This summer, the Migrant Education Program oversaw instructional services at 42 Tulare and Kings County school districts – the largest number coordinated by the program in recent years. Over 6,500 migrant education students (pre-K to age 22) were served by highly qualified teachers on school sites and at home. The focus of summer programs was […]
Sierra Care at the Lake, a 24-hour congregate living care facility, is now under construction along Globe Drive in Springville. The 12-bed health facility is for people of any age, not just for seniors, according to Joel Vargas, its project coordinator. “It’s for people who are mentally aware of who they are and where they […]
Ruben Macareno has accepted the role of campaign advisor for Virginia Gurrola, Tulare County Board of Supervisors candidate for the 5th District. He intends to utilize what he has learned from participating in a series of campaign meetings to make this a good old-fashioned campaign to win the 5th District position. “Virginia is a great […]
For the thirsty community of Seville, its water woes should soon be over. For several years, the community’s well and pump have had problems keeping up with the demands of local residents for water quantity, as well as water quality. Although the county wasn’t looking to get into the water business, the needs of its […]
The Aedes aegypti mosquito has been detected within the City of Exeter by the Delta Vector Control District. Aedes aegypti is an efficient carrier of diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and the chikungunya virus and is not native to California. No illnesses associated with this mosquito have been reported at this time. The same […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has received approval for a $1 million state grant to provide quality drinking water to qualified schools in the county. The Tulare County Office of Education staff, under the leadership of Superintendent of Schools Jim Vidak, played an important role in securing this grant. There are at least 20 […]
Not all Tulare County rank-and-file employees got a signed contract at the end of negotiations July 21. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Bargaining Unit 2, comprised of more than 200 county maintenance, construction and custodial staff, is still working without a contract. SEIU bargaining units 1, 3, 6 and 7 just finished five months […]
At the July 29th Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisors Phil Cox, Pete Vander Poel and Mike Ennis heard arguments both for and against reversing the planning commission vote to deny the proposed 162-home Elderwood Heights development just west of the City of Woodlake. However, with Supervisors Allen Ishida and Steve Worthley not in […]
On July 21st, the county’s negotiating team and the Tulare County employee’s union signed a tentative agreement for a one-year contract with a 3% raise. The agreement had to be approved by the union members and the Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) before the new worker’s contract became official. About 350 county employees voted, […]
The Environmental Health Division of Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency is forming a stakeholder Community Temporary Event Committee in order to continue improving communication and outreach to community and business stakeholders and to help develop strategies to further meet their needs. Environmental Health held a series of outreach meetings last year to hear and address the concerns of […]