As work continues to nearly double the size of Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s Emergency Department, the hospital will on Thursday, March 14, temporarily relocate its ED waiting and registration area. For the next four to five months, people seeking care at Kaweah Delta’s Emergency Department, will enter the hospital’s main entrance at 400 W. Mineral […]
The St. Paul’s warming center in Visalia closed its doors last month, possibly forever. Pastor Suzy Ward doesn’t believe the city would approve another low-barrier shelter for the homeless next year, because local residents have been critical of its presence since its inception in the winter of 2017. But although the warming center may never […]
Just outside of Visalia, a relic of decades past continues its legacy of education. Venice Hill School is an historic one-room schoolhouse located off Road 180 that is still being used today. The building is operating as a library and study space for the rural Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center (ERCLC). Every day, homeschooled students […]
Women seeking equality and the men who support them gathered by the hundreds Saturday, January 19, in Visalia’s Oval Park before taking to the streets for the 2019 Women’s March. Change is Needed For Melissa Ledbury of Three Rivers, the reason she joined the march is the same reason women have been protesting for 50 […]
Temperature restrictions at St. Pauls’ warming Center were lifted last month and the center is now open every night. The decision came after the warming center staff expressed that restricting the shelter to operate on nights below 35 degrees would create confusion among the homeless community who typically don’t have access to thermometers. The uncertainty […]
On Dec. 26th, our community was hit with a tragedy when a fire broke out in Downtown Visalia affecting some of our beloved local businesses. Many of us have shared memories in these businesses and they have become foundational parts of our lives. These businesses and their employees are now in need our support and […]
From the Desk of Kaweah Delta Media Relations Laura Florez-McCusker On Saturday, Jan. 12 from 8-9:15 a.m., the Healthy Visalia Committee working in partnership with Kaweah Delta, Family HealthCare Network, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Key Medical Group, Humana, Health Net and the Visalia Parks and Recreation Department will kick off its fifth annual […]
The warming center at Visalia’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 1415 W. Center opened Wednesday night at 9pm. About a dozen homeless seeking shelter from the cold were served. Last year’s opening night served one person but eventually grew to around 90 people on the coldest nights. Staff member Christy Bergen claimed that volunteer numbers […]
The Visalia Planning Commission held a special meeting last week regarding the temporary warming center planned to open at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 120 N. Hall after an appeal made by Dr. Wayne Wundrum. Wundrum and other neighbors had concerns regarding safety and sanitation in the surrounding area, a consequence of last year’s warming […]
The emergency homeless shelter originally scheduled to open on the December 16 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, has been delayed until the 26th. The staff coordinating the shelter stated they ran into “administrative hurdles” but are confident in the new date. So much so, that the sign-ups for volunteers are live at: https://timecounts.org/ktha/events/10463 and the […]