That Was the Great Storm of 2007?

By Patric Hedlund

It came at us with as much advance publicity as a big budget Hollywood blockbuster. Everyplace you looked last week, the airwaves and internet were buzzing with the National Weather Service’s early …

A Man With a Plan

A Man With a Plan

For Bus Service to L.A., Bakersfield

By Gary Meyer

Frazier Park resident Daran Williams wondered about a simple question: Why don’t buses stop here on their way to and from Los Angeles and Bakersfield?

That …

Funding For New Fire House on County Agenda

By Patric Hedlund

On Tuesday, Dec. 4 the long-awaited Pine Mountain fire station was nudged a little closer to becoming a reality.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors met in the afternoon "to agree in …

News and Features

Jamie Biehl, Sean Stitt Arrested

Reported by Patric Hedlund

Two Mountain Community young people were arrested in northeast Visalia Thursday, Dec. 6 after a traffic stop turned up three loaded handguns, according to Visalia police.

According to police reports Jamie ...

Holiday Inn to Begin Building In January

By Patric Hedlund

Construction on a three story, 77-room hotel in Lebec is expected to begin in January, according to project engineer Jeff French.

The Holiday Inn Express will be built on two acres lot ...

Wild Boar Totals Car

Second Animal Crash on Same Day, Near Same Area in Lebec

By Cat Buckles

Stephen Keenum, of Pinon Pines, was driving along Gorman Post Road in the wee hours of Sunday, Dec. 2. At 2:05 ...

Generous Talent and Holiday Cheer

Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge and Tracy Draa’s Holiday Tea

By Patric Hedlund, Weekend Report

Last week this exciting mountain shared the Fantasy of Lights Holiday Faire and Parade. This week we saw droll ...

NewsShots: Rapid Cable Sale Falls Apart

By Gary Meyer

A deal between Rapid Cable and PC One Cable of New Jersey for the purchase of Rapid Cable’s operations in western states has collapsed, according to PC One Cable’s owner.

In its ...