For 100 years the Tulare County Farm Bureau has been assisting local farmers. Some facts and artifacts about just what the Bureau has been doing for those 100 years is now on display at the Tulare County Historical Museum in the Farm, Labor and Agriculture building. It is just one segment of the Bureau’s events […]
It didn’t happen without a fight, but Visalia residents can now water their lawns three days a week instead of two. At its August 7 meeting, Visalia City Council voted 3-2 to change to Stage 1 from Stage 2 of the Water Conservation Ordinance. Stage 1 allows residents to water three days per week March […]
Farmersville recently unanimously voted to move forward with an urban stream project which would improve the Deep Creek waterway, as well as providing a walking trail along its banks. The $756,000 project is funded through State of California Department of Water Resources, in a grant awarded in 2015, said City Manager John Jansons. In its […]
During the November 2016 election, 54% of Visalians voted against legalizing recreational pot. Their city council was listening. The city council voted 5-0 to ban the sale and cultivation of pot within the city limits at its August 7 meeting. The restrictions apply to medical and recreational marijuana. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors have […]
Whether it is accounting principles, politics or personal disagreements, the Tulare Regional Medical Center management has long been in disarray. It has taken local residents, patients and staff on a long and bumpy ride that only seems to get more complicated. With two factions vying for control, through elections, recalls and further elections, there are […]
The results of a public opinion survey indicates that Visalians remain generally happy with city services and find Visalia an enjoyable place to live. The city has conducted the survey sin the 1970’s and is one of the few communities in California to do so. This year’s results yielded three times as many respondents because […]
It’s been a long time coming, but Tulare County is finally ready to break ground on the widening of Avenue 280, known as Caldwell, through Visalia, and becoming Visalia Road near Farmersville and Exeter. The first phase will widen Avenue 280 to four lanes from Highway 99 to the city limits of Visalia. The official […]
Councilmember Steve Nelsen requested at the August 7 Visalia City Council meeting that an item be put on the next regular agenda to discuss posting, “In God We Trust” over Visalia’s city in seal in the chambers. Nelsen cited that the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the spring of 2014 that legislative bodies […]
Officials with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) have made it clear that they’re not pleased with Tulare Local Healthcare District board members Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica and Senovia Gutierrez’ string of special meetings. They’ve brought in the big guns to bring the point home. The company has retained the services of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a […]
College of the Sequoias, English as a Second Language (ESL) program is offering Free Workshops to learn more about available classes. Workshops start next week in Room 156, Visalia campus, Sequoia Building. Seating is limited, so people are encouraged to arrive early. Monday, August 14, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (COS Info, Application, Placement Test) […]