Edison International presented the College of the Sequoias with a $25,000 investment in the STEM Scholarship Program. STEM stands for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study offered by the COS. Graduates from these fields are often recruited for employment opportunities within Edison International. COS students continuing at COS or transferring to four-year […]
The Tulare County Probation Department has been awarded a traffic safety grant for a yearlong program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries resulting from driving under the influence (DUI). The $75,000 Intensive Probation Supervision for High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI Offenders grant awarded by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to Tulare County will aid […]
Get out your new 2015 calendar and schedule some dates–it is show time! For many years, our community has grown accustomed to excellent high school performing arts productions. Everything from band to dance, we have wonderful performances all year long and school musicals are perhaps the best example of this longstanding tradition. “Guys & Dolls” […]
As part of its continuing effort to improve the quality of life in the communities it serves, California Water Service Company (Cal Water) presented contributions of $2,500 to the Visalia Rescue Mission, the Wounded Warriors Project and the Visalia Emergency Aid Council, through the company’s “Operation Gobble” program to help make the Holiday season better […]
On November 17, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA-22) will chair the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 114th Congress: “Today we face a sophisticated and determined terrorist enemy that is intent on killing more and more Americans, not to mention innocents around the globe. We also face rogue states like Iran and North Korea that continue to thumb their noses […]
The public is invited to see the exhibition “Three Sculptors” through November 21 at the Porterville College Art Gallery. The show features the work of sculptors Richard Arenas, Carol Clum and Mike Perez. Arenas is from a Campesino family from Mexico, but was born and raised in Tulare. Having worked the fields throughout California, he […]
Ebola is a rare and deadly disease first reported in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its symptoms, which include fever, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and unexplained bleeding or bruising, may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the virus. The disease is often fatal, […]
Through the week of November 3, the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services (OES) reported the failure of 784 private wells, most located in and around east Porterville. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation by OES Manager Andrew Lockman during their regular meeting on October 21. The presentation was focused on steps […]
Veterans Day, November 11, is set aside to thank and honor all men and women who served honorably in the military. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living Veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who […]
Editor, Cable technicians are rarely considered every day heroes. But given that we come into your homes and are on the road all day, we can find ourselves cast in different roles when there is an emergency in the community. During a typical work shift in Visalia, a Comcast technician and member of my team, […]