Lemoore High School administrators and employees on Friday distribute lunches in an ongoing effort to provide meals to students. Both Lemoore High School and the Lemoore Elementary School District will continue their lunch program after the Spring Break.

Schools close for the year. Students will continue education via 'distance learning'

Apr 3 2020 - 3:25pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore’s regular school year today (April 3) has for all practical purposes ended – or at least the normal classroom attendance portion of it. Local districts will continue the educational process, including providing daily lunches for their students. Keep reading...

Essential facts, websites, sources available to understand and react to COVID-19

Apr 5 2020 - 12:50pm

In a concerted effort to respond to the needs of the community, The Leader has collected the state, local, and national websites and additional information that Lemoore and Kings County residents need to acquaint themselves with the resources and information needed to effectively understand and contribute to the ongoing effort to control the spread of the virus and to be safe. Keep reading...

Karin and Dave McKinney enjoy their Beto's lunch from the confines of their car Friday afternoon.

Lemoore's inaugural 'Car Picnic' held Friday afternoon at Gateway Plaza Shopping Center

Mar 27 2020 - 4:59pm By Ed Martin, Editor

A handful of Lemoore’s finest spent their lunch hour in a parking lot on Friday, in what its organizers are referring to as a “Car Picnic.” It was all meant to take a tiny bite out of the coronavirus and allow friends to dine together while respecting social distancing rules. Keep reading...

Lemoore Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy Ward and Kings County Supervisor Joe Neves.

Lemoore Chamber of Commerce executive director gets nod from Kings County as notable 'Women in Leadership'

Mar 25 2020 - 8:26pm By Ed Martin, Editor

A small dose of positive news brightened up at least one Lemoore woman’s day this week. While local shoppers searched supermarket shelves for bottled water and toilet paper, the Kings County Board of Supervisors were celebrating “Women in Leadership.” They honored several Kings County women for the roles they perform in making their communities just a little better. Keep reading...

West Hills District Marketing Department earns gold and bronze awards in National Marketing Awards competition

West Hills District Marketing Department earns gold and bronze awards in National Marketing Awards competition

Apr 2 2020 - 12:58pm By The Leader Staff

The West Hills College District earned a prestigious gold medal March 31 for its ongoing efforts to spread the word about the popular community college district in Central California. Keep reading...

From left to right, Noemi Valenzuela, Johnny Baltierra, Tachi Palace Casino Resort General Manager Michael Olujic.

Tachi Palace Casino Resort monthly breakfast raises over $4,000 for Bridge2College

Mar 6 2020 - 9:56am

Tachi Palace Casino Resort recently hosted its monthly community breakfast and presented a check for $4,258 to Bridge2College, an organization committed to preparing under-served, high-achieving students for college. Keep reading...

Classmates and friends of Lemoore High School Class of 1980 grad Otis Tolbert are seeking funding for a memorial to honor their fall classmate who died on Sept. 11, 2001 while serving as a naval officer at the Pentagon.

Classmates create memorial fund to honor Lemoore grad and 9/11 victim Otis Tolbert and hope to dedicate on Sept. 11, 2020

Dec 29 2019 - 3:32pm By Ed Martin, Editor

A consortium of friends, teachers, and others – many from the Lemoore High School Class of 1980 – have come together to honor their friend and fellow graduate Otis Tolbert, an unfortunate victim of one of the nation’s most heinous terrorist acts. Keep reading...

Save Mart announced today (March 19) that every Tuesday and Thursday, seniors and vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems can used their store from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Save Mart, Best Buy announce special hours for seniors, higher-risk populations to shop

Mar 19 2020 - 3:37pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore's Save Mart and Best Buy markets have announced that their stores will open exclusively for senior citizens and some "higher risk" populations to shop. Save Mart announced today (March 19) that all of its Save Mart, FoodMaxx, and Lucky stores have set aside every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. for higher-risk populations, including seniors, to shop. Keep reading...

Hanford's Adventist Health was the recipient of a donation from World Vision totaling approximatley 30,000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) intended for Adventist's Central Valley locations and clinics.

World Vision delivers nearly 30,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items to Hanford's Adventist Health facilities

Apr 3 2020 - 9:26am By Ed Martin, Editor

There are some days when it pays to have friends. That’s what the doctors, nurses, staff, and patients at Adventist Health discovered this week when World Vision, a major Christian humanitarian organization, decided it wanted to lend one of its many helping hands to the local hospital chain. Keep reading...

Supervisors order public to 'shelter in place immediately' as more cases reported

Supervisors order public to 'shelter in place immediately' as more cases reported

Mar 31 2020 - 5:21pm Updated 3 days ago

The Kings County Board of Supervisors Tuesday (March 31) issued an order directing residents to shelter in place effective immediately. This order arrived shortly before Kings County Department of Health (KCDPH) officials confirmed its fifth case of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All individuals currently living within the County are ordered to shelter at their homes. Keep reading...

P.W. Engvall 6th grade teacher Suzanne Ross and her student Andre Johnson on Sunday at Johnson's home on the outskirts of Lemoore.

Lemoore Elementary District teachers spend their weekend bringing 'heartwarming' lessons to their sixth grade students

Mar 30 2020 - 1:26pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Amid the uncertainties of our current world, where a few unprincipled shoppers busy themselves with hoarding hand sanitizer and toilet paper, there remain many more principled Americans doing their best to reassure their friends, their neighbors, and their students that all is well and that life will eventually return to normal. Keep reading...

West Hills College Lemoore

West Hills College has transitioned to online classes to ensure safety of students, staff, faculty

Mar 25 2020 - 11:42am From West Hills College

In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, West Hills Community College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a declaration of emergency at a special board meeting on March 17. Keep reading...

Kings County Sheriff David Robinson (file photo)

Governor's executive order takes hold. Local law enforcement says things are calm and people are cooperating

Mar 20 2020 - 1:21pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Kings County law enforcement officials are reporting that staffing levels are pretty much normal following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Thursday night state of emergency executive order asking most Californians to keep to their homes, but exempting those critical workers needed to keep the state’s massive economic and essential services functioning. Keep reading...

The Tachi Palace Casino Resort announced today (March 20) a temporary closure due to coronavirus fears.

Tachi Palace suspends gaming operations amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus fears

Mar 20 2020 - 2:16pm By The Leader Staff

Determined to prioritize the health and wellness of its guests and staff amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Tachi Palace Casino Resort today announced the decision to suspend all gaming operations effective Friday, March 20, 2020, at 11 p.m. to assist public efforts to reduce exposure to the virus. Keep reading...

Naval Air Station Lemoore takes steps to work with and follow local, state directives to limit COVID-19

Naval Air Station Lemoore takes steps to work with and follow local, state directives to limit COVID-19

Mar 19 2020 - 2:41pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore Naval Air Station’s leadership will work with and follow local and state and federal directives to slow or limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). A NAS Lemoore public affairs spokesman directed all COVID-19 questions to Navy Region Southwest, based in San Diego. Keep reading...

Volunteer Fire Department Association sponsors golf tourney for Leon S. Peters Burn Center

Volunteer Fire Department Association sponsors golf tourney for Leon S. Peters Burn Center

Mar 3 2020 - 12:53pm By Ed Martin, Editor

The Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department Association is taking on a new challenge. While it certainly hasn’t given up fighting fires,  it wants to do something more, like adding another charitable cause to its agenda. It wants to help fire burn victims, including those in Kings County. Keep reading...

Chris Pendleton, a former Lemoore High School state wrestling champion and two-time NCAA champ, with former Tiger coach Kent Olson at a wrestling camp.

Former California and NCAA wrestling champion Chris Pendleton gets new job at Oregon State

Mar 31 2020 - 12:19pm

A former Lemoore High School California state wrestling champion and two-time NCAA champ has found himself a new job. On Monday, Oregon State hired former Tiger and Arizona State assistant coach, Chris Pendleton as its new head coach. Keep reading...

Lemoore's Selina Perez (file photo) scored three times in a 14-1 win at the Bakersfield Driller Softball Tournament that began on March 5.

Lady Tigers softball team up and down as tournament play continues. WYL opens March 26

Mar 11 2020 - 4:48pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore’s 3-5 varsity girls’ softball team hopes to move into the winners’ circle again beginning Thursday (March 12) against Mira Monte in the first round of the Mira Monte Softball Tournament. The Tigers are also scheduled to play McFarland High in an evening game. Keep reading...

Jack Foote in a recent game for Fresno Pacific. He earned his second "Freshman of the Week' baseball award for the Sunbirds.

Former Tiger Jack Foote scores second 'Freshman of the Week' award for Sunbirds

Mar 10 2020 - 2:00pm Article Courtesy Fresno Pacific College

A former Lemoore High School football and baseball standout continues to impress the college ranks with his diamond skills. The PacWest Conference released its’ weekly list of baseball awards on Monday afternoon, with Fresno Pacific’s Jack Foote picking up his second Freshman of the Week selection. Keep reading...

Lemoore High grad Rosemarie Bezerra-Nader

Lemoore High School 1968 grad Rosemarie Bezerra-Nader honored during Fresno Celebration of Women's History Month

Mar 16 2020 - 4:54pm

Rosemarie Bezerra-Nader, a 1968 Lemoore High School graduate, has come a long since her modest Lemoore beginnings where she was raised on a local dairy farm in Kings County by a pair of hard-working parents, who were never able to attend high school,  and wanted nothing more than to see their children attend college. Keep reading...