Lemoore councilmembers on Tuesday night appointed 50-year-old Johnny Garza to the council’s vacant seat, left open by the resignation of Jim Chaney. Garza, a resident of the city’s District B, was sworn in and seated, joining Mayor Patricia Matthews, Frank Gornick, Stuart Lyons, and David Orth on the dais. Keep reading...
The City of Lemoore announced this week announced that the Lemoore City Council will be accepting applications to fill the vacant District B City Council position. Keep reading...
The City of Lemoore announced this week that first-term councilmember, James Chaney, has resigned as the council’s representative for District B. Councilmembers are required to reside within that district’s defined area. Keep reading...
Congressman David G. Valadao, who represents a big part of Kings County, led members of the California Republican congressional delegation in a letter to President Biden and Governor Newsom urging them to waive impediments to Delta pump operations to ensure none of the current storms flow in California go to waste. Keep reading...
Near the end of the December 6 Lemoore City Council gathering, the city's elected leadership chose current Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Matthews as the city's new mayor, replacing Stuart Lyons after his two-year term as mayor ended this month. Keep reading...
While many of Kings County’s registered voters opted to sit out this election cycle as a paltry 33 percent of the local electorate made an effort to vote, despite the fact all it took to cast a ballot – for most county voters – was to mail in their ballots. Keep reading...
Lemoore and Kings County’s assemblymember, Rudy Salas, applauded the signing of Assembly Bill (AB) 2369, a measure that will encourage more survivors to seek Domestic Violence Restraining Orders by requiring the court to order abusers to pay for a survivor’s attorney’s fees and costs. Keep reading...
Kings County’s Assemblyman Rudy Salas was on hand recently to deliver a novelty check to the Kings County Fire Department (KCFD), representing the $5.5 million in direct funding for the purchase of new fire truck engines and new firefighting equipment. Keep reading...
Kings County’s Assemblyman Rudy Salas joined Gold Star mothers and families in the state capitol as the Legislature, with unanimous support, proclaimed September 25th, 2022, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California in honor of their ultimate sacrifice and dedication to the United States. Keep reading...
Assemblymember Rudy Salas, who currently represents Lemoore and Hanford, helped to pass Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 157, designating a portion of State Route 198 in Hanford as the “Army Specialist Juan Miguel Mendez Covarrubias Memorial Highway.” Keep reading...