Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) put a lot of effort into healing itself during 2019, and the results are encouraging, says Tulare Adventist President Randy Dodd. Rebuilding a Reputation After reopening in October of 2018, 2019 marked the first full calendar year of operation for the resuscitated medical facility, a year that saw much […]
The Tulare City Council passed Ordinance 19-12 allowing for the permitting of up to three recreational cannabis dispensaries at its December 3 meeting. Two medical marijuana dispensaries already exist in the city. With Councilmember Greg Nunley absent, the council voted 3-1 to adopt the ordinance. Councilmember Dennis Mederos cast the dissenting vote. Councilmembers Carlton Jones […]
The Tulare County Grand Jury sent two requests for financial information to the Tulare Public Cemetery District. The first request dated October 10 asked for information about delinquent accounts. The second letter dated October 25 requested detailed financial information from January 2017 to October 2019. All information was due November 12, but because of the […]
Tulare City Councilman Greg Nunley has filed a pair of lawsuits against the city he serves, one of which demands a $16.5 million payout for defamation, slander and interfering with Nunley’s real estate development business. The second suit is an attempt to force the city to release an independent investigator’s report into alleged altercations between […]
In a Press Release from the Tulare Astronomical Association Last night, at the Tulare Astronomical Association meeting, the group decided to hold a free public viewing of the rare Mercury transit event happening Monday morning on November 11. The Public Viewing of Planet Mercury’s Transit across the Sun will be Monday Morning between 8 AM […]
At the October 8 California Transportation Commission (CTC) meeting in Modesto, Caltrans said that the agency wants to delay funding for widening Highway 99 in Madera and Tulare Counties and an upgrade for highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County. Caltrans proposed to cut $61.3 million to be held in reserve for priority rail projects. […]
Tulare City Councilman Carlton Jones is at the center of yet another controversy involving the Tulare Police Department. In a statement issued to local media by Jones on August 25, Jones describes an alleged confrontation between himself and TPD officer Lt. Jarod Boatman. Boatman, according to Jones’ statement, later filed a “criminal police report” in […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District to Remove All Upright Monument Flower Vases at the Kern Avenue Cemetery Starting October 1 At the Tulare Public Cemetery Board meeting August 29, 2019 it was voted to remove upright monument flower vases at the Kern Avenue cemetery beginning October 1, 2019. This action was taken because of mosquitoes that […]
A Press Release from Wheelhouse Strategies On August 16th, the Tulare Local Health Care District’s Chapter 9 Plan was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court in Fresno. This brings the complicated, nearly two-year-old, bankruptcy filing to legal resolution. The District remains intact and able to provide healthcare services to the people of the District […]
A Press Release from Adventist Health Tulare The first baby born under the Adventist Health banner made her arrival at 1:49 p.m. Monday to the cheers and tears of an excited obstetrics team and a hospital family that could barely contain their excitement. Baby Alayah Rene Valdez was born to Jessica Rene Valdez, 24, of […]