Sequoia Parks Conservancy regrets to announce the continued closure of Crystal Cave for the 2024 season. This decision is a result of the damage sustained to the road, trail, and visitor facilities at Crystal Cave during the 2021 KNP Complex wildfire and the extreme winter weather in early 2023. “We understand the disappointment that comes […]
California pistachio growers are searching the globe for potential emerging markets to handle anticipated record-shattering crops in the coming years. A market outlook for the surging pistachio sector was offered at the American Pistachio Growers annual conference last week in Monterey. Pistachio shipments to Europe, Asia, Canada and Mexico allowed the sector to avoid overproduction […]
Ruiz Food Products, Inc., the largest frozen Mexican food manufacturer in the United States, today announced the opening of an on-site health center for insured team members and their covered family members at the company’s Dinuba, California plant. This is the third on-site health center that Ruiz Foods has opened to accommodate team members. In […]
The 25th Annual Tulare County Spelling Championship happened at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, March 7 at the Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia. This year, 101 spellers from grades four through eight competed for the opportunity to become the 2024 Tulare County Spelling Champion and advance to the Scripps National Spelling […]
The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have filed a lawsuit against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) in Tulare County Superior Court for breach of a settlement agreement between the parties regarding land subsidence impacts to the Friant-Kern Canal and for intentional interference with AEWSD’s contract with the […]
The League of Women Voters Tulare County (LWVTC) is committed to democracy and fair, informed elections. Because of this, we consider Tulare County Supervisor Pete Vander Poel’s statement quoted in the January 31 print edition of The Sun-Gazette newspaper to be libelous. In that issue it states, ‘“The League of Women Voters has claimed to […]
Event For Adults 50 And Better Starts March 17, Registration Open Now VISALIA, CA – Competition never gets old! With the Visalia Senior Games 2024 just around the corner, those 50 and better know that better than anyone. Kicking off on Sunday, March 17, participants in Visalia and from throughout California and the western United States […]
Tulare County Registrar of Voters, Michelle Baldwin, is announcing that the upcoming Congressional District 20 Special Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. IMPORTANT REMINDERS: • The Close of Registration for this election is Monday, March 4, 2024. • Voter registration cards are available at locations throughout Tulare County. To obtain a […]
Attendees and exhibitors from around the world returned to Tulare for the 57th Annual World Ag Expo®, the world’s largest annual outdoor agricultural exposition. The three-day show boasted 1,258 exhibitors on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, and hosted over 100,000 attendees representing 49 states, the District of Columbia, and 81 countries. Exhibitors reported quality traffic […]
Saturday, March 2, 2024 ▪ 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ▪ TCOE Administration Building, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia Rain or shine, the annual STEAM Expo returns to TCOE’s Mooney Administration Building and Planetarium & Science Center on Saturday, March 2. Scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., this event is free to the public […]