The City of Porterville would like to invite the community to attend the annual Wall of Fame Ceremony. The ceremony will be taking place on Friday, March 10, 2023, beginning at 12:00pm at Centennial Park. The honorees being inducted into this year’s Wall of Fame include Don Dowling, David Gong, Cameron J. Hamilton, Maria C. […]
The latest California tree mortality report from the US Forest Service shows more than 36 million trees died in the state’s forests during 2022, including more than a million standing in Tulare County’s groves. The number of dead trees represents a threefold increase in the mortality rate in a single year. Rising Tree Mortality […]
For over 50 years, the City of Visalia has offered an annual survey to its residents in order to evaluate City services and receive opinions from those who live, work and play in Visalia. This year’s survey will be available Friday, February 24 through Friday, March 24. The Public Opinion Survey is conducted each year […]
Local businessman Michael Maher is announcing his candidacy for the 21st Congressional District. Maher is a Republican and enters the 2024 election against Democrat incumbent Jim Costa. He is endorsed by a host of local leaders, including Congresswoman Connie Conway (ret.), State Senator Shannon Grove, Assemblyman Devon Mathis, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, Fresno County […]
Tulare County’s Health Officer, Dr. Karen Haught, has announced her retirement as the county’s top health official, effective March 17. The announcement comes following an extensive career in public service spanning over 20 years. Dr. Haught joined the Health & Human Services Agency in 2002 as the Medical Director for Tulare County’s health clinics and […]
Warning: this article contains quotes with vulgar and graphic language. Sarah Hacker, the new Kings County District Attorney, is staring down multiple potential lawsuits for creating a hostile work environment and allegedly using homophobic slurs during a meeting with two Kings County peace officers. Multiple complaints of employment discrimination have been filed with California’s Civil […]
Sanitary sewer work is scheduled to begin Wednesday, March 1, 2023, weather permitting, at Bridge Street, south of Noble Avenue, for emergency repairs to the sanitary sewer main. “The sewer work will occur in two phases for a total of three days,” shared Orlando Rosales, Engineering Technician. “For the first phase, traffic will be flagged around the work […]
As part of the ongoing investigation into the Goshen Massacre on January 16th, which prompted “Operation Nightmare”, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office TAGNET unit organized a multi-agency Probation and Parole Detail. Officers from the Visalia Police Department, Dinuba Police Department, Tulare Police Department, Woodlake Police Department, Farmersville Police Department, Exeter Police Department, Lindsay Police Department, […]
Planned Parenthood could be headed to Tulare, but not without a fight from anti-abortion group Tulare-Kings Right to Life. The City of Tulare’s Site Plan Review Committee met Wednesday, February 22, to discuss an application submitted by Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to build a new facility in that city. A site plan review is the […]
This article was updated 2/24/23 at 2:48pm Following a public recruitment and interview process, the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors has appointed Randy Dodd as the new District Chief Executive Officer. Dodd is the former President of Adventist Health-Tulare, and was largely responsible for reopening the hospital in record time. Adventist Health leased […]