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SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease - with promising results

5 days ago | hanfordsentinel.com | Lila Seidman

LOS ANGELES — A battle is underway against an invasive mosquito behind a recent surge in the local spread of dengue fever in Southern California — and officials may have unlocked a powerful tool to help win the day. Two vector control districts — local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms — released thousands of sterile male mosquitoes in select neighborhoods, with one district starting in 2023 and the other beginning the following year.
RX for Rite Aid? Shut it down: Big drugstore chain will close all stores | John Lindt

6 days ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

Many of us remember them as Thrifty Payless, once a 1,000 store chain in California. Now all that's left of the name is on the ice cream cartons still for sale at your local Rite Aid — at least for a while. Philadelphia-based Rite Aid Corporation announced this week that through its second bankruptcy in two years, the chain would shut down all of their more than 1,200 locations nationwide, including 347 here in California — all in the next few months.
Latest population figures show growth in Hanford and Lemoore | John Lindt

1 week ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

King County grew by just 285 persons between July 2023 and July 2024 says a new state report issued May 1. Kings County's population is listed in the report as 52,833. While the county's natural growth — births vs. deaths — shows a plus 1170, almost as many residents left the county in that year. Kings County's largest cities, Hanford and Lemoore, each showed more than 2% growth with Hanford growing from 59,856 to 61,238 residents.
Corcoran hospital receives $7M in donations | John Lindt

1 week ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

With what is the largest donation in the history of Adventist Health, it has received $7 million in donations, with $1.1 million coming from the Corcoran Hospital District and another $5.92 million coming from the Boswell Family Fund. The major investment will help bring PET/CT scans, home dialysis, and 3D mobile mammography to Corcoran and nearby communities, ensuring more people have access to life-saving care close to home.
Corcoran Hospital receives $7M Boswell Foundation donation | John Lindt

1 week ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

With what is the largest donation in the history of Adventist Health, the J.G. Boswell Foundation contributed $7 million to help upgrade facilities at the Corcoran District Hospital in recent weeks. The major investment will help bring PET/CT scans, home dialysis, and 3D mobile mammography to Corcoran and nearby communities, ensuring more people have access to life-saving care close to home.
My hips don’t swing, but my belly does | Lisa Smith Molinari

1 week ago | hanfordsentinel.com | Lisa Smith Molinari

This week, another 8-week session of the fitness classes I’ve been taking for two years started up. I’ve already skipped the first class using a mild case of spring sniffles as my excuse. Military spouses get used to constant change, so I often get bored with my exercise routine and need to spice things up. Back when we were stationed in Florida and I was tired of power walking on the beach (ridiculous, I know), a friend convinced me to try a Zumba class at the base gym.
Faraday Future promises roll out of lower cost electric car | John Lindt

2 weeks ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

At the beginning of a full fledged trade war with China, the Faraday Future car company looks to turn tariff pressure into a strategic opportunity, they say hopefully. In recent days, Faraday Future global President Jerry Wang met with Eric Trump, the president's son, to lobby him in Washington to consider a "US-China EV bridge" as they shape automotive policy.
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act may worsen dust storms | John Lindt

2 weeks ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

A new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment says the Central Valley accounts for about 77% of total fallowed (unplanted) land in California and is associated with about 88% of major anthropogenic dust events, caused by human actions. Local residents are well familiar with blowing dust and this paper says it's getting worse. Dust can carry infectious soil-dwelling fungal spores, which cause coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) when inhaled.
SGMA may worsen dust storms | John Lindt

2 weeks ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

A new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment says the Central Valley accounts for about 77% of total fallowed (unplanted) land in California and is associated with about 88% of major anthropogenic dust events, caused by human actions. Local residents are well familiar with blowing dust and this paper says it's getting worse. Dust can carry infectious soil-dwelling fungal spores, which cause coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) when inhaled.
Tractor, combine sales in US down over 15% | John Lindt

2 weeks ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

Tractor sales stalledTractor and combine sales in the U.S. are down over 15%, says the Association of Equipment Manufacturers first quarter report. Sales of some tractors like four-wheel-drive farm tractors are down 35% and self-propelled combines are down over 56%, says the association.