Apr 27 2016 - 12:24pm
The City of Lemoore is hosting a community Meet and Greet event to provide the community an opportunity to meet five candidates seeking the position of Community Services Director. This event will be held on Friday, April 29, from 7:30 am to 8:30 am at the Civic Auditorium Lobby, located at 435 C Street. Keep reading...
Since the new 19th Avenue overpass was completed a couple of years ago, the Kings Lions Park (formerly the 19th Avenue Park) has undergone somewhat of a transformation as well. The park includes a walking and jogging trail, a pair of dog parks, two softball fields, bathrooms and a concession area. Keep reading...
Lemoore City officials took yet another step in raising water rates when it hosted a “water workshop” during Tuesday’s city council study session, attacting a chamber-full of concerned citizens. City officials sent 6,528 postcards inviting residents to the workshop, which was designed to relate the city’s concerns addressing the ongoing California drought conditions as well as the state of the city’s water system and future needs. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council gave its city manager a raise Tuesday night – and that’s a good thing for Lemoore and its citizens. While less than a year on the job, the talented Andi Welsh has helped to bring a sense of stability to local government. She hasn’t done it by herself. Keep reading...
In partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, the Lemoore Police Department proudly sponsors the Learning for Life Explorer Program, a co-ed, career-based volunteer program for local students between the ages of 14-20. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council had its hands full with an extensive agenda at its regular Tuesday night meeting (April 5) last week, an agenda that included an in-depth look at Kings County’s Emergency Management Preparedness system and a possible water sale to a local non-profit housing agency. Keep reading...
A change in the design and construction of an underground drainage pipe in the Kings Lions Park at Highway 198 and 19th Avenue is at the crux of an unsightly 3 to 4-foot drainage pipe emerging from the ground at the east end of the park, where two dog parks are located. Keep reading...
Lemoore police officers responded in force to Starbucks Coffee Friday morning, not for any crime that may have been committed – maybe a customer did complain that maybe his latte didn’t have enough soy milk – but rather to meet and greet with the public in a forum the Lemoore Police Department likes to call its “Coffee with Cops” program. Keep reading...
Former Lemoore Mayor John Murray, one of Lemoore’s most outstanding citizens, passed away Tuesday at the age of 78. The longtime resident of Lemoore served an exemplary career in the United States Navy, retiring at the rank of Captain. He served on the Lemoore City Council from 2004 to 2012 and served two consecutive terms as mayor from 2006 to 2010. Keep reading...
With a possible life in the balance, Lemoore’s vaunted Volunteer Fire Department responded within minutes to an apartment fire at the Lemoore Arms Apartments, across from the Best Buy Market. Joining the Lemoore Volunteers were units from the Kings County Fire Department, both of whom arrived on the scene shortly after the call came in about 8:20 p.m. Friday night. Keep reading...