Child Support Awareness Month: Different wants and needs, but one shared goal

August is Child Support Awareness Month, recognized in California and nationwide. In partnership with the 47 county and regional child support offices, California Child Support Services understands that every co-parent has different wants and needs for their children, but all have the same shared goal: to see those children thrive. The services available through California’s […]

Educational Resource Services offering educators sessions on utilizing AI

Suspicious, excited but overwhelmed, lost, ready to learn, nervous. These were some of the feelings toward artificial intelligence that educators shared at the start of the Educational Resource Services’ (ERS) AI workshop. Held last Friday, July 28, the “Artificial Intelligence: Unpacking Standards and Lesson Design with AI” session helped educators feel more comfortable with the […]

Sierra View nationally recognized for commitment to high-quality stroke care

Sierra View Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of […]

Kaweah Health completes first Watchman heart implant in Tulare County

Kaweah Health is excited to announce its first implant procedure of the WATCHMAN FLX™ left atrial appendage closure device for stroke prevention on a patient with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition that affects the heart’s ability to pump blood normally. Kaweah Health is the first hospital in the area to offer the WATCHMAN device, an […]

Kaweah Health named one of America’s Great Community Hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review

Kaweah Health is excited to announce that Becker’s Hospital Review has named Kaweah Health as one of 153 great community hospitals nationwide. Kaweah Health was one of only three California hospitals to make the list, and the only one between San Jose and Los Angeles. Becker’s recognized Kaweah Health for making significant strides in improving […]

Senator Hurtado Releases Statement after Anonymous Investors buy nearly $1 Billion in Agriculture Lands near a California Air Force Base

Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement in response to anonymous investors buying nearly $1 billion in agricultural land near Travis Air Force Base. “Since the start of the pandemic, I have witnessed an increase in agricultural land sales purchased by private interests. The $1 billion transaction near the air force base is extremely […]

California Republican Party Endorses Navy Veteran and Business Owner Michael Maher for Congress

Last week, the California Republican Party endorsed Fresno area Navy veteran and business owner Michael Maher for Congress. Maher had previously received endorsements from the Tulare County and Fresno County Republican Parties. The state GOP endorsed him at the same meeting when they endorsed Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Congressman Jay Obernolte, Congressman Mike Garcia, Congresswoman Young […]

Farm Bureau research foundation backs study on wetlands, grazing

California Bountiful Foundation, the 501(c)(3) research organization of California Farm Bureau, has awarded a $520,000 grant to support cattle grazing research being conducted by California Polytechnic State University, The study, led by Dr. Justin Luong, a Humboldt professor of rangeland resource science, aims to determine if wetlands benefit from grazing activities. It will also evaluate […]