This is the second part of a two-part series on saving Mooney’s Grove’s cats. The first part focused on a volunteer group implementing the Trap and Release Program. This part focuses on the county’s response and how it plans to move forward. In response to the Valley Voice’s article on the Trap, Neuter and Release […]
Ralph Kaelble, candidate for Tulare County District Attorney, has accused his opponent Tim Ward of “playing politics” after his wife Afreen Kaelble was recently fired from her position as a Supervising District Attorney. Ward, the current District Attorney, is running against Ralph Kaelble in the upcoming June elections. Kaelble has earned a number of endorsements […]
With slightly less than six months to go before the voters’ ballots for the 2014 election cycle begin to trickle in, already two candidates can be counted as in the race to replace Sheriff Bill Whitman. Whitman technically still holds the title of Tulare County Sheriff–and for the time being is collecting his full salary–while […]
This holiday season, police, sheriff and CHP will be out in force cracking down on drunk drivers throughout the region with aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement. Through January 1, state and local law enforcement will be watching for drunk drivers to help keep roads safe for holiday travelers. The Avoid the 18 […]
A two-year grassroots effort to engage residents in small South Valley communities regarding drinking water and wastewater issues came to an end with the final meeting of the Kings Basin Disadvantaged Communities Pilot Project Study last month. The study was conducted by the Kings Basin Water Authority, a regional water agency comprised of more than […]
Tulare County has had financial and operating controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that fraudulent, illegal or dishonest activity by employees, officers, business contacts or others is prevented or detected, but the potential for inappropriate activities and behavior still exists. As a result, Auditor-Controller Rita A. Woodard announced the implementation of a new County […]
Tulare County is one step closer to receiving $40 million in state funds to replace the existing Men’s Correctional Facility and Day Reporting Center located north of Visalia. A committee of the Board of State and Community Corrections recommended to allocate $500 million to 15 counties for upgrading local jails to include rehabilitative program space […]
In recognition of Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway’s commitment to job creation and infrastructure investment, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California has named her “2013 Legislator of the Year.” “Engineers make our state more vibrant and their hard work benefits our state in both the short and long term,” said Conway. “Well-paying jobs […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia Rotary clubs and Office Depot partnered together to deliver 110 computers to selected children from 45 schools on December 11. School officials nominated the students to receive computers based on their outstanding character and good citizenship. The county contributed the computers and matching […]
The 2013 Ruiz 4 Kids Annual Fiesta fundraiser surpassed monies raised from last year’s event. In total, the event raised $352,189 – a 30 percent increase from 2012. “We are so grateful and want to thank everyone who supported our community organizations,” said Kim Ruiz Beck, chairman of Ruiz Foods, Inc. and president of Ruiz […]