Lemoore's Division II champions gather on the field after winning the Division III football championship 62-46 over Central Valley Christian Friday night in Visalia.

Lemoore scores 62 to battle past CVC for Division II football title and playoffs

Nov 26 2022 - 3:56pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore High School rang up yet another high-scoring win when the Tiger faithful watched as their talented football team came from behind early for a decisive 62-46 playoff victory over previously unbeaten Central Valley Christian High School to claim the CIF Central Section Division II championship Friday night in Visalia. Keep reading...

Family Eye Care host its annual Toys for Tots Toy Drive Dec. 2

Family Eye Care host its annual Toys for Tots Toy Drive Dec. 2

Nov 27 2022 - 10:19am By The Leader Staff

Dr. Jeffrey Garcia and Associates at Family Eye Care are celebrating Christmas a little earlier this year with their annual Toys for Tots toy drive, slated for Friday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at their office located at 162 West D Street. Keep reading...

Lemoore Recreation Dept. to host annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 10

Lemoore Recreation Dept. to host annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 10

Nov 12 2022 - 1:02pm By The Leader Staff

The Lemoore Parks and Recreation Department will host a December 10 Breakfast with Santa event at the Lemoore Recreation Center at 721 Cinnamon Dr. from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The cost is $10 entry fee which includes breakfast with Santa Claus. There will be a free craft station and photos with Santa Clause. 

CMDR Daniel Krause

NAS squadron VFA-86 welcomes new skipper

Oct 17 2022 - 12:05pm

Lemoore Naval Air Station’s VFA-86 “Sidewinders” welcomed a new commanding officer during an airborne change of command ceremony held on Saturday, October 1, on board the USS George H.W. Bush. Keep reading...

Joe Casey, of Hanford Rotary Foundation presents grant award to Marlene DiNicola, VP of Friends of the KC Library.

Hanford Rotary Foundation presents grant award to Kings County Library

Nov 19 2022 - 4:17pm Contributed Article

Joe Casey, President of the Hanford Rotary Community Foundation, presented a grant award to Marlene DiNicola, vice president of Friends of the Kings County Library.  The $1,500 grant will be used to produce enrichment performances that will be part of the 2023 Children's Summer Reading Program at the seven branches of the Kings County Library. Keep reading...

Lemoore Union Elementary School District officials at Schools to Watch Conference in Washington D.C.

Lemoore's Liberty Middle School earns another 'National School to Watch' honor

Sep 8 2022 - 1:00pm By The Leader Staff

The Lemoore Unified Elementary School District continues to reap awards and honors. LUESD Superintendent Cheryl Hunt announced this week that Liberty Middle School and the District were redesignated as a 2021 National School to Watch, an honor the district also earned a couple of years ago. Keep reading...

WHC announces sponsorships of Child and Adult Care Food Program

WHC announces sponsorships of Child and Adult Care Food Program

Sep 26 2022 - 5:24pm By The Leader Staff

The West Hills College Child Development Center announces the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsorship. The program is available without charge to all enrolled children. Keep reading...

Lemoore's 2022 Christmas Tree, courtesy of the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department.

Annual Volunteer Fire Department Christmas tree raising kicks off Lemoore holiday season

Nov 28 2022 - 11:10am By The Leader Staff

It has been 97 years and counting that an oversized Christmas Tree has graced the Lemoore downtown as the local Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department once again raised the annual tree at the intersection of West D Street and Fox Street. Keep reading...

Lemoore parade, "Christmas in Toyland" highlights beginning of local holidays

Lemoore parade, "Christmas in Toyland" highlights beginning of local holidays

Nov 17 2022 - 2:26pm By The Leader Staff

Local officials with the Greater Kings County Chamber of Commerce probably don’t have to remind the Lemoore public that the annual Christmas Parade is coming up on December 3, 2022, in do Keep reading...

West Hills officials say Measure J will expand paramedic, nursing, health science programs at local college

West Hills officials say Measure J will expand paramedic, nursing, health science programs at local college

Oct 13 2022 - 2:58pm By The Leader Staff

West Hills College Lemoore officials are counting on Lemoore’s citizens to help the local college build new classrooms and labs to expand its paramedic, nursing, and health science programs by approving  Measure J, a bond issue on November’s ballot. Keep reading...

Rudy Salas with Lemoore Fire Chief Bruce German and local officials and friends.

Assemblyman Rudy Salas returns to Lemoore with $2 million for fire department

Sep 26 2022 - 1:40pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Kings County’s assemblyman, Rudy Salas, recently delivered about $8 million in public safety and infrastructure funds to Kings County communities, including on Monday (Sept. 26) a $2 million check to the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department for new equipment that supplements the department’s existing equipment. Keep reading...

Brittany Graham's children's book recently published on Amazon.

NAS Lemoore aviator spouse, Brittany Graham, writes a children's book and publishes the volume on Amazon

Oct 21 2022 - 1:36pm By Ed Martin, Editor

One could argue that the spouse of a U.S. Navy aviator while raising two kids - an 11-year-old and a nine-year-old – can be challenging, particularly when the husband, a Navy commander, is regularly out of the house, and more specifically when he’s piloting an FA-18 Hornet off the USS Abraham Lincoln in some far-off location halfway around the world. Keep reading...

Tiger quarterback, Ty Chambers, threw for 70 yards and a touchdown pass Friday night at Central Valley Christian.

Tigers, after thrilling win over CVC, learn they will board a bus for trek to Oakland for Div. II-AA state title tilt

Nov 28 2022 - 12:09pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore’s high-flying varsity football team, hours separated from its Central Section Division II championship win Friday night at Central Valley Christian, learned on Sunday that they would be forced to board another bus bound for the first of two games slated for Division II-AA state championship. Keep reading...