On January 23, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux participated in a news conference alongside U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott to announce that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Saul Giovanni Solis Ontiveros, 24, of Pixley, and Eduardo Garcia, 20, of McFarland. They are charged with conspiring to distribute more than 160 pounds of methamphetamine […]
Invites Community to Learn More about School’s Differentiators; Encourages Registration for 2020-2021 School Year Tulare, Calif. (January 21, 2020) – From January 26-31, Tulare’s St. Aloysius School, a Catholic school offering faith-based education to students in grades transitional kindergarten through eight, will be joining all Catholic schools across the U.S. in celebrating Catholic Schools Week, a […]
A Press Release from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department Around 4:30 a.m. on 1/16/20, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the DEA, FBI and the Visalia Police Department, ended a five-month investigation into a violent gang in the northern part of Tulare County. “Operation Stray Bullet” targeted violent gang members for the last […]
After a period of turmoil in which the City of Hanford considered ending its service agreement with the Hanford Chamber of Commerce, Joey Joslin, the chamber’s executive director, resigned. Board member Linda Silveira replaced him as interim executive director on December 17 and the chamber is searching for a new leader. The chamber board remains […]
On January 7 the Tulare County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a resolution approving $25 million in tax-exempt bonds towards the Sequoia Commons II Apartments project located at 31161 Florence Avenue in Goshen. The project will create 60 affordable rental units, including six units for regularly homeless families. According to the Program Director […]
Republican candidates running for Tulare County Supervisor Districts 1 and 3 attended the Visalia Republican’s Women Federated candidate forum at the Visalia Country Club January 9 to share information about their campaigns. Members of the audience were invited to write their questions down on note cards. The moderator chose five questions and gave each candidate […]
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A Press Release from KDHCD The Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors has unanimously voted to appoint its newest member. Garth Gipson, a financial planner, who was born in Visalia and raised in the Central Valley, was selected by the Board to represent Zone 3 through Dec. 3, 2020. The Board voted unanimously […]
The California state budget is set to break the record at $222.2 billion with Governor Gavin Newsom unveiling the budget proposal Friday in a press conference that lasted almost three hours. Newsom touted the strength of California’s fiscal health after ten years of economic growth while putting $21 billion in the state’s reserves. Assemblymember Rudy […]
Press release from the City of Visalia While the old split cans have been out of commission for quite some time, they’ve stayed in the news as City staff has worked at the direction of the City Council on the cans disposal. At this past Monday’s Council meeting, staff updated the City Council on their […]