At least two baseball diamonds will be ready for play at the Tule River Tribe’s Hyder Ranch Sports Park before summer’s end, and a new affordable housing project should soon be underway. While tribal officials had hoped to have the new diamonds — intended for adult use — open before the end of June, it […]
A proposed cooperative effort between the Visalia Medical Clinic and the Kaweah Delta Health Care District could soon help attract new physicians to the area, and give them incentive to remain here once they arrive. Under the umbrella of the soon-to-be established Kaweah Delta Medical Foundation, VMC will become “a clear path to practice opportunities” […]
The Valley Oak SPCA Critter Camp returns this summer with a lot of puppy love, activities, crafts and guest speakers for children ages 5-12. Critter Camp provides a lot of interactive time with puppies, kittens, cats and dogs, said Xiomari Rosado, program and volunteer coordinator for VOSPCA. But, it is also an educational environment for […]
In response to the State Water Resource Control Board declaring that Visalia has to cut its water usage by 32 percent, Visalia updated their water ordinance at their June 15 meeting. The changes go into effect immediately. Cal Water suggested that Visalia cut its watering days to twice a week for 12 months. This would […]
The seaside community of Cambria celebrates the 4th in a cool way and welcomes visitors to participate. Cambria’s Traditional Picnic in the Park is held all day in Shamel Park including a waiter race, organized and individualized games, a pie eating contest, and dancing to a live band. There will be a variety of food, beverage […]
Visalia Players present the stage adaptation of the 1967 coming-of-age classic, The Graduate at the Ice House Theatre. The theatrical version premiered in London in 2000 to critical acclaim and was brought to Broadway two years later. As with many college graduates, Benjamin Braddock is wondering what the future holds. He is not enamored by […]
At the June 2 Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting, item 17 of the consent calendar was pulled for separate discussion. Amy Dickinson-Campbell, from the Real Mooney Grove Project, requested that the item be pulled so they could discuss why the well failure at Mooney Grove constitutes an emergency. Dickenson-Campbell pointed out that the particular […]
For the last five months, Kaweah Delta Medical Center has been at full capacity, and the trend isn’t going to change any time soon. With the Kaweah Delta Health Care District poised to replace its acute-care beds at the aging, seismically unfit Mineral King Wing, the time seems ripe to KDHCD’s leadership for expanding its […]
Let me start by saying this writing is not a discussion on which religion is more Godly or who will be ascending into Heaven and who will fall into the pit of despair. That is a debate that has been waging since the beginning of time and continues to this day. This is also not […]
In a 4-3 split decision, the Hanford Planning Commission will not recommend changes to zoning regulations for motels, hotels and inns that would have allowed food service and meeting rooms at new facilities constructed outside the downtown area. The vote, made at a May 26 meeting, goes against a staff recommendation from the city’s Community […]