One of three co-defendants facing multiple felony criminal charges resulting from alleged fraudulent mismanagement of Tulare Regional Medical Center and the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) accepted a plea deal this week that includes monetary restitution and a possible prison sentence. Germany Pleads No Contest Alan Germany – who served as CFO for both […]
Tulare County’s total gross agriculture production value for 2022 is $8,612,450,000. This represents an increase of $522,828,700 or 6.5% above 2021’s value of $8,089,621,300. Milk continues to be the leading agricultural commodity in Tulare County; with a gross value of $2,671,291,000, an increase of $728,248,000 or 37%. Milk represents 31% of the total crop and […]
Settlements have been offered to two of three defendants in the felony case against the former management team at the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD). Defendants Greene, Germany Offered Plea Bargains The offers were made to attorneys for Alan Germany, who served as chief financial officer for the company that managed the district […]
A longtime employee of Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center – a gym owned by the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) – has allegedly confessed to embezzling an undisclosed sum from her employers. District Names Alleged Embezzler District administrators confirmed the theft announcing the news via a general statement to the press. The document […]
The family of a man who died of an overdose at The Darling Hotel in Visalia have claimed in a recent lawsuit that hotel workers could have saved his life, but failed to, after allegedly finding him unconscious and failing to contact medical services after a welfare check. The legal machinations of the suit have […]
Members of the Political Perspective on the Tulare Cemetery Facebook page have been posting and commenting on the doubling of the district’s budget without seeing any benefit. A concerned citizen, with several family members buried in Tulare Cemetery, contacted the Valley Voice expressing concerns over what she felt was uncontrolled spending and a lack of […]
Disability Rights California (DRC) and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) have released a report, “Youth in Crisis: How Kings County Locks Up Youth with Disabilities.” This report outlines findings from a multi-year investigation of the conditions at the Kings County Juvenile Center. DRC and DRA call on Kings County to reform what they claim are horrific […]
The city of Lindsay will soon have more and cleaner water thanks to a complete reconstruction of the Mariposa Catch Basin – the city’s neglected water reservoir at the western edge of town. Using Resources at Hand Located just behind the Burger King and the ARCO AM/PM near Highway 65 at West Hermosa Street, […]
Tulare County Animal Services is “BUSTING AT THE SEAMS with dogs and puppies,” the shelter’s website exclaims. All dogs and puppies are currently adoptable for only $20, a fee which includes microchipping, spay/neuter services, and vaccinations. “Our kennels are all full, with pop-up crates set up in hallways, and we are at a loss for […]
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) says the state’s fourth confirmed gray wolf pack has established itself in the Sequoia National Forest in eastern Tulare County. Gray Wolf Pack Makes Tulare County Home A first report of a sighting came in July, and a follow-up investigation by the CDFW confirmed wolf tracks […]