Kaweah Health adopts new district map, wraps up redistricting process with public input

After holding a series of public meetings to gather community input, the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board, which governs Kaweah Health, has wrapped up its redistricting process, approving a map that redraws the district’s five geographic zones to better reflect the population it serves for future board elections. The new map, which was approved […]

Self-Help Enterprises celebrates groundbreaking of new housing in Farmersville

On April 22, Self-Help Enterprises will hold a groundbreaking of the Los Arroyos apartments, a 108-unit affordable rental community located at 135 E. Walnut Avenue in Farmersville.   Los Arroyos will provide permanent affordable rental housing to working people in Farmersville, and is located within walking distance of shopping, schools, and recreation. It is a highly […]

Tulare County Behavioral Health Seeks Community Input on Mental Health Crisis Care and Support Services

A press release from Tulare County Health and Human Services The need for behavioral health services has drastically increased as the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of many across the country and has created new challenges for people already suffering from mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Tulare County Behavioral Health is […]

Drug raids yield pounds of narcotics, stolen weapons

An investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Tulare County High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force (HIDTA) has resulted in the arrest of five local men and the seizure of dozens of pounds of potent and potentially deadly narcotics.   Six Arrests Total A spokesperson for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said four […]

Kaweah Subbasin GSAs Hosting Workshops Focused on Evapotranspiration Data

By Trilby Barton, Public Outreach Specialist Evapotranspiration (ET) data collection is a key step in achieving sustainability under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Kaweah Subbasin landowners and interested stakeholders are invited to attend one of three workshops in March 2022 that will discuss how the Kaweah Subbasin is harnessing the technology of LandIQ to […]

Tulare County has a new Spelling Bee Champion!

The 2022 Tulare County Spelling Championship concluded this afternoon at the Valley Strong Ballpark in downtown Visalia The competition, which is co-hosted by the Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register, went 22 rounds. The winner was Bryce Melgar, a seventh-grade student at Ridgeview Middle School in Visalia. Bryce will represent Tulare County at the Scripps National […]

Sequoia Parks Conservancy announces their upcoming virtual speaker event, Giant Conversations

A press release by the Sequoia Parks Conservancy Sequoia Parks Conservancy is excited to announce their upcoming virtual speaker event, Giant Conversations: Fire and Giant Sequoias in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This timely discussion will feature three experts with a wide range of knowledge about giant sequoias, wildfire, fire ecology, the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, […]