A public outreach meeting to discuss the Southern California Edison Greenway Trail project is set for 5:30pm Tuesday, December 9, at Golden West High School, Portable #24, 1717 N. McAuliff St. in Visalia. The meeting will inform residents, particularly those who have property adjacent to or in close proximity of the proposed trail, from just […]
Kaweah Delta Health Care District has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for its fifth Graduate Medical Education (GME) Programs. The surgical medical residency program at Kaweah Delta was awarded initial accreditation from the ACGME and became the 22nd surgery residency program in California. The accreditation will allow the program, affiliated […]
Kaweah Delta Medical Center has been named one of six recipients of the 2014 American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Best Practice Award for a new approach to pain management for hospital patients. Kaweah Delta Pharmacy staff will accept this national award the second week of December during an event in Anaheim. It will […]
Self-Help Enterprises, based in Visalia, has been recognized as a NeighborWorks Green Organization for its comprehensive commitment to sustainable operations. To achieve this designation, Self-Help Enterprises was required to demonstrate adherence to a set of green business practices across its operations and all of its program areas. This is the third consecutive year that NeighborWorks […]
With additional resources funded by the voter-approved Kaweah Lake and Local Storm Water Maintenance fee, the City of Visalia’s storm preparedness efforts have been expanded in preparation of potential upcoming winter storms. City crews conduct storm preparedness activities annually by checking materials, supplies, equipment, and storm facilities and systems in late summer and early fall. […]
Edison International presented the College of the Sequoias with a $25,000 investment in the STEM Scholarship Program. STEM stands for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study offered by the COS. Graduates from these fields are often recruited for employment opportunities within Edison International. COS students continuing at COS or transferring to four-year […]
As part of its continuing effort to improve the quality of life in the communities it serves, California Water Service Company (Cal Water) presented contributions of $2,500 to the Visalia Rescue Mission, the Wounded Warriors Project and the Visalia Emergency Aid Council, through the company’s “Operation Gobble” program to help make the Holiday season better […]
The City of Visalia is updating its 36-year-old sign ordinance. The proposed changes include new restrictions on a variety of signage. “The city council directed that the sign ordinance be updated,” said Josh McDonnell, AICP assistant director and city planner for the City of Visalia. “It has been a topic of discussion for two or […]
At its November 10 meeting, the City of Visalia Planning Commission approved a 25-acre master-planned, multiuse business park development on the southwest corner of North Plaza Drive and West Crowley Avenue, just north of Highway 198 in Business Research Park. The project, planned by 4Creeks, Inc., will offer 97,200 square feet of office space, 38,200 square feet of retail, a gas station and convenience […]
Three recently launched state programs offer new opportunities for the College of the Sequoias – a financial literacy program, a program for those displaced by the drought, and most intriguing, the possibility of a four-year degree program. In late September, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that initially allows 15 California community colleges to award bachelor’s […]