Lindsay News

LINDSAY John J. Cairns Class of 2012 Commencement Wednesday evening in Lindsay was not only the largest senior class in the history of the school, it was also the first one to share the special occasion with Lindsay District's new school - Loma Vista Charter School.

The 11 candidates vying for three City Council seats are spending nearly nothing to several thousands dollars on their campaigns.

The Measure R Citizens' Oversight Committee has elected citrus company executive Phillip LoBue as its volunteer chairman for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

Two men were arrested in Porterville Sunday on suspicion of beating a horse with a sledgehammer, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.

Editor, First, Patsy St is in need of repairs. People turn on our street when the Newcomb Ave stop light is on red.

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A Lindsay woman accused of giving marijuana-laced cookies as a high school graduation present to two unnamed teens was taken into custody Tuesday.

Clara Bernice Stevens Clara Bernice Stevens, a resident of Porterville, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the age of 100.

Nearly a year after the small unincorporated community located north of Lindsay dodged a 10 percent sewer rate increase, Tonyville once again faces a potential hike.

Not every school district gets a visit from the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, but little Lindsay Unified got such a visit this week.

The percent of Tulare County residents looking for work dropped to 16.2% in April, the lowest it has been since December, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.

Even the handiest of set designers would be hard-pressed to recreate the years of organic decay that have made Linda Vista Community Hospital into the ultimate film set -- streaks on the walls, peeling paint, broken pipes, the occasional stray syringe.

"E for Escape," a unique collection of whimsical works of art by a small group of five artists -- painters Jeanette Baird, Susan Erickson, Judy Feins, and JoAnn Lieberman and ceramicist and sculptor David Vanderjagt -- will be on display at the Lafayette Gallery through June 2 at the gallery, 50 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette.

Students and adults can enter their essays for the annual Flag Day Essay contest sponsored by the Porterville Women's Club.

Lindsay Mayor Ed Murray said the City Council's first look at its 2012-13 budget was a much better look than it had year ago when the city faced so many uncertainties.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson spent part of Tuesday morning visiting and touring Lindsay High School.

The city of Lindsay has agreed to repay $1 million in money it collected from Measure R sales tax funds used for a downtown revitalization project.

A 19-year-old Lindsay resident was airlifted to a local trauma center Sunday night after he was found suffering from stab wounds.

News that Caltrans is considering a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 190 and Avenue 284 has certainly raised eyebrows.

The City Council today will consider consolidating the Municipal Election with the General Election conducted by Tulare County in November.