Three Rivers Dry Goods now open. They are young, recent graduates of Abilene Christian University, and they just launched Three Rivers Dry Goods. Meet Zack Mausser and Isabella Clendennen, who are newly relocated from Texas to Three Rivers. Zack is the Three … [Read more...] about News Briefs: New business in town, COVID-19 precaution at Buckaroo, no fireworks allowed
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California Public Health: Tulare County ordered to close bars (updated July 2)
The Tulare County Public Health Officer has signed and released a Public Health Order for the prevention of COVID-19 pursuant to Tulare County Ordinance and the California Health and Safety Code. The newly released Order calls for the immediate … [Read more...] about California Public Health: Tulare County ordered to close bars (updated July 2)
Obituary | Marn Reich: 1937 ~ 2020
Marion “Marn” Reich of Three Rivers, Calif., died of cancer Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Comfort Care, Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia. She was 83. Because of coronavirus and the no-visitor policy, friends and family had to … [Read more...] about Obituary | Marn Reich: 1937 ~ 2020
July 2: COVID-19 by the numbers
COVID-19 in Tulare County COVID-19 cases testing positive in Tulare County (as of Thursday, July 2, 11:46 a.m. PDT): 4521 Deaths: 133 Recovered: 3174 Under self-quarantine; monitored by Tulare County Public Health: 985 April 23: COVID-19 The … [Read more...] about July 2: COVID-19 by the numbers
What’s in a name? Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman Tree
…to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. —Manifest Destiny Let’s meet the man after which the largest, and arguably most visited and revered, tree in the world is named. However, here we are in the 21st century, and no one can say … [Read more...] about What’s in a name? Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman Tree
Three Rivers Library begins pick-up services: How to check out books
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will open three campgrounds
Campground openings for Summer 2020 in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have been delayed due to COVID-19. Beginning Monday, July 6, the following campgrounds will open to the public and be available by reservation: Parks will open … [Read more...] about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will open three campgrounds
Three Rivers Union School announces fourth-quarter awards
It was a year for the history books at Three Rivers School. By the middle of the school year, the renovation of the junior high building was complete. But as the fourth quarter rolled around, the novel coronavirus was in full swing and the school closed its … [Read more...] about Three Rivers Union School announces fourth-quarter awards
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and their nomenclature: The Lee trees
Monuments have come down throughout the nation during a worldwide wave of protests that began May 25, 2020, with the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., by police. Along with the recent murders of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, these actions have … [Read more...] about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and their nomenclature: The Lee trees
News Briefs: Lone Pine earthquake, Green Nest opening, Three Rivers food giveaway
Lone Pine earthquake is magnitude 5.8 UPDATE - Friday, June 26— The Whitney Portal emergency evacuation will remain in effect at least through Monday, June 29. The area was evacuated in response to the June 24 5.8 earthquake near Lone Pine, … [Read more...] about News Briefs: Lone Pine earthquake, Green Nest opening, Three Rivers food giveaway