In response to the long stretch of triple digit temperatures, the City of Hanford has made the decision to temporarily waive admission fees to The Plunge, the City’s community pool located at 415 Ford Street. Admission will be free from Tuesday, July 18 through Sunday, July 23 during normal recreation swim hours. Free Swim Days/Times […]
Shortly before 2:30 p.m., Hanford Police officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired and a vehicle collision at Candice & Co. Jewelers (117 W 7th Street) in downtown Hanford. Officers arrived at the scene and located a pickup truck inside the store with a man in the driver’s seat. The man had suffered a […]
The Carnegie Museum of Kings County’s second annual Kick off Your Summer Car Show will be held on June 3rd. The Carnegie Museum of Kings County’s second annual Kick Off Your Summer Car Show will be held in historic downtown Hanford this Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The car show will […]
The Hanford Parks and Community Services Department encourages the public to help “Reimagine Hidden Valley Park” at three upcoming community outreach events, starting on May 27. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their thoughts about possible designs for the park, including the vacant land located adjacent to the existing park on the west side. […]
The second installment of the Carnegie Museum of Kings County’s year-long celebration of local Portuguese history and culture opens Friday, May 12. It runs through Sunday, Aug. 13. This installment picks up where the first one, which focused on Portuguese immigration to California, left off. All new displays feature artifacts and photos that highlight […]
The City of Hanford’s first Boys & Girls Club will soon become a reality after the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) awarded the City a $2.45 million Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant for a five-year cycle. Proposition 64 legalized cannabis for recreational use in the State of California and set […]
Hop Forged is celebrating their 4th anniversary! What better way than to celebrate with a block party and music festival. The block will be shut down on 7th street between Irwin and Douty Street which will encompass an outdoor beer garden, games, food trucks and Live Music with the biggest outdoor stage in Downtown Hanford. 4 food […]
The City of Hanford now owes Helena Agri-Enterprises $12 million after the Hanford City Council voted to settle a lawsuit by the company against the city. After an initial payment of $7.5 million in 30 days, the city must cough up the remaining balance in annual installments beginning on March 1, 2024. A ten-year legal […]
On Thursday, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) to introduce the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act. Chinese ownership of domestic agricultural land has increased from $81 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The large-scale […]
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 […]