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Volunteers Niko Valentino, Lauren Olson, Riley Giles and Talon Giles helped the Lemoore police and others deliver presents to local families as part of 'Presents on Patrol"

Gallery: Lemoore cops, volunteers bring holiday cheer with 'Presents on Patrol'

Dec 21 2018 - 3:38pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Christmas came early for 11 Lemoore families Thursday afternoon as a significant holiday contingent of volunteers, and law enforcement personnel caravanned throughout Lemoore, helping Santa deliver presents and food boxes to welcoming homes. Keep reading...

Members of the Lemoore Lions Club help prepare Thursday's Thanksgiving meal, a tradition that began 18 years ago and continues in 2018.

Gallery: Thousands enjoy Thanksgiving meal at Lemoore traditional holiday event

Nov 23 2018 - 11:30am By The Leader Staff

It takes a volunteer, and lots of them to feed a village. In this case, the village is Lemoore, and the volunteers helped to prepare and supply a Thanksgiving dinner to an estimated 2,000 persons during Thursday’s 18th Annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Lemoore Senior Citizens’ Center. Keep reading...

Charlotte Meade, Rotary President (center), presents check to Alice Quezada, vice president, and Wilma Humason, treasurer (far right), friends of the Kings County Library.

Lemoore Rotary has awarded $5,550 to the Friends of the Kings County LIbrary for kids' books

Oct 15 2018 - 4:33pm

The Lemoore Rotary Club awarded $5,550 to the Friends of the Kings County Library to purchase children’s books for the Lemoore Branch Library. Current Rotary Club president Charlotte Meade attended the October 11 meeting of Friends of the Kings County Library to present two grant awards. Keep reading...

These Lemoore High School wrestlers found time to paint or improve house numbers in an effort to assist local law enforcement identify addresses.

Local wrestlers team with Lemoore Police Department to make neighborhoods safer

Sep 7 2018 - 5:41pm By The Leader Staff

A contingent of Lemoore High School wrestlers decided they wanted to help the make Lemoore Police Department’s job a little easier. They grabbed their paintbrushes and a bucket of paint and set about sprucing up or painting curb numbers. Keep reading...

Stratford's Public Utilities District headquarters. District and elected officials say building a new well is not out of the question and the process has started.

Stratford wells may be fixed by Aug. 22-24, but local officials may seek new well

Aug 17 2018 - 10:21am Updated 6 years ago By Ed Martin, Editor

According to Stratford’s top elected official, Kings County Supervisor Joe Neves, a video inspection has revealed no significant damage to the community’s two wells, which mysteriously went down nearly a week ago, forcing residents to rely on bottled water and a back up well for showers and sanitation purposes. Keep reading...

A pair of key water wells collapsed over the weekend in Stratford, prompting local organizations like the Kings Lions Club to deliver pallets of water to the thirsty community. Many organizations chipped in with much-needed water.

Stratford residents frustrated by failed wells, take water woes one day at a time

Aug 15 2018 - 11:24am By Ed Martin, Editor

As Stratford’s 303 households quietly go about their business – attending Stratford Elementary School, moving their lawns, visiting the local library and managing their small businesses, special cameras were being lowered Wednesday into a pair of Stratford water wells that quietly failed over the weekend. The wells shut down the community’s water system, causing this small town of approximately 900 residents to adapt to life without readily available drinking water. Keep reading...

Capt. Kristen Atterbury and Navy Surgeon Vice Adm. General C. Forrest Faison join the navy artist who painted a mural commemorating the 50th anniversary of the hospital/clinic Thursday morning.

Navy Health Clinic Lemoore celebrates 50 years at Naval Air Station Lemoore

Jul 22 2018 - 1:33pm By The Leader Staff

About 200 persons attended a landmark event on Thursday, July 19 when the United States Navy helped Naval Air Station Lemoore celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, formally the Naval Hospital Lemoore. Keep reading...

Lemoore 4-H member and Lemoore High School student Jared Thompson shows off some of the hardware he earned in the fair's annual livestock judging.

Kings Fair opens beneath pleasant skies as local youngster takes home top awards

Jun 8 2018 - 12:14pm By Ed Martin, Editor

The Kings County Fair opened Thursday, and it’s already been a big success for at least one Lemoore youngster, a soon-to-be junior at Lemoore High School who won several top awards in the annual livestock judging competition which began Thursday. Keep reading...

Todd Barlow, a local educator and candidate for Kings County Superintendent of Schools, displays his pizza-making skills as he and his team competed in the annual pizza contest Saturday afternoon in Lemoore's Downtown Park.

Central Valley Pizza Festival hits yet another high mark at 18th anniversary

Apr 16 2018 - 9:54am By The Leader Staff

The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce put on yet another excellent show April 13-14 with the 18th Annual Central Valley Pizza Festival. Lemoore's Downtown Park was jammed Friday night as the event opened with music and a beer garden. Keep reading...

Kings Deputy Dakota Fausnett and Dash are ready to return to work. Dash was shot nearly four months ago while on duty.

Kings Sheriff's K-9 Dash returns to work after four months of mending

Mar 16 2018 - 10:42am By The Leader Staff

After four months of mending – and maybe taking it a little easy – Kings County K-9 “Dash” returned to duty with his handler, Deputy Dakota Fausnett, and appeared happy to see him again. Keep reading...