Bank of the Sierra announced today that it will host a bank-wide food drive throughout Central and Southern California. The food drive will start on Monday, July 6 and end on Friday, July 31. The Bank will accept donations of nonperishable food, such as canned items, at any of its 40 branches. The food will […]
Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy’ Democratic challenger Kim Mangone, announced that she raised $360,000 in the second quarter of 2020 in the race for CA-23. The haul for Mangone is more money raised in a single quarter than every single McCarthy previous challenger has raised in their entire campaigns combined. “This campaign is officially putting Kevin […]
As the number of COVID-19 patients being cared for at Kaweah Delta Medical Center reached an all-time high of 68 patients on Tuesday, the hospital’s chief executive officer has invited the military to lend a hand. Kaweah Delta has accepted the U.S. Department of Defense’s offer to send a team of 20 military healthcare workers […]
Thanks to community donations, Kaweah Delta is using a new device to help save lives, which is also helping protect healthcare workers from being exposed to COVID-19. Kaweah Delta is the first hospital in Tulare County to purchase the Lucas 3 Chest Compression System, an automatic CPR device, for use in its emergency department (ED). […]
The attacks on the integrity of our local police create the atmosphere where we may soon suffer from the “Ferguson Effect.” In August, 2014, a Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer killed a young black man. That city and St. Louis area was then rocked by weeks of riots and mob violence. A grand jury investigation concluded […]
After I read Harper’s open letter on “Justice and Open Debate”, I discovered that it immediately got a lot of hate. Some said that it was vague. And that it shed little light on what specifically the letter meant by “intolerance of opposing views”. Others, like culture critic Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times, […]
Community Development Director Darlene Mata presented material July 7 at a hearing regarding the revocation of an operating permit of Aguilar and Sons Automotive at 330 E. 7th Street. While Mata showed that Richard Aguilar was out of compliance with various city regulations, she faced significant pushback from more than 6 residents–many of them business […]
Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Educational and Scholarship charitable trust released in July their 2020 student recipients, this year’s Selection Committee reviewed all applications online, and made their selections increasing the amount of funds awarded in many categories. Photos of the students are available in the TCFB July 2020 Newspaper edition. The TCFB’s education and scholarship […]
On May 30, Visalia became part of a national record of locations of vehicles plowing into crowds gathered to stand for progressive ideals. On that day Tulare County residents peacefully protested in unity the national wave and support for the “Black Lives Matter” movement. It was also the day when a Visalia driver drove through […]
Kaweah Delta Medical Center at capacity? Are all COVID-19 designated beds at the Medical Center full? Is the hospital requiring members of The Lifestyle Center, its fitness center, to wear face masks? Is the hospital profiting off COVID-19 patients because it gets paid more for COVID-19 patients? These are just some of the questions that […]