Julian Mazuka was deferred from enlisting three times before he was drafted and had to report to basic training during World War II. Keep reading...
The City of Lemoore, in what it says is an effort to diffuse ongoing rumors and theories about a possible sale of the city’s municipal golf course, talked about the pros and cons of selling the golf course at its regular Tuesday study session Tuesday night (Sept. 17) in an effort to allay fear that the city may be secretly negotiating the sale of the city’s golf course. Keep reading...
Thanks to the National Rifle Association, the Lemoore Recreation Department now has an indoor air rifle range. The new rifle range is located at the city’s Cinnamon Recreation Complex in a site at the rear of the complex. Local recreation officials and enthusiasts held an official grand opening on Monday night. Keep reading...
It may not match the historical hype of “Rumble in the Jungle” or the “Thrilla’ in Manila,” but promoters and boxing enthusiasts, particularly in Lemoore, are excited about the announcement that Jose Ramirez, an Olympian, professional boxer, and the pride of Avenal, is bringing his considerable boxing skills to Lemoore, just a short right hook from his hometown. Keep reading...
Friday was a good day for Kings County, Lemoore and the Kings County Association of Governments. Caltrans notified KCAG that a $220,000 planning grant application to improve the corridor between Naval Air Station and Lemoore to Interstate 5 was approved. Keep reading...
Not one person in the 200-plus crowd spoke in favor of eliminating the Lemoore Planning Department, yet the Lemoore City Council, on yes votes from Mayor Billy Siegel, members Lois Wynne and John Gordon, voted 3-2 to eliminate the planning department immediately during Tuesday's regular council meeting, a gathering that was anything but regular. Keep reading...
The City of Lemoore’s mayor, in a staff report to his fellow council members, is suggesting that city leaders take drastic steps to counter adverse decisions they in fact recently created. (See Siegel's staff report) Mayor William Siegel is recommending the immediate elimination of the city’s long-time planning department and the Code Enforcement Officer, which he says will save the city $305,044. Keep reading...