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Appeal Filed in Jayson Schimmel Indictment

From the July 23, 2010 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

VENTURA, CA (Monday, July 26, 2010, 9 p.m.)—A writ of appeal was filed Monday, July 26 by Ventura County Public Defender Rod Kodman seeking to have the grand jury indictment of Jayson …

Subcommittee Makes Progress with Oak Tree Reparations

From the July 16, 2010 Edition

By Gary Meyer FRAZIER PARK, California (Monday, July 19, 2010, 5:31 p.m.)–The group that is exploring solutions to the Frazier Park Library construction site oak tree disaster has made progress in talks with Kern County.

RV Propane Tank Explodes on Grapevine

From the July 16, 2010 Edition

UPDATE (Monday, July 19, 2010, 3:15 p.m.)—CHP reports that all southbound traffic lanes are open. An update on the hillside fire will be posted as soon as available.

UPDATE (Monday, July 19, 2010, 3 p.m.)—CHP …

All Clear in Lebec Water; All Restaurants Open Again

From the July 09, 2010 Edition

LEBEC (July 10, 2010, 5:45 p.m.)—The Lebec County Water District has received an "all clear" with its water tests and restaurants are open again in the business district. A "boil water" order was necessitated as …

Crashed Big Rigs Cleared on Southbound I-5, before Castaic

From the July 09, 2010 Edition

UPDATE; CASTAIC, California (Monday, July 12, 2010, 4 p.m.)–Sigalert was canceled at 3:39 p.m. All lanes are open.

UPDATE; CASTAIC, California (Monday, July 12, 2010, 2 p.m.)–The Sigalert has been extended to 4 p.m. An …

Bakersfield College Closed until 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 13

From the July 09, 2010 Edition

BAKERSFIELD (Monday, July 12, 2010, 12:09 p.m.)—Bakersfield College will be closed beginning at noon today, Monday, July 12 due to a failure in the air conditioning system. All classes and offices at any Bakersfield College …

Harriet Drive Incident Sends Woman to Hospital

From the July 09, 2010 Edition

Frazier Park (Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 4:30 p.m.)—On Monday, July 12, 2010, at about 3 p.m., deputies from the Frazier Park substation were dispatched to the 2900 block of Harriet Drive in Frazier Park to …

Pine Mountain Pool Open

From the July 09, 2010 Edition

PINE MOUNTAIN (Thursday, July 15, 2010, 7:30 a.m.)—The Pine Mountain Club pool is open again, after a thorough cleaning of all surfaces and a "chlorine blast" of the water.

PINE MOUNTAIN (Tuesday, July 13, 2010, …

Car Fire on Interstate 5 Slows Traffic at Templin Highway

From the July 02, 2010 Edition

LEBEC (Friday, July 2, 2010, 8 a.m.)—A car fire at Templin Highway and the Interstate 5 slowed traffic at about 7:30 p.m. last night, July 1. Community Reporter Rick Throckmorton got some photos of the …

Northbound Grapevine Fully Open after Multi-Vehicle Crash

From the July 02, 2010 Edition

UPDATE-LEBEC (Saturday, July 3, 2010, 3:30 p.m.)–All lanes have been opened on the I-5 near Grapevine and traffic was flowing again by 12:40 p.m. Three vehicles were involved in the accident that closed the northbound …