Over the weekend, Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) hosted the 6th annual Community Christmas Toy Drive in Kings County. Several local community partners collaborated to help distribute gifts to hundreds of children and families to help during the holiday season. Keep reading...
It doesn't take much to build a backyard fence. Often it takes just a few nails, a smattering of wooden planks, a hammer and saw, and if you're lucky, a few good friends willing to lend a helping hand. Keep reading...
If the Blue Angels ever decide to start a brass band, they need look no farther than their own ranks, at least that’s what about 100 Liberty Middle School students learned Friday morning when U.S. Navy Blue Angel, Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Hempler, showed up in the school’s Media Center to talk up this weekend’s Naval Air Station Lemoore Air Show. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce has announced that Frank Zonneveld and the Fukuda Family have been named as the honorees at the 25th Annual Jack Stone-Kings County Salute to Agriculture Banquet. Keep reading...
Eighty-four-year-old Everett Ehda finally decided that maybe it’s time to retire – from his second job. His first career lasted 40 years before he decided to seek greener pastures. The former Lemoore High School ag teacher, who began working at LHS in 1962 – when John F. Kennedy was president – retired after four satisfying and meaningful decades in the classroom. Keep reading...
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Supervisor Craig Pedersen has been accepted as one of a select group of leaders in county government from across the country to participate in the 16th Annual County Leadership Institute (CLI), a rigorous program developed by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and Cambridge Leadership Associates. Keep reading...
Adventist Health is getting some monetary assistance in its ability to combat opioid usage in Kings County. More than 130 people in the United States die every day after overdosing on opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl - a potent synthetic opioid, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The addiction also is known to bring instability and chaos to the entire family. Keep reading...
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...
Suppose you have a retirement party, and nobody comes? Well, Oscar Lucio didn’t have to worry about that as nearly 200 of his friends, supporters, and family came out to honor the likable cop as he stepped down from the Lemoore Police Department after more than 32 years on the job. Keep reading...