Lemoore City Manager Jeff Laws is calling it quits. The former police chief turned city manager submitted his resignation to Lemoore councilmembers following Tuesday night’s council meeting. In a letter he delivered to councilmembers after the regular meeting, he gave no reasons for his unexpected departure. Keep reading...
Lemoore City Manager Jeff Laws is calling it quits. The former police chief turned city manager submitted his resignation to Lemoore councilmembers following Tuesday night’s council meeting. In a letter he delivered to councilmembers after the regular meeting, he gave no reasons for his unexpected departure. Keep reading...
Lemoore Council Members were informed at their last meeting that a grant they applied for earlier this year to help the Lemoore Senior Center, was approved. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), for $1.4 million, will be used to assist the seniors with upgrades to make the center more energy efficient. Keep reading...
Councilmember Billy Siegel became the first Lemoore mayor ever to be removed from his position after councilmembers Tuesday night voted 4-0 to reorganize, amid concerns that his tenure as mayor was becoming a distraction to the city’s business. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s City Council took a hard look at a resolution aimed squarely at illegal immigration and didn’t quite like what it saw. Councilmember Willard Rodarmel brought the resolution to council saying he did not want the federal government taking any action which could lead to the housing of illegal immigrants in Lemoore. His resolution died on the vine without a motion – but not without debate. Keep reading...
Lemoore City Council members, at their Tuesday regular council meeting on Tuesday, continued debating the role that the Kings County Economic Development Corporation may play in Lemoore’s retail and industrial economic development, but it was unclear as to what steps the council may take other than meet again. Keep reading...
Lemoore City Council members, at their Tuesday council meeting, debated the role that the Kings County Economic Development Corporation may play in Lemoore’s retail and industrial economic development. The Kings EDC was unceremoniously dumped from the city’s budget during recent deliberations. Keep reading...
Aided by the Kings County Gang Task Force, it took the Lemoore Police Department just a few hours to arrest four suspects in a stabbing that occurred on Wednesday, August 20 at approximately 3:40 p.m. Keep reading...
The Economic Development Corporation, the county’s backbone when it comes to economic development in Kings County, will get the spotlight when EDC President John Lehn appears before the Lemoore City Council Tuesday night to argue for reinstating a decades-old relationship that was abruptly terminated during budget negotiations this summer. Keep reading...
There are five confirmed candidates willing to run for two open spots on the Lemoore City Council. One of those persons, Ray Madrigal, a retired California Highway Patrol Commander, was appointed to one of those open seats Tuesday night, left vacant by former councilmember John Gordon. The four, and incumbent Willard Rodarmel will challenge for two seats in the November election. Keep reading...
