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Salas gets top endorsement nod from trio of Kings County supervisors

Mar 6 2014 - 6:09pm

Kings County Supervisors Doug Verboon, Tony Barba, and Richard Fagundes have endorsed Assemblymember Rudy Salas for re-election to the 32nd Ass Keep reading...

Assemblymember Rudy Salas will run for re-election

Salas says he will run again for the California State Assembly

Feb 27 2014 - 6:06pm

Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) today announced his intention to run for re-election representing the 32nd District. Salas has been endorsed by public safety groups such as the California Association of Highway Patrolmen as well as both Democrat and Republican local elected officials for his re-election. Keep reading...

Don and Betty Warkentin shortly after he accepted the Citizen of the Year Award.

Large crowd helps to honor new Citizen, Organization and Business of the Year

Feb 1 2014 - 2:40pm By Ed Martin, The Leader Editor

It was indeed a starry, starry night for at least one longtime educator, a trusted and much-praised organization, and one valued Lemoore business. Keep reading...

City officials say public has three choices on Lemoore Golf Course: sell, lease or liquidate

Jan 25 2014 - 1:26pm By Ed Martin, The Leader Editor

Other than an item on the closed session agenda, another public discussion of the ongoing saga of the Lemoore Municipal Golf Course is not on Tuesday night’s city council agenda. Keep reading...

Assemblymember Rudy Salas at Water Rally in Sacramento

Assemblymember Salas pushes for Water Bond measure at State Capitol rally

Jan 18 2014 - 1:21pm

Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) today urged support for a California Water Bond at a bipartisan press conference and rally on the steps of the State Capitol. Keep reading...

Golf course manager Rhoads offers lease to pay off course, gets termination notice

Jan 4 2014 - 8:23pm By Ed Martin, The Leader Editor

Lemoore Municipal Golf Course manager Rich Rhoads got a bit more than he bargained for when he met on Monday, December 30 at City Hall with Lemoore City Manager Jeff Laws to discuss Rhoads' prospective golf course lease. Keep reading...

Christian Aid and Lemoore police come together to assist families with food and gifts

Dec 21 2013 - 12:39pm

Lemoore’s Police Department and Lemoore Christian Aid came together Friday night in an effort to provide gift bags and food for a number of Lemoore families, an event that made the Christmas season that much more meaningful for a number of Lemoore families and their children. Volunteers from a number of local agencies, service clubs and others were on hand to help distribute the goods as Christmas nears. Keep reading...

Photo Gallery: LHS Choir gets in the spirit of Christmas with musical tribute to the holidays

Dec 19 2013 - 6:53pm

Lemoore's talented crooners, known as the Lemoore High School Chorus, got into the Christmas spirit Wednesday with its annual Christmas concert, held in the school's auditorium. There was a little bit of everything in the way of holiday music as the choir played to a large audience. More photos. All photos by Bill Burris of Photography for Kings County.

A concerned Lemoore resident and golfer asks a question during study session on golf course.

Public seeks answers from Lemoore City Council on sale of Municipal Golf Course

Dec 5 2013 - 9:31pm By Ed Martin, The Leader Editor

If Tuesday night’s city council study session regarding the selling of the city’s golf course were a movie, it might have earned about 100 thumbs down from the 100 or so critics who were in attendance. While Lemoore City Councilmembers have yet to take an official stance on selling the Lemoore Municipal Golf Course, just the thought of city leaders entertaining the idea didn’t set well for the 100-plus citizens who showed up to tell councilmembers they shouldn’t even think about selling it. Keep reading...

A pair of Lemoore Volunteer firemen admire the department's work.

Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department puts on show as firemen raise annual Christmas tree

Dec 1 2013 - 3:16pm

It must be Christmas, that is if one is to believe the annual raising of the downtown Christmas tree at Fox and D streets is any indication of the upcoming holiday. Keep reading...