-Help Enterprises were […]
Santos Nava, a migrant farm worker from Mexico, was picking peaches in July of 2007 when the bottom of his trousers got caught in a piece of farm equipment and pulled him under the trailer. The accident tore apart the lower part of his body crushing his pelvis, breaking his femur and injuring his hips […]
The Porterville City Council held a Special Meeting on December 13, 2022, for the swear-in of the newly-elected Members of Council. Raymond Beltran was sworn-in to represent District 1, replacing incumbent Lawana Tate, and Greg Meister was sworn in to represent District 2, replacing Milt Stowe who did not seek reelection. Both Members of Council […]