A damaged fire hydrant, referred to as a dry barrel, may have slowed up Kings County firefighters when they arrived on the scene to fight an apartment fire on East Hanford Armona Road Sunday, May 18, but only barely as firemen quickly reconnected to a working hydrant. Sixteen apartments were destroyed in the mid-morning blaze and displaced a number of residents. Keep reading...
City of Lemoore officials, at their regular council study session Tuesday night, heard from an architectural firm they hired to tell them a new police dispatch center the city wants is probably going to cost more than was originally envisioned. Keep reading...
A group of BMX enthusiasts is attempting to get a long defunct Lemoore sport back on track in Lemoore and wants the city’s help. In the ‘80s Lemoore had a thriving BMX (Bicycle Moto Cross) that for several years was popular and drew racers from across the country. The earlier version of BMX was the brainchild of local doctor, Jesse Liscomb, who spearheaded the effort to get that original track constructed. Keep reading...
Newly elected Speaker Tony Atkins announced she has appointed Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) to serve on the Assembly Committee on Agriculture. Keep reading...
What has motivated John Giovannetti to spend much of his adult life helping kids, whether as a coach, father, or Lemoore Union High School Board Member? “It was always about the kids,” said the silver-haired farmer and community volunteer. “From Little League to youth soccer, I’ve been coaching soccer for 20-plus years. I coached my kids at Island School, MIQ, and Lemoore High School.” Keep reading...
Local recall proponents, currently collecting signatures in an effort to remove Lemoore Mayor Billy Siegel from office, are once again crying foul over the mayor’s tactics, which they say border on harassment and intimidation. The latest episode prompted an investigation by the Lemoore Police Department as well as the Kings County Sheriff’s Department. Keep reading...
Kings County District Attorney candidate Keith Fagundes received a batch of welcome news recently when a number of local law enforcement agencies, including the Lemoore Police Officers Association, voted to endorse him at its January meeting. Keep reading...
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) today rallied over a thousand Future Farmers of America (FFA) students in Sacramento at a California Ag Day press event to call attention to cuts to the Agriculture Education Incentive Grant Program. Included in the fight to restore the FFA grant program were a number of Lemoore High School members. Keep reading...
The ongoing drought, which has decimated the agriculture industry and threatens other major industries, was the subject of a long conversation at Tuesday night’s council meeting. The City of Lemoore has always had conservation measures in place, but because of the lack of rain over the course of the last few years, further measures may be needed. Keep reading...
A pair of Lemoore Mayor Billy Siegel’s most frequent critics are crying foul over some of his most recent actions, which they say border on harassment. Keep reading...