Lightning Injures Firefighters as Frazier Mountain Burns

Lightning Injures Firefighters as Frazier Mountain Burns

Three Injured in Freak Incident

By Patric Hedlund, Gary Meyer and Community Reporters

A fast-moving lightning storm created a ring of 11 fires around the Mountain Communities last weekend, setting more than 40 fires in …

Tidy Win Opens Season

Tidy Win Opens Season

By Tony Levesque, Mountain Enterprise Intern

“There is nothing better than starting off the football season by returning a kickoff for a touchdown in the first 10 seconds of the game,” said senior Martin Salinas …

650 More Jobs Promised in West Antelope Valley

650 More Jobs Promised in West Antelope Valley

Election Set Amid Growing Controversy Over Boundaries

Reported by Gary Meyer with Patric Hedlund

See Oso Town Council Meeting Minutes, Below

Strategies regarding cityhood, energy co-ops, elections, alleged harassment by Los Angeles County planning and …

D.A. Says Elder Abuse Charges ‘Hard to Prove’

By Patric Hedlund

Charges filed in Kern County Superior Court in May for theft or embezzlement from an elder or dependent adult were dismissed Wednesday, Sept. 7 against Renee Elise Gettler, 51 (known as Renee …

$100,000 Truck Fire in Lebec

$100,000 Truck Fire in Lebec

LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 at approximately 2:20 p.m.)—This report has been released by the Kern County Fire Department. The Kern County Fire Department received a report of a big rig vehicle accident on …

Road Justice

September 10, 2011

Dear Editor:

The season has once again come upon us to help Los Padres Estates Property Owners Association (LPEPOA or LPE) with the repair of the roads we all use.

Have you …

News and Features

Suspect in Attempted Rape Not Yet Found

By Gary Meyer

A man who attempted to sexually assault a woman in her driveway late on Monday, Sept. 5 is still being sought by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, according to Sgt. Mark Brown.

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Gas Line Cut In Frazier Park

Motel Evacuated

Workers were cutting into what they thought was a water line in Frazier Park Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, when they sliced into a natural gas line instead. The rupture made a loud hissing ...

Falcon Frosh/Soph Girls Take 4th in Tournament

By Chuck Mullen

The Lady Falcons lost an early match to Bakersfield Christian 17-15, 15-9, 15-7 (1-2) in pool play before bouncing back to defeat three straight teams to take 4th place in the annual ...

Two Festivals Make this a Weekend for Adventure

NatureFest, Festival of Books and Condor Safari Offer Feast of Wild Fun

NATUREFEST Cuddy Hall, Lake of the Woods, Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17

Come see and touch a condor egg, learn about ...

10th Anniversary Ride to Remember

If you love the sight of red, white and blue, Cuddy Valley was the place to be on Sunday, September 11. Riders and spectators came out to show respect to the memory of the people ...

Rally Held to Campaign and Add ‘Oversight’

By Gary Meyer with P. Hedlund

About 45 people attended what, at times, looked and sounded like a campaign rally in the parking lot of Lebec’s Holiday Inn Express on Friday, Sept. 9. Eleven candidates, ...