Lemoore High School bids farewell to the old Home Economics building as workers demolish it to make room for a new academic building. The small gym, right next door, is slated to come down soon too.

Even in times of historic Pandemic, learning and improving schools must continue

Jul 2 2020 - 1:22pm By Ed Martin, Editor

When students return to school in August, when passing between classes, they may have to avoid construction in the heart of the campus where workers are paving the way for new modern facilities. Keep reading...

Tachi Palace Casino Resort announces non-smoking policy starting July 3

Tachi Palace Casino Resort announces non-smoking policy starting July 3

Jul 2 2020 - 11:42am

The Tachi Palace Casino Resort announced that starting July 3, the casino will be non-smoking. According to General Manager Michael Olujic, the new, temporary policy is for the safety of guests and employees in light of COVID-19. Keep reading...

A Naval Air Station Lemoore Hornet, carrying two aviators, crashed into the Philippine Sea after departing from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The crew was reported safe.

NAS Lemoore jet crashes into Philippine Sea from carrier; both aviators safe

Jun 22 2020 - 12:33pm

According to the United States Naval Institute News (USNI News), An F/A-18F Super Hornet, reportedly based at Naval Air Station Lemoore and flying from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, crashed into the Philippine Sea on Thursday, June 18, a Navy official said. Keep reading...

Officer Jonathan Diaz

California Senate votes to name 19th Avenue overpass in honor of Officer Jonathan Diaz

Jun 12 2020 - 2:03pm By The Leader Staff

The California State Senate, in a June 11 bipartisan vote, approved designating Lemoore’s 19th Avenue overpass as the “Officer Jonathan Diaz Memorial Overcrossing.” The Senate easily passed the measure, voting 37-0 in a bipartisan vote to approve Senate Concurrent Resolution 86. Keep reading...

Picking up a crate full of food to be distributed by Adventist Health to local agencies, churches and more.

Adventist Health distributes food to local agencies thanks to partnership with World Vision

Jul 8 2020 - 12:25pm

A truckload of produce made its way to Adventist Health in the Central Valley on Tuesday (June 9), as part of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which is helping those in need during COVID-19. Keep reading...

Navy officials identify NAS Lemoore chief who died while serving aboard USS Roosevelt

Navy officials identify NAS Lemoore chief who died while serving aboard USS Roosevelt

Jul 6 2020 - 9:55am

A sailor from Naval Air Station Lemoore, an aviation electronics technician for Strike Fighter Squadron 146, experienced a medical emergency aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and died on July 2 after being evacuated from the ship by helicopter and taken to an onshore medical facility. Keep reading...

Artwork greets visitors at the Hanford Adventist Health facility adjacent to the hospital's birthing center.

Patients wary about visiting hospitals during COVID-19, forcing furloughs, cutbacks

May 5 2020 - 9:59am By Ed Martin, Editor

As the Coronavirus keeps hospitals, doctors, and other health professionals busy, the healthcare industry as a whole is experiencing a historic downturn in business. This slump could affect the nation’s economy, ultimately hindering a potential recovery. Keep reading...

Chevron donates $75,000 to support West Hills College District COVID-19 efforts

Chevron donates $75,000 to support West Hills College District COVID-19 efforts

Jun 10 2020 - 6:07pm From West Hills College

West Hills Community College District will continue to support students amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a generous donation from Chevron. Chevron donated $75,000 to help fund computers and internet hot spots for students. Keep reading...

Natural Healing Center (NHC) founder Helios Dayspring talks to customers after opening Lemoore's second cannabis dispensary in Lemoore Saturday, July 4.

Second Lemoore cannabis dispensary, Natural Healing Center, opens its doors in Lemoore and brings different look to downtown

Jul 5 2020 - 7:34pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore’s quaint, picturesque downtown, got a bit of a facelift on Saturday (July 4) when the community’s second cannabis dispensary opened its doors to the public for the first time. Local expectations for some are that the Natural Healing Center (NHC) could be the start of something big for the downtown area – and the city. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School officials are working diligently to ensure that school will open - with safety measures - on time in August.

Local school officials review new state guidelines as they diligently prepare to reopen schools in August

Jun 12 2020 - 10:57am By Ed Martin, Editor

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond indicated this week that the state’s 6.2 million public school students would return to school in the late summer or fall, and he suggested that kids and parents should expect a few changes. Keep reading...

Approximately 500 persons demonstrated peacefully Saturday in Hanford at the city's Civic Park and Auditorium.

About 500 Hanford protesters Saturday afternoon joined mostly peaceful demonstrations throughout the country

Jun 7 2020 - 12:43pm By The Leader Staff

Approximately 500 protesters peacefully marched around the Hanford Civic Center block Saturday afternoon (June 6). Saturday’s march was the second such march in Kings County since the death of George Floyd, an African American man, killed two weeks ago by a Minneapolis police officer. Keep reading...

A group of local volunteers with the non-profit organization Reestablishing Stratford continued their cleanup of an unwanted dumpsite near Stratford.

Reestablishing Stratford continues its cleanup of unwanted dumpsite near Stratford

Jul 5 2020 - 11:55am By The Leader Staff

The folks at Reestablishing Stratford took another crack at cleaning up a local unwanted dumpsite outside of Stratford this past week when the local community-based organization focused on cleaning up metal-based waste. Keep reading...

Lemoore's Leprino West is the company's largest cheese-making facility and one of the largest in the world. A company spokesperson confirmed that it recently had one confirmed case at the plant.

Leprino Foods cheese plant confirms just one coronavirus case at its Lemoore West facility

May 11 2020 - 4:36pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Leprino Foods confirmed today (May 11) that one of its employees at the Lemoore West cheese-making facility tested positive for COVID-19. Company officials said that the single employee is the only Lemoore case. Keep reading...

Hanford's Adventist Health Center earns second A grade for patient safety

Hanford's Adventist Health Center earns second A grade for patient safety

Apr 30 2020 - 11:56am

When visiting a hospital, patients want to know they are safe, which is why Adventist Health Hanford is excited to announce its second A safety grade in a row. The recognition comes from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization committed to healthcare quality and safety. Keep reading...

One of its first customers, Jimmy Walker, gets help from TJ Hamon Saturday morning at Valley Pure, Lemoore's first cannabis dispensary to open in Lemoore.

Valley Pure has 'soft opening' Saturday, while Lemoore's other dispensary, Natural Healing Center, hopes to open in July

Jun 13 2020 - 10:36am By Ed Martin, Editor

The first of two Lemoore cannabis dispensaries opened its doors for the first time Saturday morning while another, just one street over, saw hundreds of employee prospects line up on downtown D Street for a shot at a job with Natural Healing Center. Keep reading...

United States Military Academy 2020 grad and LHS alum, Forrest Zenone, will return to West Point for his graduation ceremony.

Another local man, Forrest Zenone, ready to return to West Point for late graduation; president expected to speak to 2020 class

May 19 2020 - 11:53am By Ed Martin, Editor

The United States Military Academy at West Point, overlooking the Hudson River, majestically meandering to the Atlantic Ocean, is considered one of the most beautiful places in America. It has also been home to some of America’s greatest military leaders and two presidents. Keep reading...

U.S. Naval Academy 2020 grad Roman Benitez

Naval Academy Midshipmen and standout former LHS Tigers, earn their Naval Academy commissions during worldwide 'Pandemic'

May 14 2020 - 12:46pm By Ed Martin, Editor

The unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Maryland officials and the United States Navy to alter its annual graduation and commissioning ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy. Instead, the U.S. Navy will “virtually” commission its outgoing Naval and Marine Corps officers. It turns out that a pair of midshipmen – familiar to Lemoore – earned their degrees this year. Keep reading...

Rich Tuman, LHS football coach

Tigers hire Lemoore High School alum to coach varsity football team as Coronavirus threatens high school sports

Jul 10 2020 - 11:57am By Ed Martin, The Leader Editor

Lemoore High School Thursday night hired its third head football coach in the last three years when the district’s board of trustees approved the hiring of former Tiger and San Joaquin Memorial assistant coach, Rich Tuman. Last year's coach, Josh Kloster, who took the Tigers to the second round of the Central Section playoffs in 2019, opted to step down this season. Keep reading...

Isaiah Martinez was hired as an assistant coach at Oregon State where he will join fellow LHS Tiger Chris Pendleton, the Beavers' head coach. Martinez is shown here in a recent LHS clinic.

Oregon State Beavers have a pair of Tigers on wrestling coaching staff as Pendleton hires assistant Isaiah Martinez

May 18 2020 - 12:14pm By The Leader Staff

Former California wrestling champion Chris Pendleton recently hired to head the Oregon State wrestling program, brought on a pair of new assistants, and one of them shares a few commonalities with his new boss. According to the Oregon State Beavers’ website, Pendleton announced that he asked fellow Lemoore High School Tiger Isaiah Martinez to join his coaching team. Keep reading...