COS Training Resource Center partners with Kings County Human Services to provide training

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

The Training Resource Center at College of the Sequoias provides business skills training for local employers, among the college’s numerous Contract Education offerings. For several years now, the center has provided workplace training for employees at Kings County’s Human Services Agency, providing instruction in business writing, communication skills, Excel (intermediate and advanced) and OneNote. “Microsoft […]

Schuil & Associates and New Current Water and Land collaborate

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

Schuil & Associates, an industry-leading, family-operated ag real estate firm, today announced a cooperative relationship with New Current Water and Land, LLC – a Fresno-based firm specializing in the assessment, development, management, acquisition, and banking of water supplies throughout the Western U.S. – to counsel those interested in purchasing farmland in the San Joaquin Valley […]

Farm Bureau opens entries to calendar contest

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

Calling all student artists, Grades K-12… Enter our Farm Bureau art contest! Contest entries are due to the Tulare County Farm Bureau office by February 12, 2021 This year’s theme: “Tulare County Agriculture… Changing the World” Students are encouraged to creatively depict images of agriculture food and fiber production around Tulare County. Inspiration is all around […]

City of Visalia announces temporary ‘Dump on Us’ alternative

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

With Visalia’s popular clean-up event Dump On Us recently cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department has created an alternative to allow residents to dump trash free of charge. “We have continued to provide regular trash service through the pandemic, but it’s been necessary to cancel these Dump […]

West Hills College Lemoore earns $2m grant

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

West Hills College Lemoore has earned a $1,999,924.00 grant from The U.S. Department of Education to further enhance their Open Educational Resource (OER) efforts in partnership with the Equitable Change in Hispanic Serving Institutions Open Educational Resources (CC ECHO) program. “West Hills College Lemoore is thrilled to be one of only four colleges in the […]

National coalition pushes for investment in aging water infrastructure

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

A national coalition of more than 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts urged President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leadership today to address aging Western water infrastructure in any potential infrastructure or economic recovery package. The coalition includes organizations from 15 states that collectively represent $120 billion in agricultural production, nearly one-third of […]

David Valadao joins powerful House Appropriations Committee

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

This week, U.S. Representative David G. Valadao was appointed to the House Committee on Appropriations, the committee responsible for funding the federal government and determining where American tax dollars are spent. Congressman Valadao previously served on the Appropriations Committee while representing California’s 21st Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. During this time, Congressman Valadao was […]

Southwest Airlines announces daily service between Fresno, Las Vegas, and Denver

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

Southwest Airlines today announced their initial launch for Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) with nonstop service from California’s Central Valley to Denver International Airport (DEN) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) offering substantial connectivity to more than 50 airports. Starting April 25, 2021, Southwest will operate three daily flights between Fresno and Las Vegas […]

Tulare County Assessor warns of upcoming tax change

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

The passage of Proposition 19 by California voters in November will result in property tax increases for many people who inherit their parents’ homes as well as all other forms of real estate. Prior to Prop. 19, the transfer of real estate from parents to their children was eligible to be excluded from reassessment to […]

Helena move will help Lemoore — and hurt Hanford

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Mark Pratter

Helena Agri-Enterprises is moving to Lemoore after a long-simmering dispute with the City of Hanford that resulted in the company filing a lawsuit against Hanford. Lemoore City Manager Nathan Olson said the move could result in about $340,000 in additional annual sale tax revenue to the city plus an unspecified number of jobs. Olson said […]