The first phase of Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s emergency department expansion should up and running before summer is in full swing, says Gary Herbst, CEO of the Kaweah Delta Health Care District. What the hospital is calling its “Fast Track” area–an eight-bed, dedicated area for patients with non-life threatening conditions that will serve as an […]
Six traditional Visalia schools were flagged as underperforming by The California Department of Education in January. Divisadero Middle, Goshen Elementary, Houston Elementary, Pinkham Elementary, Royal Oaks Elementary, and Willow Glen Elementary were explicitly named in the report. Sequoia High was also listed, but its status as a continuation school makes it a special case as […]
It used to be that the local newspaper publisher or editor was a fixture in the community—someone you would see at Rotary or church on Sunday. This visibility built trust and confidence for the newspaper in the community. But as the newspaper industry undergoes a wrenching transformation from print to a more online presence, many […]
Many local community members came together last Thursday and broke ground at the new Sequoia High School campus. An assortment of Visalia City Council members, Tulare County Supervisors, and Visalia School Board members mingled with students and staff from the high school. Together, they shoveled the inaugural dirt of the groundbreaking ceremony. The continuation school […]
A seven-acre plot of land at Betty Drive east of Highway 99 in Goshen will soon become a major source of tax income for Tulare County, as developers rush to capitalize on the newly completed freeway interchange. “We’re breaking ground for a new development here in the county,” said Lucky Thandi, president of Valley Fuel […]
The City of Visalia is now the proud owner of the state’s second largest membrane bioreactor (MBR), which serves as the heart of the newly refurbished Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). “We just underwent a $150 million expansion,” said Jason Rodrigues, operations supervisor for the plant, which is located west of Visalia on Avenue 288. […]
Kaweah Delta has selected the members of its first Emergency Department Advisory Council aiming to enhance patient experiences in its Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the state. The following 14 people were selected to sit on the council, which had its first meeting on Feb. 27: Phil Bourdette, Guy Christian, Susan Delgado, Laurie […]
City of Visalia Fire Department Press Release Doug McBee, the Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management for the City of Visalia is retiring in May of 2019. Chief McBee has been the Fire Chief of Visalia for the past six years and has just completed his 42nd year in the fire service. Prior to […]
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 […]