In Tulare County, arts education is stepping into the spotlight thanks to the support of a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). The Tulare County Office of Education has been awarded a five-year, $1.7 million grant under the USDOE’s Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program. For this highly competitive grant, the department […]
For the first time in 20 months, the TCOE Peña Planetarium and Science Center is reopening its doors to the public. The center welcomes its first students this month, and already has bookings from schools in Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties. Also in October, the planetarium resumes public shows with the first showings on October […]
A new state law effective next year would effectively ban single family housing lots in an effort to ease the state’s housing crisis. While the law would allow more units to be built on a single family parcel, local cities are pushing back against the idea. The Hanford City Council September 21 unanimously passed a […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) is undergoing a leadership shake-up as one of its board members and its CEO depart. A board member pivotal to the district’s transformation, Senovia Gutierrez, is resigning as her work duties take her outside of the district’s boundaries. Separately, the district’s CEO Sandra Ormonde has resigned, and the […]
A press release from Tulare County The Tulare County Board of Supervisors and Tulare County Parks & Recreation is holding the Investing in Parks – Revitalizing Communities kick-off event at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Mooney’s Grove Park, Arbor #1, located near the lily pond at 27000 S. Mooney Grove Blvd. in Visalia. On […]
Trustee Pat Felts for the Visalia Public Cemetery District handed in her resignation in August. The cemetery is in Tulare County Supervisor Amy Shuklian’s district who will be appointing Felt’s replacement. Tulare County Board of Supervisors is asking for interested individuals to apply. Felts was appointed as trustee in December of 2018 to replace Trustee […]
A press release from the Tulare County Health and Human Services COVID-19 vaccines continue to be very effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Certain populations are seeing a slight decrease in preventing infection. Booster Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are now recommended to high-risk populations to ensure ongoing protection. A third Pfizer-BioNTech booster […]
Vintage cars, parts, motorcycles, automobilia, and more will be for sale at The Big Tulare Swap-O-Rama at the International Agri-Center® on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The auto-focused swap meet will be held on the International Agri-Center® show grounds in Tulare with gates opening to the public at 7:00 a.m. Tickets are $10 per person and […]
From the Tulare Chamber of Commerce For the seventh year, the College of Sequoias Foundation and Tulare Chamber of Commerce are collaborating to present Crush Party. This event showcasing premium California wines, local restaurants, caterers, and breweries, will be held on the evening of Friday, October 1st outside at the COS Tulare Campus Center. Wineries and […]
This opinion submission was taken from a comment left on our most recent article, “Kaweah Health CEO defends hospital amidst open state investigation,” by the parents of Victor Krumdick, Victor Robert and Gillian Mary Krumdick. In the process of reporting on Kaweah Health’s recent hospital inspection, the Valley Voice was able to confirm that Krumdick […]