Academic Hunger Games

Instagram, television, and parents’ nostalgia promise us that the teenage years are something to savor: drives with friends, weekends full of activity, and the last few years of being young before transitioning into full adulthood. Instead, I’m at University Preparatory High School (Visalia) chasing down SAT prep, college classes, and a multitude of extracurriculars that […]

Kaweah Subbasin GSAs Hosting Workshops Focused on Evapotranspiration Data

By Trilby Barton, Public Outreach Specialist Evapotranspiration (ET) data collection is a key step in achieving sustainability under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Kaweah Subbasin landowners and interested stakeholders are invited to attend one of three workshops in March 2022 that will discuss how the Kaweah Subbasin is harnessing the technology of LandIQ to […]

Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees Selects Kirk Shrum as Superintendent

A press release from Visalia unified School District On March 8, 2022, the Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Kirk Shrum to the position of superintendent. Mr. Shrum will officially begin working alongside Interim Superintendent Doug Cardoza on May 16, 2022, and then he will assume the full responsibility of […]

Kaweah Health allows patients two visitors amid declining COVID-19 positivity rates

A Press Release from Kaweah Health Keeping patients’ best interests in mind amid decreasing COVID-19 positivity rates, Kaweah Health is changing its visitor guidelines starting today (Monday, March 7) to allow two visitors a day for general visitation. “We’ve been slowly opening back up and allowing more visitors because we all know that it has […]

“Multiple first amendment violations” by Valley Voice, Hanford Sentinel, public officials

American citizens’ first amendment rights are at jeopardy and news companies have a responsibility to help protect those rights.  The news companies benefit from the first amendment with the right to free press.  So why don’t they also help fight to protect the whole first amendment which includes freedom of speech? The Hanford Sentinel is […]