Lemoore voters, in considering who their votes will go to locally – from local city council and school board elections – seem to be facing somewhat of a down year when it comes to full slates of candidates. Keep reading...
Kings County Congressman David G. Valadao and fellow Rep. Jay Obernolte led the entire California Republican Congressional Delegation in a renewed call to Governor Gavin Newsom to suspend the state’s gas tax, which is currently scheduled to increase by 3 cents on July 1. Keep reading...
Valley Congressman David Valadao on Thursday brought up the baby formula shortage when he questioned U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf during the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Fiscal Year 2023 budget hearing. Keep reading...
Beginning this week (August 23), the Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) will offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to eligible individuals. The third dose (booster) vaccination is available to immunocompromised individuals who received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine for their initial 2-dose series. Keep reading...
Kings County Department of Health officials said that beginning Thursday, May 13, families may begin scheduling appointments for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children age 12 and above. They can schedule a vaccine by visiting California’s MyTurn appointment website. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) announced Monday (April 26) that it will again start administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days, providing Kings County residents an additional vaccine option. Keep reading...
Kings County is moving on up in California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework which determines which industries or businesses may open based on their county’s current risk tier status. According to the California Department of Public Health, Kings County, Calaveras, Fresno, Mono, and Santa Barbara counties on Tuesday all advanced from the red tier to the least restrictive orange tier. Keep reading...
Kings County health officials said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued a joint statement recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) learned Monday that the first case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant was detected in a Kings County resident. The individual in question is an adult and contracted COVID-19 while traveling outside of the country, and it has been isolated since symptoms first appeared. Keep reading...
The California Department of Public Health, on January 25, lifted the Regional Stay at Home Order for all regions statewide, including Kings County and the remainder of the San Joaquin Valley. The order allows some businesses and activities to open. Keep reading...
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