Senovia Gutierrez will, if all goes according to plan, officially be declared a board member at the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s September 27 meeting. It’s everything after that point that’s unclear. That’s because, as with the district’s prior meeting, two competing agendas have been released. One was released by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) and posted […]
College of the Sequoias, English as a Second Language (ESL) program is offering Free Workshops to learn more about available classes. Workshops start next week in Room 156, Visalia campus, Sequoia Building. Seating is limited, so people are encouraged to arrive early. Monday, August 14, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (COS Info, Application, Placement Test) […]
Three members of Tulare’s hospital board have called a meeting for Wed, Aug. 9. The meeting will be held at Tulare’s Masonic Lodge at 6:30pm. Board members plan to discuss reorganizing roles on the board, requesting reports on retirement funding, and monthly reports on any Department of Public Health investigations and hospital responses.
The Kings County Fair opens Thursday, June 15 with the special ticket price of $1/adult and free for seniors, students and children. Carnivals rides that day are $1/ride. This year’s theme is Pigs & Piñatas, and the carnival area includes most of the same great rides as last year and more, along with games and […]
The marquee lights on the Lindsay Community Theatre may just be switched back on, soon. It’s been more than a year, since the marquee succumbed to age, weather and vandalism – while the theatre inside remained busy, the landmark marquee was dark. While originally repairs only had been in mind, the idea of “going green” […]
A vocal group of Hanford advocates for Hidden Valley Park are keeping their promise. During the April 24 Hanford City Council meeting the council passed a new zoning ordinance that changed the designation of the undeveloped 18 acres of the park from public facilities to low-density residential. Because of the zoning change the group promised a […]
Tulare County citizens are not prepared to take Donald Trump’s unique and perceived distasteful approach to the presidency lightly. They let him know it loudly and early, taking to the streets in surprisingly large numbers the day after America’s 45th president swore his oath of office. The local protesters joined millions of other marchers demonstrating […]
The Tulare City Council held a special meeting January 31 at 6:30pm to appoint a new interim city manager. After meeting in closed session for almost an hour, the council reported that it had chosen Joseph Carlini, Public Works Director of the Public Works Department. Tulare’s current interim city manager, Paul Melikian, handed in his […]
Visalia has a long and notorious history with poverty. In 1938, at the height of the Great Depression, a young John Steinbeck came to the city as a reporter. Rain had been falling steadily for three weeks, and Steinbeck found thousands of families starving as flood waters rose. “The water is a foot deep in […]
This article has been updated with information about the invoiced repaid with the $800,000 loan. See the section marked ‘UPDATE’ below. The controversy over the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s (TLHCD) $800,000 loan hasn’t died down, if Wednesday’s regularly scheduled TLHCD Board Meeting is any indication. At Wednesday’s meeting, Visalia attorney Michael Lampe presented new information […]