Free groceries available to students at West Hills College Lemoore in the Golden Eagle Pantry

West Hills College Lemoore hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their on-campus Golden Eagle Food Pantry today, March 16. The pantry is a collaborative project supported by Kings Community Action Organization, CalViva Health, and West Hills College Lemoore and provides groceries at no cost to WHCL students. “We have recognized that in our mission of the […]

New report finds over 35,000 local jobs rely on Westlands agricultural production

A new analysis highlights the significant, positive economic impact that agricultural production within the Westlands Water District has on the State of California and the country as a whole. The Economic Impact of Westlands Water District (Study), conducted by Michael A. Shires, Ph.D., outlines the far-reaching consequences of inadequate and unreliable water supplies on economies […]

Tulare County Science Fair projects selected to advance to state competition

Hundreds of children and family members attended the annual STEAM Expo on Saturday to enjoy hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities, and to view free shows at the TCOE Planetarium. Prior to the opening of the Expo, the Tulare County Science & Engineering Fair began with several dozen student exhibits that addressed real-world […]

Tulare County educators, students featured in upcoming ABC30 Children First special

Tulare County Office of Education’s Nutrition Education Obesity Prevention (NEOP) program and students from Terra Bella Elementary School and Summit Charter Intermediate Academy will be featured in the latest edition of ABC30’s Children First, airing Sunday, March 20. According to Feeding America, the number of children facing hunger in the United States rose during the […]

Ukraine invasion may bring more fuel spikes for farmers

Already facing sticker shock on materials and services they need to farm, California farmers are now bracing for further spikes to fuel and other energy costs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes crude oil prices higher. Some economists predict the conflict and resulting sanctions aimed at hurting the Russian economy will affect all petroleum-based products, […]

Students restore historic agriculture equipment

When the Visalia Historical Society learned about a collection of historical farm pieces left outside Mooney Grove, they decided to recruit high schoolers to restore the equipment as an educational project. After working for a year to sort through the collection, the group decided to keep and preserve around 150 of the items for the […]