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Earthquake strikes north of Pine Mountain community

From the January 31, 2014 Edition

PINE MOUNTAIN, CA (Monday, Feb. 3 at 9:32 p.m.)—A 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred 12 miles north of Pine Mountain, CA at 9:31 p.m. at a depth of 8.5 miles. Shaking in Pine Mountain was very …

Snowy roads bring accidents

From the January 24, 2014 Edition

CUDDY VALLEY (Friday, Jan. 32, 2014 at 8:10 a.m.)—Vehicles went over the side and overturned in the very light snowy conditions on Mil Portrero Highway and Cuddy Valley road this morning. Kern County Roads Department …

AARP Wants You to Be Their Valentine

From the January 31, 2014 Edition

AARP CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY By Maxine Jarvis

Come join us on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 12 noon for our February potluck. Remember – bring your own table setup. Our speaker will be from Cottage Gardens, …

No arsenic detected in FMHS water

From the January 24, 2014 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

The Mountain Enterprise was alerted Monday, Jan. 27 that a rumor was being circulated about possible arsenic in the Frazier Mountain High School well water.

It is not true that arsenic has …

Science Fair Winners Announced

LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Jan.23, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.)—The winners of the 2014 El Tejon Unified School District Science Fair have been announced. You can still attend the science fair this evening to see the projects …

USFS proposed Land Management Plan amendment objections to start

From the January 17, 2014 Edition

By Gary Meyer

The U.S. Forest Service has released its Draft Record of Decision (ROD) for Land Management Plan Amendment for Southern California’s forests, including the Los Padres National Forest.

A 60-day objection period began …

Governor Brown Delivers 2014 State of the State Address

From the January 17, 2014 Edition

SACRAMENTO – Committing to “pay down our debts and remember the lessons of history,” Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, highlighting California’s comeback while vowing to establish …

Red Flag Fire Weather Warning

From the January 10, 2014 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Monday, Jan. 13 at 8:45 p.m.)–The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Kern County Mountains in advance of high winds and low humidity conditions. =============================== URGENT – …