The Tulare County Board of Supervisors announced that Lisa Bertolino has been appointed to permanently fill the public defender position. Bertolino was appointed interim public defender in December, following Michael Sheltzer’s appointment by Governor Jerry Brown to serve a judgeship in Tulare County Superior Court. “Based on her experience within the department, the board is […]
New data reveals that Tulare County has more stores that sell candy, mint and liquor-flavored non-cigarette tobacco products, and are near schools, than the statewide average. This finding is part of new data released this month on the availability and marketing of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food products in stores that sell tobacco. The statewide […]
The local dairy industry is now accepting applications from young women wishing to compete for the District 7 Dairy Princess crown. The winner will represent the dairy industry in District 7 (Kings County) as a spokeswoman, and will also represent the California dairy industry in appearances at schools, fairs, industry meetings, service clubs, parades and […]
The National Park Service (NPS), in coordination with Environmental Cost Management, Inc., is notifying the public of environmental work being considered at a dumpsite used in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) from 1931 to 1965. A sampling of waste material and related soils will be done in the dump area this spring to […]
West Goshen residents will no longer struggle to have safe water to use and drink, as California Water Service Company (Cal Water) broke ground on a water mainline extension project that will connect the West Goshen community with its Visalia water system. Cal Water and its partners, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and […]
Do you want your son or daughter to not only receive a high school diploma but also complete 25 or 30 college units while in high school? If so, Visalia Technical Early College High School (VTEC) might be for you! VTEC is in its fourth year as a Visalia Unified charter school. It began as […]
In deference to the competing events on July 3, including events at the ballpark, the Foundation Board voted to hold the Freedom Celebration on the traditional date of July 4. The fireworks program has been altered for safety reasons and will be even more spectacular from inside Giant Chevrolet Cadillac Mineral King Stadium; however, it […]
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward and his challenger, former Deputy District Attorney Ralph Kaelble, participated in a February 23 candidates’ forum in Porterville, hosted by El Centro Mexicano American Latino. The event was a question-and-answer exchange between the audience and the candidates. In response to the first question, a request that each candidate introduce […]
Dave Whaley, Tulare County sheriff candidate, held a press conference at the offices of the Ledford Law Corporation in Visalia on February 20 to allege that a gun raffle fundraiser for the campaign of his opponent, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, violates the state penal code as an illegal lottery. Whaley referred to section 320 of the […]
The ducks that make their home in Mooney Grove Park in Visalia are used to being the center of attention when visitors from throughout the Central Valley come to play and recreate in the park, but last week the local mallards drew an international audience – and played minor roles in some action scenes for […]