A local long-time farmer and businessman, Ted D. Sheely, from Lemoore, recently was elected as the 2021 Cotton Council International (CCI) president for 2021. Cotton Council International is the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) export promotion arm and carries out programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA™ trademark. Keep reading...
It’s that time of the year again, and local organizations and the Lemoore Police Department and its string of volunteers are ramping up for their annual Christmas traditions, including the traditional “Reason for the Season” and “Presents on Patrol.” Keep reading...
Sep 12 2020 - 10:57am
When Dorian Wu enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 2007, it was to answer a calling to fight for his country in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Now, a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Adventist Health Hanford, Wu, is fighting to keep COVID-19 patients alive, another calling he was motivated to answer. Keep reading...
On Saturday (May 2), a contingent of five persons, associated with Reestablishing Stratford, a local non-profit agency boosting the small community south of Lemoore, removed approximately 12,000 pounds of trash from land owned by the unincorporated community. Keep reading...
Lemoore's Save Mart and Best Buy markets have announced that their stores will open exclusively for senior citizens and some "higher risk" populations to shop. Save Mart announced today (March 19) that all of its Save Mart, FoodMaxx, and Lucky stores have set aside every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. for higher-risk populations, including seniors, to shop. Keep reading...
Upwards of 350 persons attended Saturday’s First Annual Fallen Heroes Fundraiser, the proceeds of which will go to the families of a pair of Lemoore’s finest: Lemoore Police Officer Jonathan Diaz and Oscar Temores, a fallen U.S. navy sailor, both of whom died in 2019. Keep reading...
Feb 16 2020 - 12:38pm
The 53rd Annual World Ag Expo, held at Tulare’s International Agri-Center, enjoyed a big turnout and moderate weather as nearly 1,500 exhibitors displayed the latest in farm equipment, chemicals, communications, and technology last week, Feb. 11-13. Keep reading...
The measure of an exceptional parent is often determined by the quality and demeanor of her children. Longtime Lemoore matriarch Josefina Madrigal – Josie to her friends and loved ones – is a remarkable example of motherhood at its best, a parent whose considerable personal qualities have easily garnered her the respect and admiration of several generations of Madrigals, friends, and neighbors. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s Tristan Rowell, a 2017 Lemoore High School graduate, chose Oklahoma State to continue her education. Keep reading...
It’s been an interesting life’s ride for former naval aviator Everett Alvarez Jr. A grandson of Mexican immigrants, the Santa Clara University alum, in 1960, joined the United States Navy and immediately found himself in Lemoore – among the cotton fields and Tule fog of the San Joaquin Valley. Keep reading...
