Terry Ommen (Emeritus) began his career with the Visalia Police Department in 1972, and has lived in Visalia ever since. For over two decades, Terry has researched Tulare County history and written on a broad range of local subjects, particularly the early peace officers and the badmen who gave them such grief. A member of the California Council for the Preservation of History (CCPH), Visalia Heritage, the Wild West History Association (WWHA), and the Tulare County Historical Society (TCHS), Terry continues to express his enjoyment of learning about the old west in hundreds of local history columns and articles for various newspapers, along with publishing his “Historic Happenings” blog (www.visaliahistory.blogspot.com) and two books (so far!).