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PMHD Going for a ‘Hail Mary,’ One Council Member Speculates
BRAWLEY — Brawley City Council heard from Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District representatives last week and voted to support the Brawley medical district’s continued fight surrounding the merging of healthcare entities in Imperial County. “We’re here for you to take under consideration a stance against the dissolution of PMHD,”...
Brawley police to hold DUI checkpoint July 26
BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Brawley Police Department (BPD) announced officers will be holding a DUI checkpoint July 26 at an undisclosed location. The checkpoint will be set up from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at a location based on where impaired driving-incidents happen. Impaired drivers put others on...
California farmers are signing up in droves to get paid to give up their water rights for 2 months because their summer crop prices are so low
Tom Brundy looks over a field in preparation for planting at his farm on Feb. 28, 2023, near Calexico, Calif. A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support from the farmers who grow it.
Notorious L.A. gang leader killed in prison by other inmates, CDCR says
The former leader of a Los Angeles street gang who made national headlines for ordering the murders of members of his own gang was killed in prison over the weekend. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 47-year-old Ezequiel Romo was stabbed multiple times by three fellow inmates at Centinela State Prison in […]
Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District Dissolved
The Imperial County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the dissolution of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District Thursday. The move was called a significant step forward in implementing the provisions of AB 918 that will create a single Valley-wide healthcare district. The action approved by LAFCO transfers all roles, responsibilities, and assets of the Calexico area district to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District (IVHD). According to IVHD Board President Katie Burnworth it is the new districts intent to maintain services to the community. Moving forward, the Pioneers Memorial healthcare District will be dissolved and absorbed into the IVHD later this year. At this time, according to Burnworth, the IVHD has achieved significant milestones, including dividing the district into seven voting zones, initiating terms for El Centro Regional Medical Centers acquisition.
Notorious LA gang leader killed in prison, CDCR says
The former leader of a Los Angeles street gang who made national headlines for ordering the murders of members of his own gang was killed in prison over the weekend. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 47-year-old Ezequiel Romo was stabbed multiple times by three fellow inmates at Centinela State Prison in Imperial County Sunday evening.
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