Outgoing WHC Chancellor Kristin Clark high fives Lemoore College grads.

Lemoore College celebrates largest graduation class in school's history

May 29 2024 - 11:24am By The Leader Staff

Lemoore College—formerly known as West Hills College Lemoore—celebrated its largest graduating class on Friday, May 24, in the school's Golden Eagle Arena. The annual event, held at 6 p.m., was the largest graduating class in the college's history, as 445 WHC grads participated. Keep reading...

City of Lemoore Town Hall slated for June 12

City of Lemoore Town Hall slated for June 12

Jun 12 2024 - 10:26am

Lemoore city leaders are hosting a special Town Hall meeting tonight (June 12) at 6 p.m. in the Lemoore Civic Auditorium, located at 4325 C Street. The topic of the meeting is "City Financial Challenges. The meeting will be moderated by Mayor Patricia Matthew and features presentations from Interim City Manager Kevin Northcraft and input from Lemoore Chief of Police Michael Kendall. Keep reading...

Rep. Valadao accepting submissions for 2024 Congressional Art Competition

Rep. Valadao accepting submissions for 2024 Congressional Art Competition

Mar 1 2024 - 6:31pm

Local congressman, Rep. David G. Valadao (CA-22), announced his office is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent for students nationwide. Keep reading...

West Hills College District announces grant award from U.S. Dept. of Agricuture for broadband services

West Hills College District announces grant award from U.S. Dept. of Agricuture for broadband services

Jun 14 2024 - 11:36am By The Leader Staff

West Hills Community College District announced recently that it is proud to announce an award of a $1 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture ( Keep reading...

Local firefighter Thomas Still shows a youngster the proper way to hold a fire hose.

Summer of fun, Second Annual Bash, held recently at Veterans Park for kids and adults

Aug 3 2024 - 3:33pm

When Summer is done, it's best to go out with a bang—or, in the case of Lemoore, a Bash. This time, the celebration of a great Summer of fun was held at Veterans Park on Bush Street on Saturday afternoon. The Second Annual Bash attracted several hundred children and adults to help with the season, a fond farewell and welcome to the school opening in two weeks.  For the latter, free backpacks were handed out to youngsters who stood patiently in line towards the end of the event. Keep reading...

Stratford students, for the fourth year in a row, earn scholarships from Sandridge Partners. Students must have maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher throughout the school year.

For fourth year in a row, Stratford Elementary School welcomes Sandridge Partners who awards scholarships to 8th graders

Jun 17 2024 - 11:36am Article Contributed to The Leader

For the fourth year in a row, Stratford Elementary School welcomed Sandridge Partners to award scholarships to 8th-grade students. The scholarships went to graduates who maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher throughout the school year. Keep reading...

West Hills Community College District Celebrates Selection as a Parks California 2024 Route to Parks Grantee

West Hills Community College District Celebrates Selection as a Parks California 2024 Route to Parks Grantee

Jun 14 2024 - 11:44am From West Hills College

West Hills Community College District (WHCCD) is thrilled to announce its selection as one of the 29 Parks California 2024 Route to Parks grant recipients. Now in its fourth year, the program aims to break down barriers to accessing state parks and foster a deep appreciation for nature among participants. WHCCD's project, known as the CATCH (Creating Access to California’s Heritage) project, is set to engage underserved, underrepresented, multi-generational, and "park poor" families in outdoor education opportunities.

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Players included Angelique Castillo, Aubrey Baker, Camille Hilvers, Eastyn Oliviera, Emersyn Gausepohl, Hallie Tompkins, Juliana Raiskup, Kesler Powers, Leah Chavez, Londyn Gonzales, Makynna Thomas, Riley Bush, and Talon Ramos.

Local Kings County girls' under-11 youth soccer team wins the prestigious NorCal Premier 4 State Cup Final

Mar 2 2024 - 2:44pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore Middle College Physical Education Teacher Franky Ramos took a gaggle of local girls to the NorCal State Premier Four Cup in Livermoore recently where the talented local team took top honors in the prestigious soccer tournament. Assistant coach John Powers assisted Ramos. The girls’ team competed in the Under 11 tournament. The local team is only the second in Kings County history to win a Premier Cup. Keep reading...

Lemoore's Andrew Mora looks for someone to pass to against Hanford.

Lemoore Tigers fall to 16-8 after coming up short in the fourth quarter against visiting Hanford Bullpups

Jan 27 2024 - 2:54pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore’s varsity boys’ basketball team managed just five points in the final quarter and ended up on the wrong side of a 53-51 loss to visiting Hanford on Wednesday night in the Lemoore Event Center. Lemoore’s high scorer was Kaden Lopes, who tossed in 13 points. Kobe Green scored 11 in the game while Andrew Mora contributed 10 points in the narrow loss to the Bullpups. The Tigers are 16-8 overall and 3-2 in the West Yosemite League. Keep reading...

Lemoore's Jace Silva with an interception and touchdown with less than a minute to play in the first half against Central Valley Christian.

Tigers put up a good fight in title game, but Central Valley Christian holds on for a 27-26 victory

Nov 26 2023 - 4:56pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore put up a good fight, and Friday’s Division II finale easily could have gone either way, but unfortunately for Lemoore, a single point separated the Tigers from a Division II championship. Friday night’s classic playoff matchup was indeed a thrilling game, but in the end, Central Valley Christian (CVC) held on for a 27-26 win. Keep reading...