Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted to put sheriff deputies on Lake Patrol at Lake Kaweah and Lake Success. Kern and Tulare are the only counties in the state to patrol their lakes by civilians. Currently, the Lake Patrol unit is under the county’s General Services Department. The civilian attendants are represented by Service Employees […]
On June 18, a Visalia police officer, responding to an “anonymous tip” forced his way into the home of Mary Jane Bryant on suspicion of elder abuse. According to Bryant, she ordered the police officer to leave her property, but he responded that she had given him permission to enter the premises. Despite Bryant’s protests, […]
On July 8, three Special Masters for California’s Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) filed their Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law regarding their inquest of Judge Valeriano Saucedo of Tulare County Superior Court. Pivotally, the tribunal found Tovar’s testimony at trial compelling while alternately characterizing Saucedo’s testimony as lacking in credibility. Indeed, the tribunal […]
As the California drought continues, higher yields per acre, coupled with the critical need to use water more efficiently, are making silage and alfalfa growers take another look at both subsurface and ground level drip irrigation solutions for their crops. “Yields and water use efficiency are driving demand for this technology,” Todd Rinkenberger, Regional Manager […]
Governor Brown signed into law the most controversial bill in the 2015-2016 Legislative Sessions, SB277 – Mandatory Vaccines. “I find it disconcerting that Governor Brown did not show the same consideration to the people who have dedicated their personal time and energy to oppose this bill as he did in his first term with AB2109 […]
For more than 10 years, Visalia’s Convention Center has served as a yearly gathering place for California’s Job’s Daughters. It is commonly known as Grand Bethel of California. Mrs. Carol Ann Hayden is this year’s Grand Guardian, and Mr. Doug Anderson is the Associate Grand Guardian for the State of California. “Any Grain of Sand […]
The wells around the county are failing, miserably. And the issue is a lot more complicated than originally imagined. During a meeting with Tulare County Chief of Administration, Jean Rousseau, citizen advocates, Amy Dickinson Campbell and Eric Campbell, attendees learned that a local farmer drilled a new well to the depth of 1,200 feet and […]
Have you visited Mooney Grove Park recently? If you have, you have probably seen the park to be in fairly despicable shape. It’s true that the drought has significantly impacted the condition of the park and the health of the trees, but there seems to be another issue that is causing negative impact to the […]
Disclaimer: I vaccinated all my children as the law states they had to be vaccinated before attending school. This law goes one step further and infringes upon our parental rights. If your child does not get every single vaccine on the states list of vaccines, they will not be allowed in pre-school, public school, high […]
First hitting country charts in 1992, this will be Martina McBride’s second stop in Visalia since 2013. Best known for her hits “Independence Day, “This One’s for the Girls,” and “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” her newest project is a collection titled Everlasting. It is a stunning listening experience, with McBride finding fresh nuances […]