Lemoore Vineyard Restaurant manager Joe Jones shows off a pan full of lobster tails cooked to perfection and eagerly awaited by customers.

Music, steak and lobster, good friends, and fun at Lemoore's Vineyard Restaurant

Mar 7 2019 - 7:11pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore’s Vineyard Restaurant, located at the intersection of West D Street and Bush, put on quite a show Saturday night (March 2) when owner Lucy Jones and her staff opened their doors to a gourmet meal of lobster and New York steaks, both cooked to perfection by the venue’s talented cooks and chefs. Keep reading...

West Hills College Coalinga in rare company, one of six recipients of STEM Pathway Academy Grant

West Hills College Coalinga in rare company, one of six recipients of STEM Pathway Academy Grant

Feb 23 2019 - 12:18pm From West Hills College

West Hills College Coalinga is in rare company. The Westside community college is one of only six recipients to be awarded the highly competitive California College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) STEM Pathway Academy Grant. Keep reading...

West Hills College, Lemoore and Coalinga, get good accreditation news

West Hills College, Lemoore and Coalinga, get good accreditation news

Feb 1 2019 - 5:06pm From West Hills College

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, has reaffirmed West Hills College Coalinga’s accreditation status, and reviewed West Hills College Lemoore’s accreditation, reaffirmed in 2018, verifying that the local community college addressed recommendations made as part of the accreditation reaffirmation last year. Keep reading...

Lemoore Parks and Recreation Director Jason Glick with Volunteers of the Year Joe Correia and Frank Bernhardt.

Gallery: City of Lemoore again honors its many volunteers at annual dinner

Feb 22 2019 - 5:58pm

Lemoore likes its volunteers. Just ask the 300 to 250 folks who showed up at the Lemoore Cinnamon Complex to honor its volunteers, individuals, and organizations all of whom go way out of their way to make their town a much better place. Keep reading...

Tommy and Rachel Nix have brought a unique new business to Lemoore called The Lemoore Labyrinth. The business is located at 339 West D St. Suite F.

Downtown business, The Lemoore Labyrinth, can often leave its customers completely puzzled, or wanting even more

Jan 20 2019 - 4:54pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Tommy and Rachel Nix, a local husband and wife team, are business owners in Lemoore in what is undoubtedly a unique enterprise, one that often leaves its participants quite puzzled. Keep reading...

Members of the Lemoore Middle College High School Academic Decathlon team just moments before learning they won their seventh title in a row Saturday.

Lemoore's Middle College High School easily wins 7th Academic Decathlon in row

Feb 3 2019 - 12:00pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore Middle College High School on Saturday won the 37th Annual Kings County Academic Decathlon in somewhat easy fashion, accumulating a whopping 51,639 points to outdistance runner-up Lemoore High School, which finished the competition with 36,538 points. Keep reading...

Kings Lions Club Speech Chairman Tom Wells and local winner Sophie Johnson. Johnson won the local competition Wednesday, Feb. 20.

Lemoore Middle College student wins local Kings Lions Club speech competition; will advance to Lions Zone Level competition

Feb 21 2019 - 6:48pm By The Leader Staff

A West Hills Middle College High School student has taken the first step in winning scholarships for college by winning a local competition sponsored by the Kings Lions Club Wednesday, Feb. 20. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Victor Rosa, has been selected by the Hanford High School Board of Trustees to become its new superintendent.

Lemoore High School District admin to take superintendent's reins at Hanford High School District. Will assume new role in July

Mar 13 2019 - 4:04pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore High School Assistant Superintendent Dr. Victor Rosa will have a new job come July 1, and he won't have far to go. The 44-year-old administrator, who has spent his entire educational career in Lemoore, was told Tuesday by the Hanford High School District Board of Trustees that he will be the new district superintendent. Keep reading...

Nurse Practitioner Amber Simson

Adventist Health welcomes board-certified nurse practitioner to Lemoore medical office

Mar 19 2019 - 4:21pm By The Leader Staff

Adventist Health announced that it is welcoming board-certified family nurse practitioner, Amber Simson, to Adventist Health Medical Office in Lemoore. Specializing in family practice, Simson offers care for both children and adults; including well-child exams, well-women exams, immunizations/vaccinations, school, and sports physicals, and chronic disease management. Keep reading...

Retired General Jim Combs delivers rare Patriot Awards to Adventist Dr. Michael Boulton and Nurse Practitioner Dawn Huong-Schleif for their support of the military members who are employed at the hospital.

Army general delivers rare Patriot Award to pair of deserving Adventist Health officials who support military members

Mar 2 2019 - 12:31pm By The Leader Staff

A helicopter landed at Adventist Health Hanford Friday afternoon, but it wasn’t to transport a patient in need of services, but rather to deliver a retired U.S. Army General who dramatically flew in to present a rare military award to a pair of deserving hospital officials. Keep reading...

Dr. Crystal Jackson, the NAACP's new Kings County president, speaks during a recent Martin Luther Kings Day celebration.

Dr. Crystal Jackson: Kings County's new NAACP president seeks new connections with the community. Education a key to success

Feb 28 2019 - 10:43am By Ed Martin, Editor

Dr. Crystal Jackson is becoming a familiar figure in Lemoore and Kings County. The soft-spoken, yet confident Bronx born, New York native, raised in Martinsville, Virginia, who served her country in the United States Navy, has become a common sight around the state and county, including Lemoore, where she regularly attends city council meetings and often has a word or question for the elected officials. Keep reading...

Lemoore Middle College High School was named a "California Distinguished School" by the California Department of Education this week. The high school district earned "Exemplary Status."

Local high school district gets 'double-dose' of positive news from state education department

Feb 28 2019 - 3:50pm By Ed Martin, Editor

The Lemoore Union High School District this week received a double-dose of good news. One of its schools – the Lemoore Middle College High School -  earned perhaps California's top award for excellence on Feb. 27 when the state’s education department named it a California Distinguished School. Keep reading...

Lemoore High's Nicholas Leon and Todd Johnson were first-place winners at the Virtual Enterprise Bay Area Conference & Exhibition held in Oakland March 16-17.

Lemoore High Virtual Enterprise contingent makes big splash at annual VE Bay Area Conference

Mar 18 2019 - 6:08pm By The Leader Staff

Over 800 Virtual Enterprise students throughout California converged on the Oakland Marriott City Center March 16-17 as part of the Virtual Enterprises International Bay Area Conference and Exhibition Competitions – and a team from Lemoore High School played a significant role. Keep reading...

Tigers' softball in unusual tie game at Madera Tourney. Drop game to Madera South

Tigers' softball in unusual tie game at Madera Tourney. Drop game to Madera South

Mar 20 2019 - 1:28pm By The Leader Staff

The Lemoore High School varsity softball team sort of split their games on Saturday losing a 5-2 decision to Madera South High School, and in an earlier game that day – due to time constraints – ended up in an unusual 2-2  tie with Chowchilla, both games part of the Madera South Softball Tournament. Keep reading...

Winston with friends and family after semifinal win, left to right: Niece Sara Vasquez, Mom Lupe Capozzi, Winston, Coach Joe Vasquez, and Aunt Esther Vasquez.

Lemoore's Winston Williams helps lead Immanuel High basketball team team to state title game

Mar 8 2019 - 12:37pm By Ed Martin, Editor

The Immanuel Eagles are flying high these days, and all they have to do is get past one more talented foe on Saturday to reach the athletic world’s ultimate pinnacle of basketball success: a CIF Division IV State Championship. And it turns out that a 15-year-old basketball standout from Lemoore is poised to help lead them to the mountain top of basketball success. Keep reading...

Levi Burgett went from leading his race to rolling his car during Saturday night racing at The Lemoore Raceway and the opening night of the Central Valley Mini Stock season.

Central Valley Mini Stock season opens with exciting action at Lemoore Raceway

Mar 19 2019 - 10:46am By The Leader Staff

Darren Wilson opened the new season on March 16 for the Central Valley Mini Stocks as he drove to an impressive 25-lap main event win Saturday night at the Lemoore Raceway. This season promises to be the biggest yet for mini stocks. The races are sponsored by Clovis’ House of JuJu this season. Keep reading...

Lemoore's No. 1 singles tennis player, Luis Renteria, dropped his match Tuesday afternoon as Mt. Whitney continued its perfect season. LHS travels to Hanford for a key WYL match Thursday, March 21

Tigers tennis team stumbles against Mt. Whitney in quest for league championship; Hanford looms Thursday

Mar 20 2019 - 12:03pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore High School’s varsity boys’ tennis team fell to 2-2 after a disappointing loss to visiting Mt. Whitney Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers won just one match; a singles win by from Mathew Ramirez as they fell to 2-2 in the West Yosemite League with a critical contest at Hanford coming up Thursday, March 21. Keep reading...

Local artist Jennifer Butts places a few finishing touches on the Lemoore Odd Fellows mural. It is located on the downtown business Ramblin' Rose.

Artist Jennifer Butts creates a new mural for the Lemoore Odd Fellows building

Jan 20 2019 - 5:28pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore has yet another mural to brighten up its downtown, and it comes courtesy of the Lemoore Odd Fellows. Fortunately, individual Odd Fellows didn’t pick up paint brushes and create the latest masterpiece in downtown Lemoore. Instead, they made a wise choice, hiring an artist with the experience and tools to bring beauty to a wall. Keep reading...