Joe Casey, President of the Hanford Rotary Community Foundation, presented a grant award to Marlene DiNicola, vice president of Friends of the Kings County Library. The $1,500 grant will be used to produce enrichment performances that will be part of the 2023 Children's Summer Reading Program at the seven branches of the Kings County Library. Keep reading...
Friends of the Kings County Library recently started its 40th year of serving local libraries with a new slate of officers. Friends of the Kings County Library is made up of community volunteers who serve as ambassadors, fundraisers, and advocates for the county-wide library system. Keep reading...
Kings County will be holding three workshops to inform the public about the various requirements outlined in Senate Bill (SB) 1383, a measure adopted in 2016 to address the climate crisis by regulating food and yard waste in landfills. Keep reading...
The first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of the year has been detected in Kings County. The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) reported the case to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on July 14, 2022, and it is the first case reported this season in the state. Keep reading...
The Kings Mosquito Abatement District (KMAD) announced Tuesday that nine out of 46 mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). According to the KMAD, one of the samples was the St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV). Keep reading...
West Hills Community College District will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the newly constructed Firebaugh Center on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The public is welcome to join WHCC and West Hills Community College District for this important event at 900 O Street, Firebaugh, Ca 93622. Keep reading...
The local organization Reestablishing Stratford is inviting the public to its first-ever movie night in Stratford on Saturday, April 30, near the fire station located at 20200 Main St., Stratford. The movie was in the open grass area next to the fire station. Movie goers could bring a lawn chair, say organizers, and there will be free popcorn and snow cones. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Police Department, on Thursday (April 14), received a call of an in-progress armed robbery occurring at the Lemoore K & H Liquor Food & Gas, located in the 100 block of E. D Street. Keep reading...
The Kings County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a pair of suspects who, according to the sheriff’s department, were involved in a vehicle burglary. Keep reading...
Evidence taken from a 52-year-old suspect, arrested earlier by Kings County deputies, was sent to the Department of Justice Laboratory for forensic analysis after the suspect died, despite lifesaving efforts by fire personnel, EMS, and detention deputies. Keep reading...
