A recent Lemoore High School graduate, with aspirations of becoming an agriculture teacher, was named the 2017 District 7 Dairy Princess. Tristan Rowell, who graduated just a few weeks ago, will spend the next year representing the county’s burgeoning dairy industry. Keep reading...
It appears that that California Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters, including one of the largest, in Lemoore, will be getting their much-needed state funding again, despite recent proposals from Governor Jerry Brown to shift $15.4 million away from the California Department of Education for career technical education programs like the FFA. Keep reading...
It was certainly a busy weekend in Lemoore – what with the pizza festival occurring – but the fourth annual ‘Kicking for Kenya,” a local effort to raise funds for a community center in Nairobi, Kenya, held its fourth annual fundraiser. Keep reading...
High winds, including local gusts recorded at 41 miles an hour, hit Lemoore and the central San Joaquin Valley Thursday. Fortunately for Lemoore, the winds knocked down a few trees and broke branches, but no injuries or power outages were reported. Keep reading...
Seventeen-year-old Azalea Johnson-Neal is an exceptional athlete, but there’s much more to this personable young lady than hearty lungs and a pair of talented legs. She’s also a good student with a natural inclination to get involved – and a very strong will to succeed. Keep reading...
Early indications are that a fire on Lum Court that began Saturday morning about 11:15 may have been caused by a dryer housed in the garage. However, four fire engines with the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department quickly responded as firefighters managed to salvage much of the house. Keep reading...
The history of Lemoore – how this small town in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley came to be and the stories of the men and women who contributed to the community’s colorful story – is a tale fairly-well documented in the years shortly before and after the turn of the 20th Century, but Lemoore’s formative years – from 1853 to 1875, Lemoore’s origins – were always a bit of a mystery. Keep reading...
West Hills College and the Lemoore Police Department were recipients of early Christmas presents at the Lemoore Lions Club meeting held Monday, Nov. 20 at the Lemoore Veterans’ Hall. Keep reading...
Congressman David G. Valadao, on Wednesday, made a lot of law enforcement folks in Lemoore happy. The local congressman, who represents Kings County and Lemoore, announced today (Oct. 5) that the City of Lemoore will get a 2016 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CHP) Grant administered through the U.S. Department of Justice totaling $125,000 for Fiscal Year 2016. Keep reading...
For the third year in a row the Lemoore Police Department is sponsoring its annual shoe drive to benefit local elementary school students. According to one of the local police organizers, Kevin Cosper, things are going well. Just in the last week Cosper has visited local service clubs and come away with a small pot of money to buy shoes. Keep reading...
