Kern Judge Strikes Down Fallingstar Development

Kern Judge Strikes Down Fallingstar Development

Watchdogs Win Suit to Stop ‘Frazier Park Estates’ in Lebec

By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer

A Kern County Superior Court judge agreed with the TriCounty Watchdogs and the Center for Environmental Diversity (CBD) on …

Tejon Settles Suit For Killing Lions

Tejon Settles Suit For Killing Lions

By Patric Hedlund

Controversy was rumbling throughout the state this week after Deputy District Attorney John Mitchell said on February 10 that Tejon Ranch Company has settled a suit for illegally killing at least 11 …

Wall Street Watching West Antelope Valley

Wall Street Watching West Antelope Valley

First Solar Hires, But Fired Don’t Get the Call

By Patric Hedlund

Just before the stock of First Solar, Inc. lost 10 percent of its value on Friday, Feb. 10, Wall Street analysts were frantically …

ETUSD Stages Replay Of Illegal Meeting

ETUSD Stages Replay Of Illegal Meeting

By Patric Hedlund

Parents and El Tejon Unified School District employees came to the February 8 meeting of the board of trustees to speak about the upcoming March 15 layoff notices that are scheduled to …

Falcon Girls Win League Championship

Falcon Girls Win League Championship

Raised on a soccer-crazy mountain, Falcons Rachel Rivette (left) and Genesis Arteaga (middle) keep their eye on the ball to win a championship.

Top, Monick Powers dribbles downfield and above, June Huerta heads for a …

After Suicide Threat At High School, What?

By Patric Hedlund

Teachers trained in crisis intervention took immediate coordinated action last week at Frazier Mountain High School to search for a student they were told was emotionally distraught, who had expressed suicidal intent.

Occupy PMC Meets a Candidate

Occupy PMC Meets a Candidate

Notes and photos by Patric Hedlund

Fifteen people and two small dogs in sweaters occupied the road into Pine Mountain on Saturday, Feb. 4. The group was joined by Laura Molina, a candidate for the …

Road Grump Update

Road Grump Update

Some good news is starting to trickle in regarding cracked windshields and Kern County. We’ve learned of two people whose claims have been honored. Please let us know if you have filed a claim, and …

News and Features

How Do I Choose a Pet Food?

By Diane Cosko, DVM, JD Mountain Aire Veterinary Hospital

A seminar on ‘How to Read and Understand Pet Food Labels’ was held in our brand new library shortly after it opened, led by veterinarian Christopher ...

Gorman School Celebrates 100th Day

Report and photos by Michi Knight, Gorman substitute teacher

The kindergarten and first grade students at Gorman School had a fun 100th day of school on January 30.

They enjoyed a variety of activities, including ...

First Solar and Exelon Extend Deadline Agreement

ANTELOPE VALLEY, NEENACH / FAIRMONT, CA (Thursday, Feb. 23 at 4:30 p.m.)—Breaking the suspense of two weeks of bouncing stock prices, First Solar, Inc. and Exelon today issued a statement regarding the purchase deal for ...