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What's Happening: Another busy weekend
Swimming at the City pool, Porterville's first Watermelon Festival, a Kids Day, Springville's continuing concert series and “Misery” at the Barn Theater, join Porterville’s ongoing events this weekend of things to do in the greater Porterville area. DAILY/WEEKENDS. The Porterville City Pool continues to be open 7...
SAFER program celebrates five years, hundreds of Tulare County homes provided drinking water
State officials, advocates and residents gathered in Porterville on Monday to celebrate the five-year mark of a state drinking water program born of the crippling 2012-2016 drought. That’s when the entire community of east Porterville went dry – for months. There was no government program available to help and nonprofits could only do so much. Residents relied on the charity of neighbors and, sometimes, complete strangers who read about the disaster and brought water in by the truckload. ...
City of Lindsay to operate own animal shelter
With the city of Porterville no longer providing services for the city of Lindsay, it was determined its only viable option was to operate its own animal shelter for the time being. Lindsay Public Safety acting director Ryan Heinks gave a report on the options city staff reviewed to provide...
Tulare County Library invites everyone to its grand opening
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Tulare County Library has invited everyone to their grand opening celebration of the remodeled Dinuba Branch Library. The newly remodeled Branch will provide expanded and improved spaces for children, young adults, and adults, including a new computer area. The opening will take place on Friday, August 2, 2024, from […]
McKervey launches campaign for city council
Ed McKervey officially launched his campaign on Wednesday seeking to fill the position representing District 4 on the Porterville City Council. McKervey is running for the seat now held by Don Weyhrauch. McKervey and Weyhrauch both sought the seat in 2022 when Monte Reyes resigned from the position. The city council appointed Weyhrauch to the position.
“Groundhog day meets purgatory.” The tale of the sinking Tule subbasin
When you’re done, you’re done. And the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is done. The district recently issued its new groundwater plan — purposely without coordination among the other groundwater agencies in the Tule subbasin. In the San Joaquin Valley water world, that’s the equivalent...
Central Valley real estate assessed values continue to rise
Central Valley assessed property values continued to rise in the last fiscal year, with Fresno County’s tax roll increasing for The post Central Valley real estate assessed values continue to rise appeared first on The Business Journal.
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