Tulare Lake, in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. The lake would grow every winter as rainfall and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada range flowed down and filled the basin. By 1920, the rivers that fed the lake were dammed and diverted for uses such as irrigation. Since then, the lakebed has been covered with farms that grow a variety of crops. Heavy rain and snow in the first three months of 2023 have once again brought wat

California State Sheriff’s Association Conference Begins Right Here in Tulare County! For the first time in history, The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and the Kings County Sheriff’s Office have joined together to host the 128th Annual California State Sheriffs’ Association conference. Today, after three years of planning and fundraising, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux and Sheriff David Robinson welcomed sheriffs from all across the state of California to Visalia to the 128th California State Sheriff’s

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