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Photo Gallery: Cancer Society's Relay for Life returns to Lemoore's Tiger Stadium

Apr 29 2019 - 10:14am

Lemoore High School’s Tiger Stadium was once again the site of this year’s annual Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s ongoing effort to battle the scourge of cancer. It was a day of walking laps around the stadium’s all-weather track and during an evening ceremony, honoring survivors and those lost to cancer with the lighting of Luminaria. Keep reading...

The hunt begins in Lemoore Lions Park as hundreds of local youngsters began their search for nearly 20,000 eggs. The eggs had candy inside as well as prizes.

Lemoore Lions host annual Easter Egg Hunt; Club provides nearly 20,000 eggs

Apr 21 2019 - 11:51am

It was a perfect day for an Easter Egg hunt, this year's annual version sponsored once again by the Lemoore Lions Club. The Lemoore Lions Park hosted hundreds of children and their parents as they scrambled after nearly 20,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and prizes at Lions Park Saturday morning. Keep reading...

Lemoore Liberty Middle School principal, Ben Luis, celebrates with staff and students after his selection as the Kings County Administrator of the Year Tuesday night at the Kings County Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony.

Lemoore, and county educators, employees clean up at annual Kings County Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony in Hanford

Apr 3 2019 - 10:53am By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore education, in a way, was one of the big winners at Tuesday night’s Excellence in Education Awards ceremony held at Hanford’s Civic Center. When all was said and done, Kings County’s top administrator and employee both hail from Lemoore. Keep reading...

Liberty Middle School Principal Ben Luis

Liberty Middle School principal, LHS library tech are finalists in Kings Excellence in Education slated for April 2 in Hanford

Mar 27 2019 - 9:35am By The Leader Staff

There are three finalists from Lemoore left as the Kings County Office of Education plans to announce its Excellence in Education Awards for 2019 on Tuesday, April 2 at the Hanford Civic Center. The Excellence in Education Awards will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. Keep reading...

Xitlali Siguenza and Diego Lopez with their teacher, Ms. Ana Llamas. Both students did well at the 3rd Annual Regional Speech and Debate Tournament, with Xitlali finishing first.

Local Liberty Middle School students fare well in local regional speech and debate competition

Mar 21 2019 - 11:21am By The Leader Staff

Liberty Middle School students, Xitlali Siguenza, and Diego Lopez Rodriguez were big winners at the 3rd Annual Regional Speech & Debate Tournament. Xitlali came away the big winner, finishing first. Keep reading...

Lemoore Middle College High School was named a "California Distinguished School" by the California Department of Education this week. The high school district earned "Exemplary Status."

Local high school district gets 'double-dose' of positive news from state education department

Feb 28 2019 - 3:50pm By Ed Martin, Editor

The Lemoore Union High School District this week received a double-dose of good news. One of its schools – the Lemoore Middle College High School - earned perhaps California's top award for excellence on Feb. 27 when the state’s education department named it a California Distinguished School. Keep reading...

Powerade representative Seth Holm presents a $2,000 check to LHS's Scott Bueller. Joining Bueller L to R are Todd Johnson, Ethan Powers, Nicholas Leon, and Branden Kaiser. The four helped to make the video.

LHS student body watches as students accept $2000 award from Powerade for a video local students produced

Jan 31 2019 - 1:53pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore High School got a nice present Wednesday from Powerade, a division of Coca-Cola. Local Powerade officials presented Lemoore business teacher, Scott Bueller and several students with a check for $2,000 as a student body of about 2,000 watched. Keep reading...

After 30 years and six days, Lemoore Fosters Freeze owner Ray Moore has decided to retire. He recently sold the business and plans to spend time with family.

Lemoore's Fosters Freeze's Ray Moore bids adieu to long-time popular restaurant

Nov 10 2018 - 12:49pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Ray Moore can afford to take a break. Personable and hard-working, Moore, 69, owned and managed Lemoore’s Fosters’ Freeze restaurant for the past 30 years, and at an age well past Social Security requirements, he’s decided now that maybe it’s time for retirement, and maybe a vacation. Keep reading...

Mayor Ray Madrigal, a natural leader for Lemoore, has earned another term in 2018

Oct 27 2018 - 11:36am By Ed Martin, Editor

This year has been an unusual political season in Lemoore. For the first time in the town's 118-year history, its citizens – at least some of them – will be voting in newly-formed voting districts. Since 1900 the town’s voters have elected their councilmembers at large, every two years. Keep reading...

Innovation and growth continues to guide West Hills College Lemoore programs

Sep 27 2018 - 5:00pm From West Hills College Lemoore

West Hills College Lemoore is known for its innovation and fast growth, and during the current academic year, that reputation continues with the launch of several new programs designed to meet the needs of industry in the region and put students to work. Keep reading...