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Bakersfield Elementary School on Lockdown Alert–ALERT LIFTED

From the October 3, 2014 Edition

UPDATE-BAKERSFIELD—(Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.)—Kern County Sheriff’s Information Officer Ray Pruitt  issued this summary of the event: On October 9, 2014 at about 9:22 a.m. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Mt. …

New Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training set

From the September 19, 2014 Edition

All Mountain Community residents are invited to register for Community Emergency Response Training for this fall. The registration deadline is September 30. The 20 hour training class will be conducted over three …

San Andreas Fault Earthquake Tour Saturday

From the September 19, 2014 Edition

The Ridge Route Communities Museum is offering their popular tour of the San Andreas Earthquake Fault this Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. It will be led by Geologist, Tim Elam of the Buena Vista …

Social Media Misinformation Strikes Again

From the September 19, 2014 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at 10 a.m.)— Rumors concerning the El Tejon Unified School District and banning display of the American flag by students are “the dreaded social media misinformation machine” …

Expect Delays on Mil Potrero Highway this week

From the September 12, 2014 Edition

Update: PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Monday, Sept.18, 2014 at 3 p.m.)— County of Kern Road Maintenance crews are working to seal Mil Potrero Highway this month.  It will be striped upon completion, staff for Supervisor …

Fire on Frazier Mountain knocked down

From the September 12, 2014 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 at  6 p.m.)—U.S.Forest Service Wildland Firefighting Division Chief John Abell reports that at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Kern County Fire Department’s Station  57 and the USFS responded to …

Colossus roller coaster ride catches fire at Magic Mountain

From the September 5, 2014 Edition

SANTA CLARITA, CA (Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 at 2:05 p.m.)—Fire erupted on Magic Mountain’s Colossus roller coaster ride at about 1:30 p.m. today.

Magic Mountain officials have reportedly said the classic wooden Colossus roller coaster—which …

Update: ‘Boil Water notice’ to be lifted

From the September 5, 2014 Edition

Krista’s water tests come back absent of contamination

LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at 2:33 p.m.)—Krista Mutual Water Company reports that it has received notice from its laboratory that all 10 bacteriological sample came back …