UPDATE: After publication, Judge Sheltzer’s final order reduced Benzeevi’s bail to $1.05m. A full ruling was filed on Wednesday, March 23, and is available at the end of this article. Dr. Yorai ‘Benny’ Benzeevi is set to have his bail reduced to $1m, a sharp drop from the nearly $4.1m it was set at in […]
On Saturday, May 21, 2022, the Go Native! Cultural Event, a celebration of the Native American Yokuts tribe and their arts, culture and food, will take place at Kaweah Oaks Preserve. This event, with support from sponsors Sequoia Riverlands Trust and Visit Visalia, will provide a rare opportunity for the public to meet this region’s […]
Farrah McWilliams — mother of 5-year-old Jackson, an autistic student enrolled in the Tulare City School District (TCSD) — supposes that she’d get more satisfaction from talking to the bricks in the school building walls than she’s gotten from the TCSD’s administrators during her years-long legal battle to secure the education her son is guaranteed […]
When the Visalia Historical Society learned about a collection of historical farm pieces left outside Mooney Grove, they decided to recruit high schoolers to restore the equipment as an educational project. After working for a year to sort through the collection, the group decided to keep and preserve around 150 of the items for the […]
There was “a lot of negativity and viciousness going on when (Greg) Strickland and (Sarah) Hacker (were) in (the) DA’s office.” —Keith Fagundes, incumbent Kings County District Attorney “This type of office should be upholding the law. My goal, if elected…is to get rid of retaliation and hostility and harassment, to insert an environment of […]
The Hanford City Council voted for a reorganization at its March 15 meeting, choosing a new mayor and vice mayor. Councilmember Francisco Ramirez requested a reorganization be put on the agenda during the March 1 council meeting after public outcry over how then-Mayor Dianne Sharp handled an unruly crowd at a town hall concerning low […]
Kings County Farm Bureau is busy preparing for the annual event that best exemplifies what Farm Bureau is all about: Farm Day. Now in its 16th year, Kings County Farm Day will bring together third graders from across Kings County for a unique field trip. With the help of local ag businesses, equipment operators and […]
It was more of an entreaty than request when Stephanie Hill from the Tulare County Elections Office spoke during Tulare County Voices at 210 last Thursday night. “We appreciate as many people voting early and getting those ballots back to us because with this April election we only have nine days to certify,” said Hill. […]
Kings County Sheriff David Robinson endorses Sarah Hacker for Kings County District Attorney in the 2022 race. Sheriff Robinson says, “I am honored to endorse Sarah for Kings County District Attorney. We worked side by side in the DA’s office before I was elected Sheriff. She has the knowledge and experience to do an excellent […]
By Trilby Barton, Public Outreach Specialist Evapotranspiration (ET) data collection is a key step in achieving sustainability under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Kaweah Subbasin landowners and interested stakeholders are invited to attend one of three workshops in March 2022 that will discuss how the Kaweah Subbasin is harnessing the technology of LandIQ to […]