School District Nearer to Spending $7.12 Million

School District Nearer to Spending $7.12 Million

El Tejon’s Proximity To I-5 Not Addressed

By Patric Hedlund and Richard Hoegh

The El Tejon Unified School District Board voted January 14 for a $927,100 contract with an architect to move to the next …

Jim Schaffer Trial Date Set

Jim Schaffer Trial Date Set

By Gary Meyer and P. Hedlund

Lebec resident James Schaffer, formerly a musician with a local gospel band who played in churches throughout Southern California, is scheduled to stand trial Monday, March 16 on three …

Inauguration Fever Keeps Them warm

Inauguration Fever Keeps Them warm

There were many questions before we began on this journey: Why are you taking your daughter out of school? Why is your job letting you off for this? Why are you spending so much to …

Maggie Van Ostrand: The Real McCoy

Maggie Van Ostrand: The Real McCoy

It’s the real McCoy. It appears to be engraved (though one can tell no longer if it’s a real engraving or a facsimile—and it would be unlike Obama to spend that kind of money). It’s …

Aldo Billingslea: A Matter of Perspective

Aldo Billingslea: A Matter of Perspective

There were many questions before we began on this journey: Why are you taking your daughter out of school? Why is your job letting you off for this? Why are you spending so much to …

Yvette Heasley: Being Part of History

Yvette Heasley: Being Part of History

My father is a huge political history buff. It was his birthday in September, and my husband and I decided we wanted to take him to the Inauguration Celebration.

We booked before we even knew …

Mo Murphy: A Change of Season

Mo Murphy: A Change of Season

I’m not a crowd person—in fact I like my space. So why on earth would I want to go from 80 degrees to below-zero to stand with two million people to welcome the Obamas to …

Frazier Park School

Frazier Park School

Students in Toby Brault’s third grade class watched the presidential inauguration at school on Tuesday, as Barack Obama took his oath of office as 44th president of the United States.

Afterward the students wrote stories …

Thoughts about Inauguration Day

Thoughts about Inauguration Day

Reporter Katy Penland was at the Frazier Park Market and High Mountain Market the night before the inauguration ceremony, collecting random responses to her question about the inauguration.

Question: Are you planning to watch the …

Peter Kjenaas

Peter Kjenaas

It seems like years since the campaigning started. Bitter, bitter words and accusations; wonderful words and promises; raging preachers, moose hunters and an economy that teetered like a drunken tightrope artist.

It’s over. After watching …

Update on Gigi Day’s Recovery

Update on Gigi Day's Recovery

Update Monday, Jan. 26, 11:20 a.m.—Gigi says she is feeling wonderful.. Her condition seems to be progressing and she is sounding once again very much like the Gigi we all know and love. She will …

Storm Forecast for Sunday, Monday

According to the Natinoal Weather Service, light snow showers are likely on Monday. Cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind between 14 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow …

News and Features

Grapevine Winter Jousting Series Begins This Saturday

On Saturday, Jan. 24, the American Jousting Alliance presents the Challenger’s Tournament, first in the Grapevine Winter Jousting Series.

Gates open at Tejon Ranch Equestrian Center’s indoor arena at 11 a.m. with a variety of ...

Two Grapevine Crashes Near El Tejon School

On Saturday, Jan. 17 at 2:13 p.m. the northbound lane of Interstate 5 was blocked on the Grapevine near El Tejon School for just under two hours due to an accident involving a big rig. ...

Boy Injured by Car on Park Drive

By Patric Hedlund

Micah Matte, 9 got off the school bus Wednesday afternoon, January 14 at about 3:20 p.m. on Park Drive.

The fourth-grader’s bus stop is next to Frazier Mountain Park. The bus had ...

It’s a FACT: School Chief Calls for Help

By Shelly Mason

There have been two meetings of a group that I call FACTS (Focus on Achieving Consistently High Test Scores).

This group was started in response to concerns raised at board meetings about ...