City and Kings County officials are unsure of what the next step may be in providing additional funding for public safety. While the county-wide measure narrowly lost in the final vote tally – by just 51 votes, Lemoore voters overwhelmingly approved the measure, passing the public safety measure with a whopping 72.17 percent of the votes, the highest in Kings County. Keep reading...
When a rather large contingent of committed citizens and at least one head-strong blonde say they’re going to find a stable source of funding for the recently-formed Police Athletic League, I’d put my money on the blonde. Keep reading...
Former Lemoore Parks and Recreation Director Joe Simonson is criticizing city officials for not allowing him to retrieve what he says are valuable tools that belong to him that he has stored at the city for many years. Keep reading...
As part of an employment separation agreement between the City of Lemoore and longtime employee and Parks and Recreation Director Joe Simonson, the longtime city employee will retire and walk away with a $100,000 compensation payment for what Simonson claimed was personal injury and emotional distress relating to his being place on administrative leave and other conduct by the City. Keep reading...
The City of Lemoore announced this morning (Feb. 29) that its longtime employee, and Parks and Recreation Director Joe Simonson, after nearly three months on administrative leave, will retire. His retirement takes effect tomorrow (March 1). Keep reading...
Lemoore Recreation Director Joe Simonson, placed on administrative leave in early December, continues to be away from his job as December stretched into January, prompting some city officials to speak out, at least one of them calling the city’s official stance on the matter “unprofessional” and “unethical.” Keep reading...
In 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown and the California Legislature put an end to the state’s 60-year love affair with Redevelopment, as they dissolved approximately 400 Redevelopment (RDAs) agencies throughout California, including Lemoore’s RDA, an important aspect of Lemoore’s growth since it was established in the 1980s. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Christmas season officially got underway with the annual Lemoore Christmas Parade held in downtown Lemoore Saturday night. Thousands of Lemoore residents and others lined downtown D Street to view nearly 80 entrants, floats, and bands march down the colorful street, past the Volunteer Fire Department's majestic Christmas tree at the corner of Fox and D streets. Keep reading...
