I’m not quite sure what to make of our mayor’s surprising reluctance to grant Councilmember Eddie Neal a leave of absence. Neal, in late November, was the unfortunately victim of a hit-and-run driver who police have yet to apprehend. Keep reading...
Amanda Renteria, who by this time next year hopes to be representing Kings County and the 21st Congressional District, was in town Saturday for a little sit down with The Leader and its worldly publisher and editor, both of whom happen to be the same guy. Keep reading...
The congressional Democratic candidate who would like to send our local representative David Valadao packing, announced Monday that she just may have the resources to do it come election time. Keep reading...
The Leader has learned that Lemoore City Councilmembers, at a recent special meeting, asked City Manager Jeff Laws to open discussions with Lemoore Municipal Golf Course Manager Rich Rhoads regarding his plan to lease the city’s golf course. Keep reading...
The Leader has learned that the Tachi’s chief financial officer, James Snead, will be on hand Tuesday night at the next Lemoore City Council meeting to discuss the Tachis’ offer to buy the Lemoore Municipal Golf Course. Local residents as well as golf enthusiasts are gearing up for could be a contentious round of public hearings. Keep reading...
VA presumes that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service. VA does this because of the unique circumstances of their military service. If Keep reading...
Our Congressman David Valadao is getting some heat, undeservedly so. Recently, the first-term representative, who represents Lemoore and Hanford, announced his support for comprehensive immigration reform and it’s not setting well with local conservatives and Team Partiers. Keep reading...
On June 17, 2013, in a decision that triggered nationwide outcry from civil rights proponents, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that suspects during pre-custodial questioning must expressly invoke their Fifth Amendment right to remain silent in order to actually benefit from it. Keep reading...
Financial assistance, in the form of a grant, is available to purchase a new or used automobile to accommodate a veteran with certain disabilities that resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during active military service. Keep reading...
Anybody who is not familiar with the term Honor Flight, should begin studying up. In the simplest of terms an Honor Flight, in today’s world is an airplane ride to Washington D.C. designed exclusively for World War II veterans to visit the World War II Memorial. Keep reading...