The 29th Annual Tulare County Science & Engineering Fair will be held March 24-28 at the Sequoia Mall in Visalia during regular mall hours. Over 170 science projects, representing the work of students in grades 3-12 from throughout Tulare County, will be on display. Students participating in the event submit their projects to showcase the […]
A unique program in the Tulare County Library’s “Getting to Know” series will be a presentation by the Happy Trails Riding Academy on Thursday, March 27, at 6:30pm. Happy Trails Academy offers therapeutic horsemanship, a type of treatment for children and adults who suffer from physical, cognitive, emotional and psychological disabilities. This alternative to traditional […]
If you have ever been curious about how teens spend their day or what they may be thinking, the Tulare County Library and ValleyPBS have partnered to give you some insight. With this partnership, the library aims to strengthen its commitment to digital literacy by allowing teens to check out iPad minis for one week […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At its February 25 meeting, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors had three proposed options regarding county participation in the Tulare County Economic Development Corporation for the 2014-15 fiscal year. They could vote to not participate, vote to participate at the reduced level of $20,000, or vote to fully participate, which was done at a […]