Kaweah Delta Medical Center has delivered its first baby boy and girl of 2020. Liam James Casper was born at 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Kaweah Delta Medical Center to parents Cassandra McCarter and James Casper, of Visalia. He weighed in at 8 pounds and was 20.47 inches in length. Liam’s due date […]
Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) put a lot of effort into healing itself during 2019, and the results are encouraging, says Tulare Adventist President Randy Dodd. Rebuilding a Reputation After reopening in October of 2018, 2019 marked the first full calendar year of operation for the resuscitated medical facility, a year that saw much […]
Visalia Unified School District will offer two community presentations in February to inform parents and community members about vape-use among teenagers. The district will also offer two parent nights for parents of students that are interested in Visalia Unified’s Linked Learning Academies. Vaping The vaping presentations, followed by questions and answers, will be held on […]
Super Tuesday is only 62 days away and it’s time for everyone to brush up on the issues and decide who they will vote for come March 3! Below is a list of candidate forums to help you make your decision. Tulare County will be deciding who will be Tulare County Supervisor for District 3: […]
The warming center at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church opened its doors for the third year in a row on December 27th. Nineteen guests arrived the first night, a slight increase over last year, though the numbers are expected to swell to 100 by mid to late January. Volunteers were greater in numbers with members of […]
A Press Release From the Brett Taylor Campaign for Visalia City Council Brett Taylor, who has served on the Visalia Planning Commission since 2012, is running for Visalia City Council district 2. Taylor has a long history of serving his community. Besides sitting on the planning commission, he has served on the North Visalia neighborhood […]
The Tulare County Homeless Task Force presented its strategy on homelessness at the December 16 Visalia City Council work session. The plan, dubbed “Pathway Home,” was presented by Nikka Raskin, executive director of Homebase Solutions. Tulare County Supervisor Amy Shuklian, Chair of the task force, said that the plan is for the cities and county […]
The Visalia Planning Commission held a special meeting December 18 to review a request for a temporary conditional permit of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as a low-barrier warming center. This is Reverend Suzy Ward’s third successful attempt at receiving the city’s approval. The planning commission unanimously approved the temporary use of the church from December […]
Adventist Health hospitals in Hanford and Reedley are among only 10 hospitals in California to earn 2019 Top Teaching Hospital accolades for patient safety and quality. The award is from The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on healthcare safety and quality and is widely acknowledged as one of […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors unanimously sided with property owners and the Planning Commission, upholding an earlier decision and denying a citizens group’s appeal of a plan to construct a 15-person guest ranch on South Fork Drive near the southern entrance to Sequoia National Park. While this was the outcome sought by Mike Cannarozzi–the […]