Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought

Balancing the state’s groundwater supplies for a sustainable future may not be easy due to severe drought and ongoing economic challenges facing farmers. “We’ve got the lowest prices and highest production costs and the least-reliable water supply that we’ve had since I’ve been farming,” said Bill Diedrich of Firebaugh, who farms row crops and permanent […]

Allensworth Progressive Association receives Transformative Climate Communities Planning Grant Award

Allensworth Progressive Association was awarded a planning grant of $299,967 for community improvements. This grant was received with assistance from the County of Tulare Resource Management Agency (RMA) and the Strategic Growth Counsel Technical Assistance program. This award is an allocation of the $96.2 million Transformative Climate Communities Planning Grant program the State of California […]

Voters set stage for College of Sequoias University Center, re-elect Greg Sherman

A university center is coming to College of the Sequoias in Visalia, now that Measure C passed in the recent Tulare County election. The university center will host 4-year universities providing bachelor’s and master’s programs. Fresno State already has a small university center on the Visalia campus, but the new university center is slated to […]

Kings County settles sexual harassment suit

Kings County agreed to settle the sexual harassment filed by the former top DA investigator, Robert Waggle, in the District Attorney’s office, the Visalia-Hanford-Lemoore Future has learned. Waggle’s suit against the county stems from alleged behavior by District Attorney Keith Fagundes involving Waggle who worked in the DA’s office starting in 2010, according to the […]

Kaweah Health nationally recognized with third consecutive ‘A’ in hospital safety

Kaweah Health Medical Center has received its third consecutive “A,” the top Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022 given by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization. The score, released today, is a national distinction recognizing Kaweah Health’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “Safety is our top […]