Visalians Urged to #CelebrateFreedomSafely

“We ask our community to “Celebrate Freedom Safely,” and commit to celebrating with legal, Safe and Sane fireworks,” states Dan Griswold, City of Visalia Fire Chief. “Using illegal fireworks is extremely dangerous, and has led to tragic results right here in Visalia.” Illegal fireworks include those that that fly in the air, dart across the […]

Kaweah Health graduates 42 resident physicians in seventh commencement ceremony

There are more doctors in the Central Valley thanks to Kaweah Health’s residency programs, which graduated 42 resident physicians in six specialties on Tuesday, June 14, as part of its seventh annual commencement ceremony in Visalia. Since its inception, Kaweah Health has graduated 148 resident physicians, 40 percent of which have remained in the Central […]

Farm Bureau President Praises Signing of Ocean Shipping Reform Act

California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson today applauded President Joe Biden for signing the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. Passed by the House of Representatives on Monday by a vote of 369-42, the measure seeks to address export backlogs and supply chain disruptions that have severely impacted agriculture. “Today’s signing by President Biden […]

Kaweah Health seeks Community Advisory Council members

Kaweah Health is accepting applications for its advisory councils designed to generate ideas about how to better serve community health needs. Members of the public are invited to apply. Councils, established in 2017, work to identify opportunities to enhance local partnerships and community relations, to provide ideas about future community health needs and to plan […]

Tulare County Library seeks friends: library lovers encouraged to join Friends of Tulare County Library

The Friends of Tulare County Library helps fund the successful Summer Reading Challenge and so much more. In addition, branches in Exeter, Dinuba, Lindsay, and Three Rivers have local Friends groups that provide additional support to their branch. Now, more than ever, your library needs your help. A well- stocked, well-staffed, and vibrant library is […]

VEDC announces new Executive Director

The Visalia Economic Development Corporation announced today that Bruce Nicotero, former general manager of JOANN, has been selected to serve as executive director for the nonprofit organization. The Search Committee was established in March and began a search that resulted in a total of 16  resumes and proposals submitted, noted Matt Seals, incoming chair of […]

COS Training Resource Center offering Customer Service Academy

Did you know there are two main groups of customers? External Customers who you cater to such as clients, students, customers, constituents, patients, stakeholders and more. And the second group are your Internal Customers such as coworkers, vendors, department heads, IT department and more. College of the Sequoias’ Training Resource Center is offering a Customer […]